the low-down

{this recipe that reminded me of a certain Chinese sweet chicken recipe/just not as good}

{red roses - unintentionally}

{unknown rescued flower + need to clean the windows}

{fudge popsicles}

some of last week/some of the weekend

 {evening mood}

 {bellis perennis / daisies}

 {papaver rhoeas / poppy flower + new vase}

 {little evening light}

 {this suitcase I found on the street, perfect for storing}

 {this easy pie recipe - nectarines added afterwards/ just not as good looking}

It would have been amazing topped with strawberries, but I failed to get some.

I purchased a few more new/old kitchen items and now the urge to see them up on a shelf on the right kitchen wall is even more pressing. We need a drill to get the shelf up there. We got the shelf and everything but no drill...yet. Sad.

Last week was a lazy one, I spent loads of time at home, downloaded a new series show, watched a couple of movies, read a bit. This weather gets me in no mood for anything. After five me and R have dinner with our window open, in the kitchen and it feels like we're outdoors, maybe go for a walk and then he surfs the internet while I read or blog. Nothing special but it works well.

 {ceramics workshop / someones' accessories being photographed}

The weekend was a busy one and went by so fast. We had R's mom visiting briefly so we had to move fast and try to do as many things as possible in this short amount of time. We went biking, the three of us all day Saturday, second hand thrifting, Palas, grocery shopping. Friday and Sunday, walks around the neighborhood. We cooked a thing or too, washed way too many dishes, had long coffee breaks in the afternoon. We slept at my sister's two nights and so we had late evening and early morning walks back and forth which were great because we haven't been enjoying the city that much since we moved. After she had taken off on Sunday afternoon we totally crashed and had the best afternoon sleep one could ever ask for. The heat this weekend made us extra tired.

Last week and beyond

 {double batch of this granola, again}

 {lidl indian snack}

 {trip to praktiker / decathlon}

 {Cucuteni 5000}

 {R's final exams}

 {clover / starting new with the rest of the ranunculus bulbs}

 {storm - so nice}

 {tequila flavoured beer / the last last of The Office}

{new kitchen towel}

dealt with this week

We finally moved our little beginnings of herbs in larger  pots. R has created a separator between the mint and the basil because supposedly mint is going to take over the pot and we don't want is smouldering the basil. I am so proud of my little basil - because I've grown it and it wasn't brought from Italy or Bz and just planted there. It took so long and it's only the beginning, but it's promising. I wanna kiss those little tiny leaves that have appeared.

{who's a pretty fella'?}

There's not much to see on the left of the windowsill, as the ranunculus pot is just soil. I had 12 bulbs of ranunculus and potted just 4 of them because we had to let them breath and I figure I'll soon plant the rest of them in separate pots and then transfer them again. I just don't have space for them. I already feel motoc and the birds that used to come and eat on our window sill are kind of annoyed by the total lack of space outside the window. Motoc especially really loved to get out and sit in the sun.

I can't wait to see my ranunculus popping out form the soil,even just a tiny green smudge of a thing.

We'll keep watering them in the morning and in the evening.

Elsewhere around the house...

{red rubies}

 {traces}

 {quartered}

 {very messy}

 {and oozing}

 {but worth it}

I made these...

{and this mess}

They were just as good as they sounded. I had to choose from two recipes, Molly's and Deb's.

Molly's won. They look far better, far more rustic and although mine look like Deb's - barely golden on top- they we're amazing. The mess is so worth it and one should follow the instructions carefully for the mess to work out.

 {saying Hi or maybe just Goodbye}

 {these took me half a day - for Hasegan}

I finally did this diy. First and foremost - DON'T do it in your room, especially one that's as tiny as ours. Second - use newly bought polish and not old one like I did, or you'll end up like I did - with just red stained paper like there has been a murder, and I used them to wipe off the evidence. Use good hard paper and have nail polish remover at hand. Have where to place them after you dipped the paper! Use gloves for both hands, not like I did. If you think it's going to be easy and not messy, you are wrong. That blogger just made it seem so easy and fun, and it aint.