Showing posts with label Summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Summer. Show all posts
Late summer walks
These past few last summer days were good ones; sunny and warm enough to wear a shirt and flip flops, so I decided to get my lazy behind outside and walk around town. Admittedly it bores me to walk alone, but then I'm used to being alone and it's better to be alone outside than alone at home.
I try to be more active on my own during the week, to decrease the pressure on hubby to "entertain" me on the weekends. He needs time to relax too.
So I walk around, enjoy the sunshine and take too many photos.
Sunny Summer Sunday
After four days of non-stop helicopter noise and police/emergency sirens, we were rewarded with the finest ( and quiet) summer Sunday as a compensation for that insane G20 madness. So we finally took our bikes for the first tour this year.
Homemade Strawberry Marmelade Recipe
Planten Un Blomen
Hamburg is a VERY green city, with numerous beautiful and well maintained parks. One of the largest and prettiest is "Planten Un Blomen". It's a gem, a paradise for tree and flower lovers, an oasis no matter what season. You can walk around for hours, or just sit and relax and enjoy being alife on one of the many benches and chairs, on the lawn near lakes and waterfalls or under a tree.
Countless blooming flowers make for the most colorful experience on a sunny day.
Countless blooming flowers make for the most colorful experience on a sunny day.
DIY: No-Sew Summer Curtains
Our bedroom is decorated in red, black and white with red velvet Ikea curtains.
Those red velvet curtains are warm and cozy during fall and winter, but for the summer months i wanted something ligther, preferrably white.
The thing with white however is that it is quite see-through, which is a real problem when you're living in the middle of a major city surrounded by traffic lights and such.
Then i remembered that I've had this bale of fabric; thick and solid white fabric with a beautiful black and gray floral print. You won't believe the next part: i purchased it a few years ago at Ikea for... wait for it....25 cents!
DIY: Washi Tape Paper Flower Wreath
The first project i shared here on my blog was a wreath. Back then, i did not care for wreaths at all and thought they were stupid, but within the past two years my taste has changed and i LOVE wreaths!
Wreaths are beautiful, gorgeous, stunning, fun, seasonal, ...
I have an entire Pinterest board dedicated to wreaths, and at every link party, photos of wreaths are the first ones that catch my attention. Not only are the wreaths freaking fabulous, but so are the creativity and skills of the people who create those wreaths!
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A Mini Summer Vacation Part II
The next day we explored our own city. Had not been to the "Hafencity" for a long time now, and boy, this place has become huge! It is now indeed a city within a city with dozens or perhaps even hundreds of new buildings, and still a giant construction area. Fantastic! Clearly i would not want to live there but the contrast between old and new is stunning in some way.
So, this post is mainly a collection of photos of architecture. You will notice that i have that strange preference for taking photos of building fassades from an angle. This is not very artistic and must seem boring to everyone else, but i enjoy it anyhow.
And no, i don't really care that my mother made fun of me because in her opinion i am silly and "act like some kind of super photographer" (<= original quote) just because i am not ashamed to lay down on the ground in public or almost sprain my spine in order to bring my eye's vision tofilm memory card.
I know that i am not a photographer! I own a six-year old non-SLR digital camera, i shoot in automatic mode most of the time because i am too lazy to adjust the settings manually, my photos are blurry because i rarely use the tripod for that same laziness reason, and my editing is minimal because my editing skills are minimal. I simply love photos plus i happen to prefer images of angles, fractions and reflections over shots of the entire building, alright??
Ok, then here we go:
So, this post is mainly a collection of photos of architecture. You will notice that i have that strange preference for taking photos of building fassades from an angle. This is not very artistic and must seem boring to everyone else, but i enjoy it anyhow.
And no, i don't really care that my mother made fun of me because in her opinion i am silly and "act like some kind of super photographer" (<= original quote) just because i am not ashamed to lay down on the ground in public or almost sprain my spine in order to bring my eye's vision to
I know that i am not a photographer! I own a six-year old non-SLR digital camera, i shoot in automatic mode most of the time because i am too lazy to adjust the settings manually, my photos are blurry because i rarely use the tripod for that same laziness reason, and my editing is minimal because my editing skills are minimal. I simply love photos plus i happen to prefer images of angles, fractions and reflections over shots of the entire building, alright??
Ok, then here we go:
A Mini Summer Vacation Part I
My parents are here to visit us and with rare sunny skies and warm 24°C
Four days off from work in a row is the most i can get this year, so this day at the beach was kind of like my mini summer vacation. My dad did a search on Google to find a hidden place where i could collect some driftwood and after a one-hour drive we ended up in the middle of nowhere. If you are a city girl like me, you cannot imagine the incredible quietness of this place. No traffic noise or humans let alone cars. Nothing but the chirping of birds and the soft whistle of the wind. Wonderful!
On my balcony
During winter almost all the planters on the balcony got damaged by frost and snow, which is actually my fault because i forgot to cover them. They filled up with rain water first and then all of a sudden came frost, the water froze, the blocks of ice caused irreparable cracks and the planters ended up bottomless.
Such a bummer!
But lesson learned, and in contrast to what my husband and my mother want me to do, i am not going to throw the pieces away (no, no, NO!) but break them into smaller fragments and turn them into some kind of outdoor mosaic rug or doormat.
This is what i did with my most favorite planter: simply turned it upside down and keep on using it as what is supposed to be: a planter.
Such a bummer!
But lesson learned, and in contrast to what my husband and my mother want me to do, i am not going to throw the pieces away (no, no, NO!) but break them into smaller fragments and turn them into some kind of outdoor mosaic rug or doormat.
This is what i did with my most favorite planter: simply turned it upside down and keep on using it as what is supposed to be: a planter.
Grillzeit! ( BBQ)
Looks like summer is here already, and that means it is time to BRING OUT THE GRILL!!
Awww, finally! Missed it so much!
Awww, finally! Missed it so much!
Living: Homegrown Vegetables
During winter I made the decision to grow our own vegetables on our balcony. The first time ever.
MisterT liked that idea and one day he came home with at least twenty little bags of seeds. I know i don't have a green thumb so instead of wasting them all at the same time I only planted the seeds of tomatoes, lettuce and carrots.
I was so excited about this project that i checked their status almost daily and after a while i could see their progress. The lettuce was the first to be harvested and it tasted quite good.
But then came the rain. It rained almost every day this summer, the lettuce wilted and the tomatoe vine drowned before it could produce tomatoes.
But the carrots survived! They are tiny because they don't have enough space in their flower box, which is obviously my fault. I should have read the instructions before planting the seeds...
This is my first homegrown vegetable ever:
Isn't she cute?? And she tasted gooood.
A couple of days ago i pulled out some more, in the hope that the rest of the carrosts will have more space now and grow a bit larger.
Screechy-birds loved them too:
I'm definitely going to plant more seeds next year and I'm really proud of my first attempt.
Growing my own food is such a great feeling!
MisterT liked that idea and one day he came home with at least twenty little bags of seeds. I know i don't have a green thumb so instead of wasting them all at the same time I only planted the seeds of tomatoes, lettuce and carrots.
I was so excited about this project that i checked their status almost daily and after a while i could see their progress. The lettuce was the first to be harvested and it tasted quite good.
But then came the rain. It rained almost every day this summer, the lettuce wilted and the tomatoe vine drowned before it could produce tomatoes.
But the carrots survived! They are tiny because they don't have enough space in their flower box, which is obviously my fault. I should have read the instructions before planting the seeds...
This is my first homegrown vegetable ever:
Isn't she cute?? And she tasted gooood.
A couple of days ago i pulled out some more, in the hope that the rest of the carrosts will have more space now and grow a bit larger.
Screechy-birds loved them too:
I'm definitely going to plant more seeds next year and I'm really proud of my first attempt.
Growing my own food is such a great feeling!
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