Wonderwalls PII

Wall art is to be found in Brussels as well. Comic scenes, famous bands, poetry: the wonderwalls have it all. 

P.S. Want to see more? Visit the capital of Brave Little Belgium, stroll to the city and you'll discover much more of these paintings.

Wonderwall

In NYC artists turn walls into true pieces of art. It creates amazing street views and to tourists the walls are the ideal setting for funny pictures.

Luke's Lobster near Brooklyn Bridge

 Lady Liberty in Little Italy (Soho)

Butterfly on the wall @ Soho by Kelsey Montague Art

Audrey Hepburn in Little Italy (Soho)

P.S. Unfortunately I forgot to write down the exact addresses where these pictures were taken when in NYC (summer 2014).

About 2016

All I want for Christmas and the year to come is a joyful, peaceful world. In other words:

Two Trees

The most wonderful time of the year probably will be less wonderful than expected, for obvious reasons (terror, dramatic climate change, war, etc.). The facts the world has to face these days hang like a shadow over the festivities that we are planning to attend and organise in the weeks to come. Let’s hope that all the lights, candles and thoughts about peace, love and joy will brighten things up. Wishes come in handy in this too. That’s why we have installed two Christmas trees: the traditional „ornament” one and a Wish Tree, i.e. an antique framework and long ribbons with Christmas wishes.

Circle of Light

The sun goes down early this time of the year. Probably no need to mention this because - speaking from my own experience - a lot of people tend to complain about the early nightfalls. To help the whining crowd out of their misery: try the circle of light. Nothing new or revolutionary, just a simple DIY project. (Click here for more blogging about light therapy.)

All you need is a rotan plate, jam jars (various sizes) and candles. 

Go for colour and the problem of winter greyness is resolved all at once as well.

P.S. How do you brighten up your home during autumn/winter?

Mellow logic

It had been a while, having guests for dinner like we did last weekend. Sharing with you what the table looked like has even been a while longer. Time for a change so I’d say: Dinner is served, à table!

At first sight it’s a typical table for me to set: tall coloured candles, table runners, white fabric napkins, ribbons and bows … Friends and family probably know by now that my basic principle reads „no perfect table without a reference to the weather outside”. And that’s where acorns came in handy when finishing this mellow coloured tablescape.

About that mellowness. I can almost hear you think: „Why the heck would one use baby blue and rose candles when it’s all about orange, red and brown outside? It’s not like you’re having a baby shower for boy-girl twins, right?” No it’s not indeed: babies are (still) off the table. What happened then? To avoid the usual „who sits where” issue I decided to let the candles speak: a rose bougie next to the girls’ plate, a blue one where the boys would sit. So you see, the colour palette basically is a matter of logic and fall nor babies have anything to do with it.

P.S. Any table tricks you would like to share?

Bootyful

To make it through the dark, cruel season that’s called Autumn/Winter tall boots are indispensable. In my conquest for the right pair I had to face the fact: nice boots are (almost) unaffordable. A pair of (expensive), gorgeous, breathtaking caramel coloured ones stole my fashionista-heart at the end of August. What followed: budgeting and re-budgeting, fitting sessions, endless window shopping (on the internet and for real, hoping to bump into some sale lookalikes) … The boots totally ruled my life and were driving me kind of crazy. I found myself at home sitting on the ground surrounded by shoes, hesitant about what footwear could be sold in order to save extra boot money and considering all pros and cons of the new versus the old. Briefly: my mind was occupied, my evenings and weekends, well let’s say, bootyful. 

The suede adds a touch of "truffle" to the boots, right? As if they are covered with cacao. 

In the end, a few weeks after the crush had hit me I decided to suspend the purchase and save money. (Yup, even after all the time and „hard” work that I’d dedicated to the boots.) Then again, in the real end - only a few days after the delay decision - I found myself buying a pair of chocolate brown suede booties. Outlet price, Earthkeeping-level and hunger for chocolate must have made me change my mind. 

P.S. What I actually wanted to say with this post: even though I seemed to have chosen caramel over chocolate it appears that true passion (for chocolate that is) conquers all, even when it’s about boots.