tropical summer days

Tropical days.

The beach is the best place to 'survive' a tropical day.

In the shade of the parasol, with a nice breeze and a dip in the sea from time to time.

The Dutch North Sea coast is incredibly beautiful and the beaches are wide.

(and I'd love a (vintage) surfboard, somewhere in or around the house)

naturals & textures

Natural colors and textures, ... and summer sense.

cefalù

Cefalù - Sicily - Friday 22nd of June

After a week in Palermo, we travelled by train along the coast to Cefalù.

Palermo has been great and surprising! Grazie per l'ospitalità.

Looking forward to new adventures in the southeast of Sicily.

backyard vibes

Backyard vibes.

New 'kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate' baby plants on the bench. I love the name of the plant and it is a very fast-growing annual that self-seeds in the fall. Once you’ve planted it, you’re likely to have the flower in that spot for years to come. While the plant can grow up to two meters high, it rarely, if ever, needs to be staked. They are seedlings from the Villa Augustus garden, where they returned a bit too abundantly.

And we've finally found a convivial parasol to replace the ripped Shady Lace umbrella, which broke down last summer after 13 years.

This May has been so good so far...

We already had quiet some breakfasts, lunches and dinners in the backyard. It feels like summer.