since i really enjoy the meetings of the English Reading Group in our local library

i thought it might be nice to start a private book club

with food and drinks and nice company

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so we´re about to start lightly in September with a Miss Marple novel by Agatha Christie

A Murder is Announced/Ein Mord wird angekündigt

gelesen werden kann ganz nach Belieben im Original oder Übersetzung
we´ll talk about favorite parts and characters (or least favorite, of course)

and there might be a version of the "Delicious Death" chocolate cake

playing a important role in the story

- there actually is a RECIPE based on the book, but i used NIGEL SLATER´S CHOCOLATE ALMOND ONE -
which i then heavily "deconstructed" adding whipped cream,  more molten chocolate and blood coloured sprinkles

and yes, it really is a dangerous thing, i had to lie down after a few bites - it´s that rich

so i bet it had a devastating effect on those not used to fat and that much chocolate during after-war rationing

(fun fact: the cake in the book was made by a dirndl skirt wearing German or Austrian refugee called Mitzi 
- portrayed in a very racist way)

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so in case you think you´d enjoy an old fashioned murder mystery

do not hesitate to contact me and be part of the whole thing

i´ve been a fan of those stories for years now

it started with my grandmother´s black, white and red coloured scary looking Scherz Krimi Klassiker books

(which explains the colour scheme and choice of font)

and i still like to revisite them once in a while
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and those lovely chrysanthemums?
they are rather scraggy, really!
(running gag, you´ll see)

SAMPLE SALE

lots of good stuff at very nice prices

quite a bit of very hard to part with prototypes for sale

all one of a kind

hohoho - it´s get-an-excellent-deal-on-our-jewellery-time again over at MONOQI

 where you can find lots of ring ans ear studs

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we´re not used to work on larger series so this is quite an effort for our two-guys-team

quite a bit of sore necks and fingers

since we´re also working on a selection for local stockist BEATNUTS

who will be carrying a range of our pieces in a few weeks

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bits:

SUMMER DRINK IDEAS

JUSTINE ASHBEE´S workspace

SHORT STACK EDITIONS

a surprise gift from NINA: ORLANDO GOUGH RECIPE JOURNAL

starting a private book club with food and drinks in september - are you IN?

can´t wait for THIS, THIS and THIS cookbook to come out

trying to calm down a gastritis with zinc, porridge, zwieback and sideritis scardica tea

any other ideas would be welcome - i´m the chronic type

and on that note getting really into learning more about the healing powers of crystals

so i´m about to work on some pieces with ruby, smoky quartz and mother of pearl for myself

and a bit of moss agate of course

QUIET BLOGS

always JESSICA STANLEY

everything from SAMUJI


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pictures of rings and ear studs are courtesy of MONOQI