that thing

thank you so much for your thoughts on pinterest, tumblr and everything related. i really enjoyed that exchange, and it really helped me get things clearer in my mind.

i have decided to keep my pinterest, using it in a way i consider fairly. if you'd like to follow the little brainstorm we had about this, take a look at the comments to this post.

one thing i found particularly helpful of late, is a little tool that aids finding the sources of images, and by that means crediting the author. take a look.

well, today is a gorgeous sunny day that started so well, i'm all in a very good mood - have a good one yourself!

saying thanks

today is thanksgiving, and even though we don't celebrate it here the same way it is celebrated in the u.s. (or even on the same day for that matter), i thought it's a good time to say thanks to all of you for stopping by so often, for leaving me a thought and for always being good company.

thank you, thank you!

i looked at these thanksgiving table decorations and thought how lovely they were. and if you are already in a christmas mood, here are some crisp and light ideas for the season.

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questions, answers, comments

dear readers (known and unknown), this is just to say thank you for your questions, answers and comments. this little conversation we have going here means a lot.

a big thank you to kristina in sweden and all the others for explaining how to customise the html for flickr photos to the size i need. you are the best! - oh, if you want to know how to get bigger pictures on your blog, take a look at the comments to this post. it may sound a little daunting, but isn't really. just a little extra step, plus your images are linked to flickr, which i think is an extra benefit.

yet more thank you's here (not mine, this time), they will make you smile, i promise (and thank you, la ninja, for pointing me to it!).

picture taken at the nordic bakery in spring. it's been kind of too long since i've been to london.

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oh, october

my niece picking blackberries. in fact, several nieces picking backberries, even though you can't see them all here. and the little crop was delicious - offered from stained little hands, slightly squished and with that special sweet-sourness.

also: thank you so much to everybody for making yesterday a special day: you can't really beat getting up and finding a breakfast table laid out with flowers, cake and a candle, and getting kind messages all around. dankeschön!

p.s.: should the images not load properly, please try reloading my blog outside your reader, i've had a technical glitch this morning. should be back to normal with the next post though!

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seven things (volume II)

lovely mandy of 16 house very kindly passed a blog award to me, and tagged me to tell you seven things about myself. thank you mandy for including me, it's an honour.

well now, hope you're not too bored to read this, given that i already revealed seven things about myself back in february.

1. i'm the eldest child to my parents, who had been told they might not be able to have children. longed for and loved from day one. i think a start into life like that is a precious gift and certainly has defined me.

2. i'm very close to working out the perfect recipe for summer antipasti, thanks to nigel slater. going through a lot of courgettes... (by the way, i loved all your carrot recipe suggestions the other day and have started trying them out!)

3. i have a crush on vinho verde.

4. i love cul-de-sacs.

5. i'm dreaming of a serious movie library.

6. i love city summers. even though it's hot, hot, hot in berlin. 38°C degrees today. my neighbours spent the late afternoon hours splashing themselves with water from buckets and watering cans, wearing shorts, bikinis or nothing but a dayglow orange swim vest (that would be the under fiver-year-olds, in case you wonder).

7. i was invited to a bengali wedding yesterday - like all female guests, i got a bindi. everybody was showered with rose petals, witnessed the traditional wedding ceremony and was served lovely food. and i saw my uncle dance to bollywood beats.

if you like, do play along. and don't forget to let us know in the comments where we can find your seven things!

have a lovely summer's night.

p.s.: i thought i had an inkling what you like around here. but you never cease to surprise me. you know, i wasn't sure at all about the photos in my last post. and then i got all your lovely comments. thank you so much!

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ode to the silent reader

to the silent reader

those of you
who stop by
time and again
to read

without leaving
a comment

i know you are there
i don't know you
as well as i would like

but thank you
anyway

p.s.:
there's no reason
to be shy
it's only me
after all