my little sister E asked me to put up a post for her

(she´s probably overestimating my readership though...)

she´s very ambitious

so she doesn´t only want to study fine art

but also dancing at the same time

in Köln/Cologne that is

and now she´s looking for an apartment there - this is were you come in

does anybody know about something there?

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she´s quite nice and fun

and even though she dances like a baby

she doesn´t need diapers any more and eats solid foods (well, mostly)

and i´m pretty sure she´s going to paint you

in oils

and be thankful eternally

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have a nice weekend everybody

phlox season
(tiny bouquet #13)

being little this meant holidays spent at my grandmothers house

such a special scent

now at my bedside table (if i can stand its intensity...)

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also dried lavender

the first thing i picked from her garden

right after moving in

to cover the harsh IKEA smell in the bedroom

when i asked her if i can cut a few last sprigs

she said i could have everything around here

stressing every single word

made me almost a bit uneasy

maybe she knew

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wanted to make caramel candy

followed the instructions but this time it just didn´t set

(this was my first encounter with evaporated milk - crazy stuff - what do you actually do with it?!)

but i´m going to use it for cake fillings, maybe with apricots, blue berries, apples...

and licking it from a spoon once in a while of course

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christmas in merry progress

my postcards on one of my favorite blogs: SEND MORE MAIL

also: i want to live in ENSUITE

and spend some time with the two shy girls of BORNAY

those little kittens are pretty wild

almost killed a geranium mother plant - turned it into a dozen cuttings

the pink ones are their favorite - picking a few flowers every day...

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they are living in my great-grandfathers shed

built for storing tools with a little porch to sit, smoke a cigar and read

in, well, very special work clothes

i don´t know where to start with this outfit

the hat (i think he turned old hats of great-grandmother into his "creations" - you would probably call it DIY now), 

the jacket, the knickerbockers, the alpine boots

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the shed still has a cat flap he made for all his little ones

his black cat looked almost like mine

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E sent me a video to tease me - SHE´S MAKING JEWELLERY NOW

yes, i do 

some bits of beautiful LIBERTY fabric found at LA DROGUERIE in Paris

sweater and pants from COMPTOIR DES COTONNIERS

(worn with the "former room mate-partner look-COS addiction-scarf")
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it was Es birthday when i sat on a train to Paris

so i didn´t get to do a birthday post for her

she wanted some fall coloured flowers

so here it is: TINY BOUQUET #12 ALMOST AUTUMN FOR ELSA

all the best, dancing girl

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dear RITVA gave me a LIEBSTER BLOG AWARD a few weeks ago

(thank you, my dear!)

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and now i finally want to pass it on

(it´s meant to increase the amount of readers of smaller blogs,

so please don´t be cross in case you already are quite huge...)

ALMA 

 JOURNAL DE JOURS

OLGA INOUE

PETER NENCINI

SHIPBUILDING

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actually i love a lot of blogs - i´m reading more than 300

these five are almost a bit random

so i think i´m going to spread a bit more link love in the future

some pictures i took in Paris 

using my old little digital camera

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as you can see i spent most of the time eating pastries

from LADUREE, POLAINE and ROSE BAKERY

Rose Bakery was my favorite - the green tea cake with raspberries was beyond amazing

(although i didn´t react so good to all those eggs it was totaly worth it)

i went to their smaller store and fell in love with its industrial furnishings and most kind and funny shop girls

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i used the Paris guide from THIS IS NAIVE

and from PHOTISSERIE

(but i didn´t buy anything from Repetto and those kitchen stores...)

and i was very thankful for all of your tipps - although i didn´t have the time to check them all out

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staying in a very not pretty Etap hotel for the last two days

i really saw the beautiful and the ugly of this crowded city, delightful and a bit repelling

almost frightening

my little Laduree bag looked quite misplaced there

but that special Paris light is bewitching everywhere you go

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now i´m a bit broke 

(it was sale season after all and i could not resist some pretty things...)
eating plain noodles with pepper + salt now, watching a breadstick VIDEO