Two weeks ago, I would never have imagined what I will say now: It’s a little bit too hot outside now (33°C). Five degrees less would be totally okay for me. But I try to stay outside these days as much as possible anyway. So it’s time to go through the wardrobe and look for the open-air garments again. Yippee!
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Maybe it’s a little late to start to tell you that the new Daft Punk album Random Access Memories is fabulous and will be in your ears the whole summer long – the perfect soundtrack for long road trips or for long party nights after spending your day at the beach. The media rave about them for weeks anyway. But still. The two French guys produced an album that fits perfectly into the year 2013. It is light and dancy and not too sophisticated. Perfectly suitable for the hipster generation and everyone else. 1997 was the year, Daft Punk were responsible for the most massive earworm of my life. Around the world, around the world, around the world. I listened to it while I stayed in Malta during the summer months back then and every time I hear it now, I am catapulted back in time – being my old teenage self again. Chapeau to the guys of Daft Punk to be able to create a music that is able to do something like that and chapeau to their big album success!
2013: Get Lucky feat Pharell Williams & NIle Rogers
1997: Around the World
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Pic by Franzi.
Let’s start singing now: ‘Come on baby have some fun, dancing in the morning sun…’. It’s time to start the summer dreaming! And what do you do during summer time? – Spending as much time as is possible outside! Thinking about it, I realize there is an enormous number of open-air activities possible and wrote down this (short) inspiration list as motivator for the next hot weeks. What will you do first? Going to the zoo? Eat ice-cream? Or maybe play a round of Kubb with your pals in the park? Hmm, I think I will start with the ice-cream part…
I wish you all a sunny open-air week!
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This week was a special (and good) one for me. Let’s celebrate its end with the fantastic high-speed photography of exploding light bulbs by Jon Smith. He fills the bulbs with various things – objects, liquids or colored sands – and causes them to explode, resulting in the most unexpected color and texture structures. Inspiring and somehow … happy-looking.
I wish you a colorful weekend!
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Lately I stumbled upon a bunch of delicious looking summer recipes. With healthy dishes as well as sweet treats they are a wild mixture, but since I’m craving for every single one of them, I decided to share them with you anyway.
Okay, this was the fun part of today’s post. Now we come to the hard facts … and my Monthly Challenge of Writing a Food Diary. I made it … for exactly one (long) week. Then I was incredibly unnerved with remembering every single bite and decided that the challenge was over. What I hoped for with this challenge was that I would realize some hidden food traps of mine and that it would support me in developing a healthier lifestyle. The problem only was that I didn’t discover any food traps and that at the end of the day I very seldom had a big epiphany about my food choices. I try to eat in a conscious way anyway – so there were no real surprises. And isn’t this a very positive outcome? - I am aware of the my food choices. With or without a food diary.
Healthy & yummi: Asparagus-Avocado Salad via A Beautiful Mess!
Sunny looking: Raspberry Buns via Lykkelig.
Refreshing: Frozen Passionfruit Souffles via Taste.
Store the summer for the harder (winter) months: Preserved Lemons via A House In The Hills.
Because summer means that the zucchini season has started: Grilled Summer Squash & Peach Salad with Manchego & White Truffle via Roost.
Fancy: Sweet and Salty Banana Chips via A Beautiful Mess.
Done 
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Dots seem to be everywhere right now …and I am more than okay with it 
. They are a good old fashion classic, look playful and give your wardrobe a look in between sophisticated and casual. Dotted garments are versatile, can be paired with nearly everything and are simply the cherry on top of a outfit. In short: For me they are this year’s summer wardrobe essential!
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The start of a new season always means that I have completed last season’s “mix tape”. It gets a homemade cover and then it’s the perfect by-the-way gift for close friends of mine. But it also means that a new list of potential candidates for the next mix tape has to be started. Summer season requires powerful songs, full of happy energy. And I think those following three songs have it all and will be the perfect starting point for the new list.
Have fun while listening!
Al Bairre – We Move On … the new one:
The Undertones – Here comes the summer … the classic:
Ezra Furman & the Harpoons – Take Off Your Sunglasses … the one for road trips:
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I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII
Let’s get into the right summer mood at the beginning of this (hopefully) hot June week! How are you spending your summer days? At a pool? At a beach? At music festivals? With BBQs and good friends in the park or on your balcony? Do you have a garden to relax while mowing your lawn ? I hope, we will all do all of these activities – and with the right summer essentials they will be even more fun!
I wish you a wonderful new week – full of lazy summer hours!
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The sun is shining already for three days in a row now! Maybe this means that summer REALLY is arriving. What are your plans for the hot months? I didn’t plan any holidays, yet. But the first thing that comes into my mind when I think about spending my leisure time during the hot months are beaches (…okay, maybe the first thing would be “music festivals” to be totally honest, but “beaches” comes straight afterwards). Beaches filled with happy looking people and surfer boys and girls, enjoying the cool waves. New York based artist Joni Sternbach also seems to spend a lot of her time at such places. Her photo series SurfLand depicts surfers on the US and the Australian coasts by using the historic wet-plate collodion process (which demands to be prepared and developed right on the location). The atmosphere in this pics is sensational – I love the play between the light and the skins of the surfers as well as the timeless appearance of the photos. …Those pics make me nearly believe that an endless summer is awaiting us!
I wish you all a first summery weekend, full of holiday dreaming and planning!
Oliva, Korina
Donald
Christian
Kazzie
Mary Ellen
Jemma
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Due to the last few cool weeks the strawberries on my balcony and in our allotment still need some time until they are ready for harvest. But luckily there’s still the farmers market that offers us already beautiful red and sweet strawberries. Honestly, I believe that there’s nothing better than to eat a strawberry just as it is – the pure, ripe berry alone tastes like heaven. Nevertheless, there are so many delicious looking recipes with strawberries out there: …Strawberry Pizza, yes please! Strawberry Crostini, yes please! Strawberry Biscuits, yes please!
Do you still remember last year’s strawberry posts? Lovely Strawberry Season Pt. 1 & Lovely Strawberry Season Pt. 2 !
Strawberry Pot Pie via Food52.
Strawberry Crostini via life as a strawberry.
Strawberry & Cream Biscuits via Smitten Kitchen.
Strawberry Gazpacho via Food52.
Strawberry Balsamic Breakfast Cake via Food52.
Strawberry Pizza via annie’s eats.
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