Spooky Sunday

Hello, hope your week end was nice.

We had a mini Halloween party today (I had no choice really, she begged me!).

Three little witches and a terrifying vampiress.

I laid on the table a white paper tablecloth and they had fun drawing on it,

They made their own Eton mess: but we used raspberry coulis (as blood),
red fruits (raspberries, blackberries etc), pieces of white meringue (the bones)
and whipped cream.

Few  glosticks light in the dark and lots of fun.

This time it was easy peasy, pfiuuuu!

Ah and spooky doudou is now  her inseparable companion, thank you Fanja.

Happy Halloween ^v^

hi hi

She couldn't resist to add a mouth and I went along with the cheecks...

...

Light the candles.

Bake your biscuits.

Knit your woolies.

The pub around the corner, 

looks like a Gingerbread House.

October light is almost gone.

Have a nice weekend. 

some little news

///***I'm working on other pillows for the shop.

*Got a spooky doudou from Fanja and some beautiful purple fabric!

Anita can't wait to see it alive!
*I'm planning a dream with a friend.

*Cloud Head postcards are sold out but you

will find them in Severine's shop some time in November.

*My blog will turn oNe soon and I will celebrate with a nice giveaway.

*Ahhh, blue-grey and cream clouds will be in my shop soon,

*also black and white babycloudzzz, new garlands.

 *Thank you for all your emails, posts, and apreciation  : )

and of course for visiting here***/// 

inspiring places

Kettle Yard was born from the mind of Jim Ede,

once a curator at the Tate Gallery.

His idea was that art was better approached in the surrounding

of a home.

It's a home full of light, calm spaces and beauty.

You can read more of his ideas about interiors here.

And take a virtual tour of the house here,

enjoy...

*picture from a postcard

Every Day is a Good Day

It's the title of the exhibition we went to see today, at Kettle's Yard.

An exhibition of the visual art of John Cage.

I could only managed to take a shot before I was caught redhanded by the gallery attendant
and it's not even a good one...

But here you can find more info and if you live nearby my advice is don't miss it.

As a matter of fact I liked it so much that I will go back to see it again.

*

Today I wore:
a coat, linen skirt, tights and socks, cotton shirt, woolen cardi,

a wool hat and a scarf.

Ah, and gloves too.
Yes I  look like a clochard (tramp) : )))

but strange is this october weather!

Happy week end.

more happy stuff

It's so cold but sunny and the sky is so so blue.

Through my mailbox  this morning a sweet little package from Madame Tatoum!

Thank you V.
: )))
The card is from le Petit Atelier de Paris.
I love all their creations, so white and dreamy.

Mr M is traveling around the globe indeed!

Mr Moustache has arrived here...

such a beautiful, clever, sweet and magical little book,
by  Studio Violet

Thank you!

^.^

Also came Otto's tea towel: Mountains,

I love the three people climbing to reach the top of the big mountain : ) 

Thank you Elisabeth, you are such an inspiring artist, mum and woman!

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Monday's reflections

What is left after a nice meal with friends?

Do I need a dish washer?

How many hours of my life I spend washing the dishes and why?

Why some people don't do the last rinse? Is it to save time? water or is it just a family tradition?

How to glamour up your dish washing time, an example here

Retro kitchens here .

finally Saturday

Another house near where I live, this is quite historic.

I'm dreaming about houses lately...

Today a little treat, we are going for a brunch in a nice place in town,

in the evening is "homemade pizza time" 

(by my husband, he's the pizzaiolo in charge here).

Tomorrow, friends are visiting.

Have a nice one.

(Thank you for the postcard appeal response, I will post them to you on Monday)

An Appeal

To help this organization to stop the introduction of GM crops in Europe,

we have decided to donate 50% of the sale price of the "cloud head" postcards.

If you, like me, are concerned about this issue, please help to spread the word.

Thank you

+ the dark side

An etching I did ages ago.

In another life I studied art and painting...

...then I gave up!

: )

listen

oh it's drizzling again!

Today is the first cold day,  

the rain is drizzling non stop since last night.

The shawl I made here is now hers.

I'm cooking this pasta

 

today

october light.

white garland and green plant.

a house nearby, I like it although it's pretty run down, I wonder who lives there.

a song for today

here it is

the recipe:

heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. in a bowl put 450gr of plain flour, 1tsp of  yeast, half tsp of salt, 280ml lukewarm water, 6 tsp extra virgin olive oil. add the water gradually, mix with a wooden spoon then add the oil, 

work it and knead it until it reach an "elastic" consistency...it will look pretty messy at the beginning, but get better after a while, it helps either to put oil in your hands or a bit of flour.

put the dough in a basin in a warm place for a couple of hours.

when the dough has risen, knock it back add a handful of chopped sage and make sure it spread evenly in the dough, then stretch it to fit an oiled tin about 30x35cm. leave the dough to prove for about 20 mins.

before it goes in the oven add more chopped sage and spread coarse seasalt and oil on top.

cook until golden, about-ish 20 min.

enjoy...in Genova we love to eat focaccia with a nice cappuccino.

monday

october.

time to bake

sage focaccia.

have a nice day. 

leisure time

all she needs is some paint and a cardboard box...

"-"

Life ain't easy these days...

but she's happy.

Have a nice weekend all.

new

I'm very happy to tell you that "cloud head"

a collaboration with Séverine of (SC)

is now a postcard on sale in my shop.

What do you expect from two cloud heads,

[or heads in the clouds?]

volare

OK

Just wanted to say hello to you...
(although I have crazy eyes in this one!)

and

Hello and good beginning of the week.

Thank you for your words in my previous post : )

As you might have noticed there have been lots of changes here,

still a work in progress.

I'm quite excited too as I'm working on a few more collaborations

with artists and crafters that I admire very much.

Hopefully we will be able to show you something soon!

Op+eN

the shop is open :

be careful...you might experience an overload of pinkiness!

: ^)

Have a nice week end.