Calmess, collectivity & ... b a k i n g !

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even though I thought time to come share again today an inspiration Friday post would be limited,

I'm glad to be making it work.

I felt truly happy with seeing readers' traffic coming here again

and was totally warmhearted with your comments 

T  H A N K  U

so here is another collage I put together.

Everyone has their values in their lives

& for me being a calm & collected person

is a true treasure

I owe a lot to my personal efforts, but also

to my man who has tried over & over the years 

again to point out & tame my occasional moments

of over anxiety.

I think it happens to people who are sensitive

and care perhaps a little bit too much about others

& the world itself.

I found out that the best gift we* can offer to

the ones we love, society, the world

and of course ourselves

is to be fully aware of our own individual natures

and become in peace with that.

{ * according to my personal appreciation of life }

Unlike what many people think,

being  c a l m   &   c o l l e c t e d 

has little to do with not ever being upset

or expressing emotions

It has little to do with being passive

It doesn't exclude

having fiery parts as a person, too

And above all it doesn't exclude passion

or being madly in love with someone / something / life itself at times

Being  c a l m  involves feeling  f u l l  &  c o m p l e t e  at all different stages of life.

Just like when we sit watching the sun set above a

magnificently calm sea...

It's the same water that becomes waves

when a storm breaks out.

Yet, it is always this:

able to adjust

reflecting the beauty of life & the universe.

I like to think of people not as beautiful or less beautiful per se,

whether physically and /or internally,

but as chances for them / us to reflect the  b e a u t y   &   m a r v e l  of this world.

Before I go,

here is a little something I've been wanting for a long time to share,

simply cause it is a big part of my every day life.

Baking has evolved into some kind of soothing activity for me

and I just receive so much happiness offering people I love

something healthy & tasty made from me.

It's not only the outcome,

I love the whole  p r o c e s s 

of gathering together the ingredients,

placing them in pretty bowls & glasses & plates,

watching everything transform 

till the moment to take them out of the oven

comes,

enjoying the beautiful smells in the meantime.

It really is a form of  m e d i t a t i o n  for me

And it is as good as moments of 

{ fun & seeing the light side of life }

In case you are curious about our ever continuing home make over

I posted a couple of pictures on

our facebook page

Take a look { h e r e } &  { t h e r e }

nothing really styled for a proper photo shoot

yet pictures nevertheless!

Wishing you all one g o r g e o u s weekend ahead

& 

sharing another pic of some of my favorite moments

in every day life:

b r e a k f a s t s

Mediterranean fresh ~

some fresh Mediterranean taste

 is soon to land on our dining table...

a home made spinat pie,

with fresh onions, 

dill & feta cheese

while it's getting baked,

 some time is... stolen to share this picture with you,

made soon after the cook had just chopped the

fresh onions...

a little quick styling + veranda's natural light

and there we go!

guten Appetit

& 

warm regards from this place in Greece,

where I'm visiting for a few days,

before diving into

new projects & lots of work

back home in Germany

posts will keep on taking place sporadically,

 so do surprise yourselves

 and come back for more 

from time to time!

hope your weeks are evolving wonderfully!

~ Saturday dinners @ Home

hello everyone + a happiest of Sundays to you!

how are you?

despite the bad behaved weather here, totally refusing to adjust to the calendar

{hello last week of July, in the middle of summer!}

all is rather fine :)

we are soon to be off to a Spa in Frankfurt, making use of the promotion coupons we've been given,

while enjoying being high up inthe sky as they say...

we'll see!

as a good housewife { I so want to believe ; )}

did the dishes and the laundry,

made us breakfast  ~ Greek joghurt with blended almonds & honey

~ our light Greek coffees

and snacks ~ wholegrain bread sandwiches with ham, serano & goat cheese slices

originally I wanted to try out {this} super delicious looking recipe, 

shared by my dear friend & awesome food stylist/photographer {Laksmi},

who above all loves to cook for her family

and has a mostly spicy writing style.

...do visit her, I can reassure you, you'll love sticking with her for quite along time!

my plans for snack making changed, as we spontaneiously decided to visit a Spa in Frankfurt today,

in our efforts to deal with this "adorable" weather I mentioned at the begining of the post

I'll let you know how it turned out in the next post.

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for the time being, just a few pictures from our {dinner last night},

which took place in our little {Penthouse/loft apartment},

but in a different place,

 as I temporarily moved our dining table in front of the large window,

or else our lounge area,

there where the L shaped sofa also is.

It all seems to work out fine and I must say I adore dining under our huge {Leran} lamp!

~ just a few minutes of preparations,

~ everyday plates,

~ mixing indoor & out door chairs,

~ a few candles,

and a dinner watching the rain took place

not bad at all ; )

What was for dinner?

~ a Greek salad {the light way}, including only tomatoes + green peppers + feta cheese + oregano

~ rice

~ fillet pieces cooked in white wine, with fresh pepper on top

~ white wine

not much...nothing special...but just the fact that it took place a few meters closer to our large window

 gave it a new taste!

Oh! I do so love little, spontaneous movements around the house!

Hope you like it, too :)

I'll say a temporary goodbye and hopefully return tonight with a new post.

...that is unless we relax that much at the Spa ; )

enjoy your Sundays!

oh! ...and remember that {LIFE can be such a masterpiece ~} !

...yes...gueesed right again...just another freshly curated etsy treasury by me ; )

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picture credit: Iro - Ivy Nassopoulos & JCN Photogrpahy for Domestic stories with Ivy 2011