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Valentine’s Day

You don’t have to buy an expensive gift to celebrate St. Valentine’s. My wish for today is that everybody will find at least on person thinking of him in love.  

Quick decoration

When all holiday decorations are packed away the rooms look blank and we’re pleased to see lots of early bloomers already offered now. I bought some cheap grape hyacinth and daffodils which I placed in glasses and a white clay pot. A blue felt ribbon fixed with a checkered smaller one round the glass and […]

Innsbruck – Austria

An unexcpected gift for Christmas directed us to Innsbruck in Austria to watch the 3rd ski jumping of the Four Hills Tournament. The Berg Isl, housing the ski jump, is to be seen from many places in the city and during the tournament lots of coaches are bringing fans for the event. The atmosphere in […]

To all my followers

Lots of luck

My newest set of cookie cutters included one for little pigs and one for a four-leaf clover. Both lucky charms in Germany. A traditional shortcrust for the cookies, powdered sugar colored in red and green for their tops. Decorated on a nice plate with paper streamers and confetti they’re a lovely snack for every guest […]