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The beautiful wedding cake – with the names of the bride, the groom & their little daughter! All pics by Franzi. Now we are definitely in the midst of this year’s wedding season! On Saturday Stephan and me were in Hesse at the beautiful garden wedding of his second cousin Simone and her groom Olli. […]
A Garden Wedding! Weiterlesen »
This month’s song is a true „oldie“: Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe by the Italian 1950s star Caterina Valente. It just reminds me on this special summer feeling that’s already in the air: warm and heavy and wonderful… Have a wonderful new week and happy listening! Like always: All credits appear after clicking the
Song of the Month: Ganz Paris träumt von der Liebe by Caterina Valente! Weiterlesen »
Pic by Franzi. I asked my pals: „What are you looking forward to this summer?“ Surprisingly, their answers turned out quite variable – from gardening, hiking tours, mild nights or going to festivals. What would I answer? Spending time with those wonderful people, of course (and enjoying the brightness of warm lazy summer days). Here
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Pic by Franzi. It was more accidentally than planned that I took the crime novel Lost in Fuseta by Gil Ribeiro (aka Holger Karsten Schmidt) with me at the Algarve. In this first book of a new crime novel series we get to know Leander Lost, a police officer from Hamburg who participates at an
A Portuguese Crime Novel: Lost in Fuseta by Gil Ribeiro! Weiterlesen »
Pic by Franzi. In Portugal we ate tons of fish. Nevertheless, the one dish that impressed me most were crispy sweet potato SKINS! Yes, you read it right: skins. What a genius way to use the whole sweet potato, without creating any waste. Back home in Hamburg, I already prepared them for myself as an
Crispy Sweet Potato Skins! Weiterlesen »
All pics by Franzi. We are back from Portugal. Somehow I made it through the plane flights …and it was totally worth it! The Algarve was a dream: On my birthday we had 30°C (a first in 35 years) and visited the most stunning beaches. The wedding of Isa and André was full of sunshine
Those Beautiful Days in ….Portugal! Weiterlesen »
This month‘ song I Belong To You by Lenny Kravitz is one of two wedding songs from Isa and André. So, let’s celebrate the two a bit more and dance through this fresh week. Happy listening! Like always: All credits appear after clicking the links. If you are interested in putting ads on My so-called Luck feel
Song of the Month: I Belong To You by Lenny Kravitz! Weiterlesen »
Pic by Franzi. See more on Instagram. This week is a special one: My two pals Isa and André will marry. Life writes the most incredible, wonderful stories! Both decided for getting married abroad. To be more precise: In Portugal (Algarve), at the Sea. When Isa asked me and Stephan to join them there, I
Essay: Fear of Flying… Weiterlesen »
During the last four weeks I read one book that was famous in the 1970, one book as a follow-up of one I read the month before, one crime novel that waited a long time on my stack of unread books and finally I listened to an audio book I discovered on the Frankfurt Book
Those Books I’ve Read! Weiterlesen »
Pic by Franzi. Happy Easter, everyone! How do you spend your free days? I am baking a lot of currant bread (…this year with gluten-free flour, which actually worked!) and a nut cake that reminds me on a cake my grandma often made. Have a wonderful time with your friends and family and here comes