copper fennel

turned into shortbread - with a bit of parmesan

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turned out i needed glasses

since my eyes seemed to have adjusted themselves 

to the very short distance between me and the pieces i´m working on

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W advises me not to wear that dress

apparently it looks like i´m in purgatory

but maybe that´s exactly where i am

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some things on my agenda i´m excited about:

BUILDING FURNITURE again

THIS - a collaboration with BASTISRIKE 

another BOOKCLUB meeting coming up in october

+ a very special meeting of online friends in the works

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SCARF

KNITWEAR

FLOWER GROWERS

SUMMER
again and again: JESSICA STANLEY´S READ.LOOK.THINK

a mean summer means mean grapes

three times mean!

that tiny vineyard was most accepting about that insane heat

and my no-watering-policy with that devastating draught going on

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quite a few plants gave up

but not the grapes!

also my pollinators worked excellent again this year

instead of me being in a constant worry about the decrease of the bee population

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a FREE FORM PIE with a bit of creme fraiche mixed with chia seeds (swapped for an egg)

worked pretty excellent

but the best way to eat those rather hard skinned varieties

is to just roast them for about 15 min until they start loosing their jucies

drizzled with olive oil and honey or any other kind of concoction of that kind

it softens the skin, mellows the tartness

and makes the seeds (detested by many, but not me) even crunchier

here MOLLY YEH roasts SEVEN SPOONS´ grapes

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an interview with WSAKE over at JENNADORES
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MEN ARE BETTER WRITERS - drove me mad of course
WRITER´S ROOM
of course found via JESSICA STANLEY and this ESSAY LIST
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i´m feeling restless lately
maybe i should become an APPRENTICE