June the 21st, isn’t this the day we’ve all been eagerly waiting for?! Finally we can celebrate the beginning of summer. Is there a better way to start it by picking fresh and colorful flowers in the garden and arranging them into a summer bouquet? ” What is one to say about June, the time…
Have you also seen all the blooming elderflower along the roads and in the fields? These delicate flowers are one of my favourite herbs. Every spring again, it’s a feast for the senses once the elderflower is blossoming. Smelling at these blossoms is real treat with its fresh scent, a subtle mix of honey and…
Last week we had a long weekend as it was Ascension Day. It’s the annual tradition to go on holiday with my husbands family. This year we went to Teuven, situated in a very beautiful region in Belgium, called the Voerstreek. It’s an appealing hilly landscape with typical valleys and 2 small side rivers of…
One of the things I love to do on a free day out with my husband is wandering at flea markets, on the look out for old treasures and objects we can recycle or repurpose in our home and garden. And afterwards we go to a nice spot to enjoy a fresh lunch together. There…
Freshly picked May flowers from my garden… for you! I want to thank you for visiting this place, for taking the time to read my blog or writing a comment. I wish I could give you all a little bouquet of these May flowers! I understand it might not be that easy to visit my…
Have you noticed it too? The blooming and heavenly scented lilacs are declaring spring is in full swing! Today I’ve been picking some lovely stems of lilacs in our garden. Their scent is gently wafting in our living room, every time I pass. I really love these flowers, they’re one of my favourites! It’s a…
I must admit writing a new blogpost doesn’t come easily these last weeks. So I thought to share some musings that are wandering in my mind these past days. Maybe you sometimes have these kind of days too? Days, on which our mind is too full and we wished to get lost in this dreamy…
Have you also noticed the bright yellow flowers in the grass, along the tiny daisies? Yes, the dandelions are blooming on these sunny Spring days. Maybe you are bothered by these flowers in your lawn and have you tried hard to remove them. But they keep on coming back…perhaps with a reason?! It makes sense…
I wish you all a beautiful first day of Spring! It’s Spring It’s Spring And the garden is changing its clothes, Putting away Its dark winter suits, Its dull scarves and drab brown overcoats. Now, it wraps itself in green shoots, Slips on blouses Sleeved with pink and white blossom, Pulls on skirts…
It’s a stormy and very windy March morning. A small piece of blue visible in the grey sky and a little glimpse of sunshine is getting through the clouds. Birds with spread wings are soaring on the wind. It forces me to go outside for a refreshing morning walk. Trees are bending as the strong…