bay window bar

Wednesday 30th of August

Afternoon coffee break in the frontyard. We use our bay window as a serving hatch for breakfast, coffee, lunch or drinks in our 'petit parc parisien'. However one of us has to go to the kitchen again for a refill.

Coffee is served from the bay window in rustic portuguese espresso cups from Casa Cubista Olhão.

I never put these handmade cups in the dishwasher and don't mind washing them by hand.

The huge rubber plant (Ficus elastica) I rescued from the 'sad & damaged houseplant corner' with a few broken leaves in February 2020 and it's starting to look like a tree nowadays.

july in a nutshell

the outdoors

Thursday 11th of May 8pm

Boy oh boy!... we all complain about the spring weather in the Netherlands.
Spring 2023 just won't start.
Obviously you can have a drink in the backyard, bring a cardigan.

slow saturday morning moka

Saturday 22nd of April

Slow saturday morning moka at the kitchentable.

bloemonday

BLOEMonday 16th of January 2023

alicante in april - domingo

Alicante - domingo 3 de abril - 22235 steps

Last sunday we walked to the Palmeraie just outside the city. We spotted this fascinating palm park with lots of tall palms from the taxi, when we arrived on Friday. El Palmeral covers no less than 72000 square meters and was opened in October 1997. I imagined myself in Morocco, even the delicious smell was the same (the lemon trees were in bloom) and we also stumbled upon some beautiful mimosa trees in full bloom!

Breakfast to go on our way to Parque El Palmeral. A nice morning walk of about 5 km.

Tapas lunch at the kiosk in the park, amid the tall palms.

We walked back along the coast towards the city, along the harbor and across the fairground.

More walking in the afternoon, starting with a drink with a view from the 26th floor of Gran Sol. We wanted to climp the hill and visit the colorful houses in Barrio Santa Cruz, that we saw in the distance. So many narrow alleys decorated with greenery, this neighborhood seems to be inhabited only by creative plant lovers. Love love love. From here a beautiful view of the old town as well, now from the other side with Gran Sol in the distance.

And in the evening we had an Italian dinner at Bigoli and talked about this Sunday full of inspiration. Great to see and feel what green does to a city!