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Pics by Franzi. What to do with lots of potatoes? Do you know the problem: You need two potatoes and then you only find a big sack with at least 2 kg of them? My answer: Mashed potatoes. Even better: Mashed carrot potatoes with sautéed onions! Recipe: Serves 2-3. Ingredients: 500 g potatoes (peeled), 5 […]
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One half of my bangle collection. Pics by Franzi. This week I have a closer look onto my bangle collection. ..Which is actually pretty small – I own nine bangles in total. That’s all. Despite this small number I really like bangles since they radiate some form of stylish understatement: You wear some jewelery but just
Inventory: Bangles! Weiterlesen »
Last week I watched the fantastic film Sing Street: Actor/singer Ferdia Walsh-Peelo plays a teenager in 1980s Dublin, who is trying to adjust to his new inner-city public school full of rough kids and teachers. He falls in love with über-cool Raphina (Lucy Boynton), and with the aim of winning her heart he invites her
Chilehaus. All pics by Franzi. Friday afternoon I was on my first guided tour through Hamburg. We started at the St. Jacobi church, visited the Kontorhausviertel, the Speicherstadt and the HafenCity. To round things up, we booked one hour on the party boat Frau Hedi for a bit of dancing and cruising through the harbour
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Pics by Franzi. Two weeks ago I participated at a book „chain letter“ (I know, I know… but hey it was about books ;)). One of the first books I found in my mailbox was Shenzhen – a travelogue from China by the Canadian Québécois author Guy Delisle. Since reading a graphic novel was on my
The Books I’ve Read: Shenzhen – A Travelogue From China by Guy Delisle! Weiterlesen »
Pics by Franzi. Last week’s courgette-parsnip patties were served together with roasted leek and a wild salad. Like promised, here comes the leek recipe – it’s a vegetarian „evergreen“ recipe in my kitchen, which I prepare since I was 12 years old. The complete dish: Roasted leek, courgette-parsnip patties and wild salad! Recipe: Serves 2-3.
My earring collection! Pics by Franzi. This week my earring collection is in the focus. Until I was 25 years old, I wore earrings on a daily basis. This explains the huge number of earrings I actually have. Most of them are dangling earrings. Nowadays I only put them into my ears on special occasions.
Inventory: Earrings! Weiterlesen »
John Legend’s song Everybody Knows is a smooth R&B song to start easily into Tuesday morning. It’s calm, easy and laid-back. A typical John Legend piece ;). Have fun listening! Like always: All credits appear after clicking the links. If you are interested in putting ads on My so-called Luck feel free to email me for details.
A Song For Tuesday: Everybody Knows by John Legend! Weiterlesen »
Hamburg sky. All pics by Franzi. This last weekend I stayed in Hamburg – an old friend visited me from Friday till Saturday and we enjoyed our time together, went to an open air concert and walked through the city. In the end, it was one of those rare weekends, where I finally was able
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Pic by Franzi. At this point everyone reading this blog might possibly know that I am totally into novels about women finding their own way of life. The book Reykjavík Café (German title Ganze Tage im Café) from the Icelandic author Sólveig Jónsdóttir falls just into this category and was a real treat to read.
The Books I’ve Read: Reykjavík Café // Ganze Tage im Café by Sólveig Jónsdóttir! Weiterlesen »