was a bit under the weather the last days

but i wasn´t too sick to read a bit
eating cold grapes from the fridge enjoying the autumn sun on my bed

Sorrows of an American by Siri Hustvedt - for my English Reading group

i really like it and found a few lines that went great with my angora sweater:

On one of our dates, Marit wore a shaggy pink sweater that shed like a collie in Spring. 

I must have held her close when we said good bye, because on the following morning, 

I discovered taht my jacket was all but pink from clinging fibers.

that is when he realises he is in love with her

nice

i would be able to recreate that exact moment

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TINY BOUQUET #23 NEEDLES

using the SMALL CAN VASE

this is for a very lovely girl

TINY BOUQUET #22 FOR OLGA

i used the tiniest vase - inspired by her equally TINY WOODEN CUPS

to thank her for the most beautiful things coming all the way from Russia

look at these beautiful drawings

making it easier to say good bye to blackberry season

(K called my consumption beyond all measure)

last thing i made with them was spelt flat bread with cream cheese covered with blackberries, sprinkled with brown sugar

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there were many more of HER BEAUTIFUL LITTLE THINGS in the envelop

finding their place all over the flat now

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playing around with a CAN VASE and some pink fall leaves

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watching one of those evil looking little kittens have his daily dose of milk

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tiny striped cucumbers

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apropriate sneakers for a silver smiths daughter

a bit on gardening and PIN rings

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things i´ve learned so far: 

- patience is the number one virtue in a garden 

now i always get the smaller flower pot available to become even more patient

- it takes up to 20 years to graft mistle toe onto an apple tree 

and many more years until this little parasite gets little berries himself

- you can get those berries to use for grafting on a garden dump

not any garden dump, a cemetery one

which is also a good source for miniature thujas and ceders around chistmas time

to grow an eerie looking dollhouse wood with

and to get the weirdest collection of strange single tulips in springtime

- wisdom from the chief gardener -

who already did an amazing job unraveling 4 cubic meters of Virginia creeper

until there were only those two twines left adorning the house

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can´t wait what he comes up with in Spring

when we try to get a rockery hidden under ivy and spruce tree stumps back to shape 

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W made a Pin number star shaped punch for our PIN RING 

and now we´re thinking about the option to actually get an important number engraved inside the ring

the design is one of his from the 70s

and he wanted to adorn it with a bit of a secret

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got a huge apple crop? 

make the APPLE MARMALADE CANDY 

one of the best sweet things i ever tasted 

sent half of it to E but it got lost in the mail

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got those lovely vintage hanging baskets for my birthday back in May

now i finally got to teach myself how to macramee those strings

it´s a fun and quite easy thing to do

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what do we think of Lana Del Reys pink angora sweater?

almost choked on the fuzz

but it is kind of hot - temperature wise

a big THANK YOU

 said with a huge bouquet of PLANT JEWELS

and a tray of cookies (eaten)

for a lovely post about WSAKE on DESIGNSPONGE (!!!)

we are so very honoured and happy to find ourselves on one of our favorite sites

thank you again, Kate!

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also an amazing mention of the THREE DOTS NECKLACES in the new edition of NIDO

WOW

(there is only one left in light grey - so if you had your eyes on this one, hurry up!)

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a very happy CAN VASE

the sun comes out still ever so bright and warm

but it´s fall now for sure

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i´m getting a few things ready for next year

heirloom tomatoe seeds from this years plants

the only vegetables that turned out great so far

there will be no pumpkin or squash again i think

although this little striped one is pretty cute - but the harvest consisted of only five of those

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the first shipment of bulbs from the Netherlands

hopefully they like it here in my garden

this is something to look forward all winter

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there are lots of things planed for the garden for those years to come

a bed of limelight and pink wood hydrangeas already planted

i probably have to nominate my grandmothers friend chief gardener

since he has the patience and - hopefully - time

to tend to all those elaborate things

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the FLORAL POSTCARDS can now be found in the lovely shop BABONGO

full to the brim of ecofriendly things