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what i like about this summer so far:

(he had us waiting a loooong time)

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having my sister visiting me for weeks

soon to be joined by an other one

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adding apricots to almost every meal

especially savoury ones

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basil blossoms

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the smell of linden trees and Virginia creeper in full bloom

even more wonderful at night

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a new stall at the farmers market:

a young couple selling their delicious sheep milk products

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"my" flower lady at the same market

i´m such a good customer she actually misses me when i won´t show up for a week

it´s old variaties of tiny cushion pink carnations at this time of year

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yet another new crazy coloured hydrangea

with brownish foliage

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listening to W play the cornet at street festivals

singing his crazy version of Running Wild

his Dixiland Jazz band also plays Blueberry Hill "despite" its being a hit

to me such a hill would be the most perfect one 

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wearing:

DROP RINGS in silver and gold

TRIANGLE NECKLACE, a few black and white beads made of bone

and some vintage rhine stone jewellery

BURT´S BEES lip balm in Tiger Lily

a favorite new sweater

lost of white and blue dresses and shirts

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an exciting new project including pink pepper corns

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working on our little Summer collection

which will be ready by the end of the week

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dried rose petals and bee pollen - like in HEIDI´S yoghurt bowl

(thank you for the reminder, ALMA)

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Nigel Slater´s TENDER - both volumes - so wonderful

already made the gooseberry pie twice

adding a bit of buckwheat flour to the dough and using ghee instead of butter

which results in the most tender crumbly crust

NINA likes them too

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a new stamp for my packaging

looks a bit childish, so i just ordered another more grown up one

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a TINY BOUQUET made with the first tiny hydrangeas and succulent flowers

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the first currants from the garden

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what i don´t like:

mosquito pest

a brand new awfully itchy sun allergie

managed to kill some of my begonias by fertilizing them

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so many wonderful lists everywhere:

Julie´s ZETTEL and ALBUM

TI´S June

ALMA´S wonderful selections - always