All posts tagged: lifestyle

45 days until Christmas: time for the first rough planning

9. November 2011
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For now I’m collecting ideas, browsing cookbooks and blogs. I write to-do-lists and have a look into my chests filled with  Christmas decoration in the basement.  I call up my dearest relatives and friends to find out how many guests we will  have on Christmas. Hopefully last year’s crazy snowfalls  won’t keep them off from coming. Ah, and have you already thought about Christmas gifts? Everything planned and fine?? If you are looking for pretty […]

lunch at Deli Elements

28. October 2011
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Lunch

There’s a very nice Deli just beside Zeitenströmung, Dresden, Königsbrücker Straße 96. Recently I went there with a friend, and our mission “lunch” was a true success!  I recommend you give it a try if you are in the area. The atmosphere is relaxed, food and wine delicious! If you happen to stand in front of the Elements Restaurant (hungry as we both were) looking for the  Deli,  just follow the street in direction of the […]

everyday freshness

14. July 2011
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Lunch / Salads

The variety of florentine salads has been the beginning of a long journey of discoveries. Welcome to my guide for salads that never makes you feel like they are just a side dish. Assemble a variety of lettuce, arugula or baby spinach on a plate add  dried San Marzano tomatos, grated parmiggiano, roasted chicken, fresh and ripe tomatoes, fennel and artichokes cut in slices, Mozzarella di Bufala, chopped pine nuts and pistachios, little balls of […]

flowers for the Royal’s hats?

8. June 2011
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When I heard that British hatters had ordered thousands and thousands of artificial flowers from the Sebnitz manufactory, I decided that it was high time to pay a visit to this tiny village at the Czech border.  50 km from Dresden, the perfect destination for a weekend trip. Already on the staircase, where I took the photograph above, I got some slight doubts about the lifelike appearance of these works of art. Moving along to the […]

on painting

15. May 2011
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In the end it’s all about pigments. Their origin , their amount, their very special character…  As for wall painting I’m addicted to the colours of Farrow&Ball. They are so subtle, so elegant…. Yes, I know, I know: it’s a personal and an emotional thing. However I’m happy that we now have a stockist in Dresden. Time to think about a makeover for my guest room, west-oriented, with a big red-leaved tree in front. So  I […]