A quick DIY for your guest bathroom if you want to glam it up before your guests arrive. Choose your colour or mood – I went for a bronze look this time (I did say glam!). This is what you need: Soap and hand cream from your local supermarket, spray (I got it at AVA), and the […]
Rhubarb Rhumba
24/02/2013 by Leave a Comment
We are starting to see rhubarb in the supermarkets, rhubarb tarts lining the patisserie shelves, which for me means spring is on the way. This beautiful, brightly coloured vegetable is in season, well the ‘forced’ variety. Until the early 19th century rhubarb was only grown outdoors and harvested from late spring through until early autumn. […]
The Ten Commandments of Authentic Beauty, Part III
18/02/2013 by 2 Comments
For the third and last installment of my series on the Ten Commandments of Authentic Beauty, we will look at those paint palettes that almost every woman has stocked up in her bathroom like a modern day Leonardo da Vinci. If you have been following Commandments 1 through 7 from my previous posts, cosmetics should […]
Having a baby in Luxembourg, part I
14/02/2013 by 3 Comments
Why does everyone move house when they are pregnant? Uprooting and moving to a new country, away from all your support systems seems like a daft idea yet that seems to be a surprisingly common situation to find yourself in on arriving in Luxembourg; bun in the oven, new country, new languages, new health system […]
Body language in Brazil
06/02/2013 by 5 Comments
Two times I have lived in Ipanema, a narrow strip of land between the ocean and the lagoon in Rio de Janeiro. A city that has the most wonderful people, the most delicious food and the greatest climate! I guess most of you have heard the famous song The Girl from Ipanema, a luscious Bossa […]
Pick me up food
06/02/2013 by Leave a Comment
The days may be getting longer, they are really, but it still feels dark and grey and the time seems to be flying by. So I’ve been feeling the need for some pick me up food, something with a bit of zing. These recipes are super quick and easy to make, and help to reduce […]
Flip pancakes on Shrove Tuesday
05/02/2013 by Leave a Comment
Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) / Fastnacht / Carnavale (carne levare meaning take away meat) is the last day before Lent. Pancakes were traditionally the food of choice to use up rich ingredients such as eggs, milk and sugar before the start of Lent and fasting. This year Shrove Tuesday is on 12th […]
Tendencies 2013
02/02/2013 by Leave a Comment
According to interior gurus and international interior magazines, the biggest trend for 2013 is to follow your heart and mix whatever you want and like. There are simply no rules! However, if you feel like getting some guidelines, there are strong tendencies to be on the lookout for. Geometrics: We saw some elements of geometrics last year, […]
The Golden Cage
30/01/2013 by 7 Comments
A golden cage; that’s how Luxembourg is described at times; alluring in some ways, suffocating in others – kind of like a celestial snare. A fitting description, I suppose, if you work here. But for those who play the role of house spouse – the trailing spouse in local parlance – the cage can become […]
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