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January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

Nollaig na mBan…

 
On this, the last of the twelve holy days which marks the end of the Christmas season, women in Ireland would traditionally visit each other and drink tea.

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January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

BELLS

 
don’t worry my dear

there’ll still be bells this Christmas

some things never change

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Living in Switzerland, one cannot fail to be confronted by the ubiquitous nature of the bell.

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PINK TELEPHONE…

August 14, 2019January 19, 2020

Things I love… No.

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CAVIAR

November 23, 2018March 11, 2019

Things I love… Nr 125

The thing I love about caviar is that you eat it off the back of your hand…
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Willow-Pattern Porcelain….

August 27, 2018August 14, 2019

Things I love… No.

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Afternoon tea…

December 5, 2017August 14, 2019

Things I love… No,123

Is there anything as lovely as having tea with Lena?

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The Red Table Cloth

December 1, 2017December 12, 2017

Things I love… No,122

In the middle of winter, with snow falling all around – this red table-cloth always warms my heart and reminds me of spring colours and the comfort of good friends
– thank you Jul

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Passenger

August 29, 2017March 11, 2019

Things I love… No,121

I was very lucky to meet the wonderful Michael D. Rosenberg, otherwise known as Passenger, this summer in St.

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boats…

August 2, 2017November 23, 2018

Things I love… No,120

 
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Fair-weather friends…

July 24, 2017December 28, 2017

Things I love… No,119

My fair-weather friends

Fell in love with these two rose-quartz parrots I saw in the Hyatt in Zürich,
a proper pair of not so furry friends
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