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 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…
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…
It’s a bright blue sky, the sunshine is warming my face, the birds are singing and nature is calling! We’ve been having springlike days the last week. It was such a delight after the long winter! This morning on my walk I noticed how the warmth and the sun had made a difference in nature…
How are you doing these days? Are you also counting down to the first Spring days? I am! But still we’re in the midst of winter and it sometimes feels like there’s coming no end to it. These dark and long days effects us both mentally and physically. However, there are some things we can…
This morning I wake up in a white wonderland! As we don’t often have snow in Belgium, it’s a real luxury. Everything is covered under a white blanket with rounded edges. I feel childlike excited when I see this white world! I couldn’t resist winter’s invitation to take a walk in this wonderland. Come, and…
I hope you had wonderful and cozy days with your family and friends and started the new year well! I’m recovering from a heavy cold; resting, sneezing and snuffing, drinking lots of my herbal teas and reading (and dreaming of spring days and blooming gardens!). But I wanted to pop in to send you my…
Just a little note, the last one of this year, to wish you all beautiful and cosy Christmas days with your loved ones. Sending you this little bouquet of freshly picked hellebores from my garden. I’m so happy this small plant is already happily blooming and its colourful flowers will cheer up our table these…