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Did you already hear about the young singer-songwriter Jacob Collier? On his just released first album In my Room he produced all songs …in his (childhood) room, where he played every single instrument and sang all the vocals himself. Afterwards, he put everything together and the result are little gems like today’s song Hideaway :). […]
A Song For Tuesday: Hideaway by Jacob Collier! Weiterlesen »
Clear windows! All Pics by Franzi. The weekend I started with cleaning my windows (which I only do every few years… ;)). The result was a bright fresh view. Maybe I should do this more often. Later we went into the fabulous exhibition The Art of the Brick by LEGO (!) artist Nathan Sawaya in
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Since a few months I have a new podcast addiction: Modern Love: Famous people like Colin Farrell or Joshua Jackson read the essays about „love, loss and redemption“ originally published in the New York Times series. The best is the second part of each episode, where the author of the story is interviewed about the circumstances
New Podcast Addiction: Modern Love! Weiterlesen »
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 »