Spring on the plate...

As we are still waiting for the warm weather here 

I thought that some spring feelings on our plates could do well... 

A salad with cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, pomegranate, oranges, mint parsley, 

olive oil, salt, pepper a bit of honey and crumbled feta cheese was like medicine!

We had warm baguette and a glass of red wine with it.

At least some little bit of spring in the tummy...

♥ Emilie's daughter ♥

pics by me

Vernal flowers

Together with five friends my son is renting a garden. It is the first spring they are trying out their gardening skills. About two weeks ago he brought home some tulip bulbs. They had tiny leaves  and looked rather weak. I put them in a vase but did not expect them to bloom. As you can see from the photo I was proofed wrong: Yesterday - just in time for spring - two wonderfully red flowers appeared and greeted me!

I am confident: Even if the weather does not look like it -

SPRING IS ON IT'S WAY!

♥ Emilie's daughter ♥

Looking ahead...

into next spring! I bought these bulbs last Saturday and will plant 

them end of October for a colorful joy in March and April 2013.

I was planning to buy white tulips only but then thought how

sad this would be after a long and dull and dreary winter to only have 

white in the pots!

Hope your week ahead looks bright and cheerful!

♥ Emilie's daughter ♥

pics via me

and hereafter more spring.... click on the picture to read the Adore magazine - beautiful!

I'm in heaven

I guess after seeing these photographs you are in heaven and feasting on those colors and flowers and arrangements! At least that's what I do... but you can go on if you visit the website of flair flower boutique. Judica and Urs Altmann own a farm close to Berne where all their flowers are grown and these artful arrangements are made. Their shop is just a stone's throw from where I live and therefore frequently visited by me. Hereafter some photographs which I have taken of their displays outside their flower boutique up the road:

It's all so lush and plentiful - that's how I imagine heaven...

For all those who speak German I gladly publish the Garden manifest by Sabine Reber who is a very well-known gardener here in Switzerland and who has just started a blog (unfortunately only in German although she speaks English perfectly. She has lived in Ireland for a very long time and in fact that is where she became fond of gardening).

So I hope I have made up for not blogging for two days and also that I have sweetened your Monday.

Have fun, keep your track and be happy in whatever you do! Live is so precious and beautiful!

♥ Emilie's daughter ♥

Squeegee clean...

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... was our family room last night! 

By the way: The tulips are a present from my 

older son.

Enjoy your weekend!

♥ Emilie's daughter ♥

Not nice but necessary...

It has to be! Today and the whole weekend I'll be spring-cleaning! 
I found some useful (and also some useless) tips on Martha Stewart's site. 
Also have a look at her checklist.

Well, I better get started now! 

BUT before I'll have a strong, hot coffee and turn on the music really loud!

♥ Emilie's daughter ♥

Spring issues

Something to sweeten your morning or afternoon tea or coffee or your glass of champagne in the evening. Just click on the pictures.

Happy reading all...

♥ Emilie's daughter ♥

Redeco in the staircase

 A few changes on the windowsill in our hallway yesterday late afternoon. 

It looks so warm and cozy with the sun smiling through the window. 

Next thing I'll do is filling the planter boxes with pansies.

I have seen wonderful ones in an old-fashioned, faded pink. 

I'll show you  as soon as I have bought them.

Actually I can't wait...

  ♥ Emilie's daughter   ♥ 

First Easter decoration

Last week I decorated these eggs and displayed them in an old wreath on the dresser in front of our entry. 
Spring and Easter is at the doorsteps and it gives me so much joy to celebrate the season!

Have a wonderful day!

 ♥ Emilie's daughter  ♥