Put a museum of modern art on your agenda for the Carnival holiday. Museums of modern art are inspiring, interesting, challenging and fun, in large part because they leave all the room you want or need to interpret freely and interact with art. It feels quite instinctive.They might leave you with a sense of peace […]
Lëtz Create – Frédérique Theisen
17/02/2015 by Leave a Comment
Each month, Miranda van den Heuvel talks to creative people in Luxembourg and says “look, Luxembourg is creative! Here’s how and where!” The February talk is with handicraftswoman and blogger Frédérique Theisen 1. What is CREATIVITY? I do like the definition found on Wikipedia for creativity: a phenomenon whereby something new and in some way valuable is created […]
Get it sorted – make a mood board
10/02/2015 by 1 Comment
A mood board is basically a collection of images and text samples organized in some way that helps you explore the desired overall look and feel, or tone, of a project. Mood boards could help you in smaller projects like organizing your spring wardrobe or making a gift list for an anniversary, or in bigger projects like […]
Back to basics: Tomatoes
28/01/2015 by Leave a Comment
CLEW food writer and food lover Alison goes back to basics! First out: variations on the tomato sauce. I am starting with the basic tomato sauce, which can be made just as quickly in large quantities and then frozen in portions to use when you need it. It is great to have on hand to […]
Lëtz Create – Natasha Liati-Jones
27/01/2015 by Leave a Comment
Each month, Miranda van den Heuvel talks to creative people in Luxembourg and says “look, Luxembourg is creative! Here’s how and where!” The first talk in 2015 is with events organizer Natasha Liati-Jones. 1. What is CREATIVITY? Creativity has a variety of meanings to me. As an events consultant, I often channel my creativity into brainstorming ideas […]
A simpler life: The wardrobe
27/01/2015 by 4 Comments
Have you ever stood in front of your wardrobe thinking you have “nothing to wear”? It tends to be that we can’t see the forest for all the trees. So here is an experiment you can easily do to simplify and minimize your wardrobe. All without the scary part – you know, throwing things away.
HUG!
27/01/2015 by Leave a Comment
Have U Given one today? It’s late January — the dead of winter — and life has gotten you down. It’s dark. It’s cold. Maybe there’s snow, maybe not. It makes no matter. It gets lonely this time of year as you turn inside… inside your house, inside yourself. Whether intentional or not, you may […]
Trend food: Kale
25/01/2015 by Leave a Comment
Every now and then specific foods get hyped as super foods, starting a trend where you almost drown in recipes. Right now kale seems to be on everybody’s mind and I keep getting asked where and why to buy kale. So here we go.
Brrr… a blanket please!
13/01/2015 by 1 Comment
I admit it; one of my favourite hobbies this time of year is to snuggle up in my leather chair with a great book, a cup of tea and a blanket – or two. My white wool blanket has been with me for over 20 years, now that’s what I call a great investment! Yes, I […]
A simpler life: Make space for yourself
06/01/2015 by Leave a Comment
January. A new year, new resolutions and new plans. You might be going through your home trying to find space for all the gifts Santa brought. Promising yourself to be more tidy. Buying new boxes, color coordinating clothes, wrapping papers and candles in their respective drawers and cupboards. Your home will look clean and organized […]
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