Balcony & Garden Inspirations

Inspiration from Pinterest

Summer is already knocking at our doors and we are all waiting for some hot and sunny weather,well at least here at my hometown.So it`s only natural,that I put my interior house planning and shopping aside and started focusing on converting my balcony in a little green oasis.
I`m browsing Pinterest for inspirations for at least one month now and probably already got too many ideas I would love to realize.There`s no way all this stuff is going to fit on my balcony.I believe some of you may be familiar with that kind of problem,am I right?

At the moment my mind is kind of crowded with all this inspiration,that I definitely need to sort out.So I thought,why not make a post,that helps me to better organize my ideas and eventually give you some brand new inspirations too.

Inspiration from Bonbon Break found here

Inspiration from Paddock`s lifestyle blog

Inspiration from claylicious

Inspiration from Pinterest

Inspiration from Pinterest

Inspiratin from Pinterest

Inspiration from Pinterest

Inspiration from Pinterest

Inspiration from Pinterest

Inspiration from Pinterest

Inspiration from Pinterest

Hope you enjoyed it and that I can show you my balcony soon.

xoxo

Wild Garlic Pesto

Pesto is one good stuff,guys don`t you think?And I mean,who doesn`t like pasta?
And best thing about it,you make one jar and you have enough pesto for a whole week.Seems like plenty of opportunities to try out different ways to eat it.

So today I`m going to share a pesto recipe with wild garlic,I found while looking through my cookbooks.And believe me,this one isn`t only seasonal and healthy,but actually really really good!

What you need (for 1 jar):

• 2 ounces fresh wild garlic
• 1 1/2 ounces pine nuts
• 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 ounces grated mountain cheese (a cheese produced in the Alps)
• 1/2 to 1 cup rape oil
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• salt
• black pepper

I know pesto is normally made with Parmesan cheese,but I liked the idea of using mountain/alpine cheese in combination with the tart flavour of the wild garlic.

1.Step:
Rinse off the wild garlic and let drip off well.Then chop the leaves,as well as the pine nuts.Now add the first four ingredients in a bowl and mash everything with a blender until it has a smooth texture.Spice your pesto with salt,pepper and lemon juice to add some seasoning.

2.Step:
Pour your pesto into a well cleaned jar and brim the jar with rape oil.Stored in the fridge the pesto is maintainable for a whole week.
Or if you want to,just eat it right away with yummy pasta or bread.

By now you get it that I love pesto,so if you have some delicious pesto ideas,don`t hesitate to share them with me!

xoxo

Book Reviews:"The Wedding Girl" from Madleine Wickham

Hello lovely readers,are you ready for some book review time?
Some of you may already know about my May lecture,for those who didn`t read my little sneak peek on this months book,you can find it here.In that previous post I had already mentioned,that I`ve read a few books from Madleine Wickham,aka Sophie Kinsella till now and I always liked them.Because of that,I was really looking forward to start reading it,expecting it to be just hilariously funny and thrilling.

Sadly I got disappointed a little bit with "The Wedding Girl".Or maybe I just had too high expectations,because I admire the author that much,but I just really didn`t get the sense of that storyline.Why would somebody wait until a week before their wedding to do something about an already existing and not yet divorced marriage?
Don`t get me wrong,the storyline is ok,the end is pretty cute and I like how all the persons in the book get to now their unflattering characteristic traits  and become better persons.But if a storyline lacks of logic,we just can`t be friends.

As already mentioned here,Milly is getting married in a week.Unfortunately it slipped her mind to tell her future husband,that she already got married 10 years ago.During a vacation she married a gay friend,to give him permission to stay in the country with his boyfriend.Over the years she lost track of both of them.One week before her wedding Milly gets reminded of that youthful indiscretion by a person who had witnessed everything and threatens her.That`s the moment when she gets worried and starts investigating and looking for her lost husband and his boyfriend.

I ask you now,what do you think about a plot like that?Do you get why I wasn`t that excited about this lecture?

Me for my part,I sadly have to give it a thumbs down.There are definitely better and more logical books from Sophie Kinsella.
And what do you read at the moment?Any suggestions?

xoxo







 

May Wishlist

1. some mint love with those T-strap flats, 2.isn`t this scottie apron the cutest ever?, 3.romantic 50ies lace wedding dress, 4.get the perfect boho look with those arrow earrings, 5.say home sweet home to your plants with this planter stair
 
Lately I have been a little lazy around here,I know.But there`s always time to browse your favorite online shops,don`t you think?Dreaming about all this cute stuff always is a good thing,although let`s be honest,we will never have the money to buy it all.Well,at least this goes for me.Anyway I love spending time looking at online shops.What about you?
So of course I couldn`t resist on sharing my monthly wishlist with you.

6.need some vacation too,this black and white dress helps to bridgeover, 7.bringing some Saint Tropez feeling at home with those yellow and white pillows, 8.I absolutely want this yellow oil lamp,it`s just perfect for my balcony, 9.also a fan of loud colours,then this bag is made for you, 10.I mean who wouldn`t fall for the lovely detailed collar of this blouse has.

Hope you enjoy it and read you soon.

xoxo

I`m all about Weddings or What I am Reading this May

It has been a while I read a book from Sophie Kinsella,one of my favorite authors.So this month it seemed to be the perfect moment to go for another Kinsella book.
Some of you may know her from her "Shopaholic" book series,of which the first book also set foot on screen,known under the name "Confessions of a Shopaholic".I,by the way,can really recommend this book series,as I read some of them and they were absolutely hilarious and fun to read.

But enough of that and more about the actual Kinsella book,that I`m reading,which is called "The Wedding Girl".The Title already reveals the main topic,it`s all about getting married.Or in this case about getting married,while already being married!
Does this sound a lot like bigamy?
And it totally is,but of course there is more to the story....

Milly,a 28 year old woman,is going to marry her big love Simon in a few days.Unfortunately she forgot to tell him,that she already has a husband.Ten years ago she had married a friend to give him permission to stay in the country.Today she has lost track of her friend or husband,however you want to call it,and is still married to him.With a marriage coming up,Milly has a big problem,as you may have guessed already!
But it`s coming even bigger,when a person from her past appears,who knows exactly what Milly did ten years ago.

Is Milly going to tell the truth to her future husband Simon?
Well,I`m eager to find out.And if you are too,join the reading and stay tuned for the coming up review at the beginning of June.

xoxo


PS: Oh and don`t get confused,if you are looking for the book.It got published under her pseudonymous Madeleine Wickham.