If you read my post, The Maker's Year, you may understand the name of this post and why I chose it (you can go and read that post here if you would like), if not let me quickly explain. I have joined a special year long challenge this year, a challenge that encourages me to... Continue Reading →
Inzlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Gorgeous weather was forcasted on Thursday and so my friend and I, having not ventured from our little village, for one of our road trips, decided it was time to get in the car and drive. Two hours later we found ourselves at the quilt shop I wrote about in my previous post, read about it... Continue Reading →
Swiss Barley Soup
Graubünden (the Grisons in English) is one of my favorite cantons in Switzerland. It is also the largest and one of the most rural and underpopulated. It is the place where my husband's grandfather and father were raised. So Graubünden is not just a favorite place to indulge in mountain winter sports but a place,... Continue Reading →
The Cookery Calendar Challenge – April
Last month I joined The Cookery Calendar Challenge which one of my fellow Instagramers started back in January, Penny of the Homemade Heart blog. Although I didn't participate in January, by February I was eager to give it a go, so I decided to try it out in March. I know it was one online challenge... Continue Reading →
Bringing Bermuda to Switzerland
This Easter, I decided to go all out. Easter is a big holiday over here in Switzerland as in the rest of Europe and like many others we had a nice long four day weekend. For me it was the perfect time to bring family and friends together. And maybe, make up for my... Continue Reading →
Starting a Cooking Journal
I love to cook. Except you wouldn't really know that if you saw what I ate most nights. You see, in order for me to enjoy the process, certain conditions need to be met: I have to have all of the ingredients mentioned in the recipe. One may think that this is incredibly boring... Continue Reading →