alluring dahlias

A bunch of bright and beautiful Dahlias on the kitchen table.

Dahlias are so elegant, lush and stylish, they simply have a certain 'allure'.

For a change I chose to put the tubes of the Vase d'Avril in a circle. An awesome sight, especially from above.

The dahlias are from the Villa Augustus garden, they have been blooming abundantly since the beginning of summer, it has been a great dahlia season so far.

I really can't choose which dahlia is the prettiest...

oh yeah

Oh yeah, it's that time of year again.

This week Pippa made a spring bouquet at school and she brought it home.
Have a Sunny Sunday out there!

magnolias on monday

My father would have turned 85 years today.
Tonight we will celebrate his 'birthday' with a family dinner.

Thank you for being who you were. Happy birthday from your daughter. Xx

Have a great week everyone!

t u l i p s

Tulip season has begun!

My sweet flower child Pippa brought me a bunch of mixed tulips from the flower shop, where she's working as trainee on Fridays.

vintage bottle table lamp

Meanwhile on the canteen table in our kitchen:

Vintage bottle becomes table lamp stand. I took it from our jars collection on top of the kitchen cupboard. The lampshade comes from our attic.

Working on a new stool cover for a special birthday stool of my sweet friends daughter.

As you can see, Lammie also has left her name on our canteen table.

sunny lazy friday

We had a sunny lazy Friday at home and in the garden.

Sometimes you don't have to go anywhere, to have that holiday feeling.

having breakfast at the canteen kitchen table with the garden doors wide open
walking barefoot in the grass
late lunch in the garden
napping in the shade
mowing the grass in the evening
enjoying a long sunny day with rosé on the rocks

canteen table

We have dined at our self-made white wooden table for about 13 years.
Time for a change!

We've been looking for a good alternative for quite a while, however found nothing suitable for our kitchen.

Well finally we found this canteen table and fell in love instantly!
It's a beautiful design with 6 legs and up to 2.4 meters long.

It's a Belgian school canteen table and on the sides of the table are some notes written by students.
Some are really pleasant, so we decided to leave the notes for the time being...
(though 'eat your own shit' might be a bit rude on a dining table)