Apple pie

http://www.kuchen-web.de/kuchen-und-torten-aus-omas-zeiten/gedeckter-apfelkuchen/

This is a polish recipe from my mother in law. It is vey easy and quick. Try it. (I found the photo on the internet but it looks exactly like this)

You will need

250gr butter soft
2 glasses of flour
6tbs sugar
2 egg yolks
1 kgr apples
1/4 tsp baking powder
3tbs confectioner’s sugar
2tbs cinnamon

Grate the apples and add 4tbs of the sugar. Mix the butter with egg yolks and add the flour and the baking powder. It will be a soft dough but don’t worry because it will thicken later in the refrigerator when the butter cold. Wrap it in a plastic bag and put it in the refrigerator for an hour. Divide it in 1 1/2 and 1/2. Put each piece between two plastic wraps and roll them to the size of your pan. Butter and flour your pan. Put the big piece on the bottom of the pan making sure that the sides are covered with dough. Stir the apples and sprinkle them with the rest of the sugar. Put the other piece of the dough on top and seal well. Bake for almost an hour. Mix the confectioner’s sugar with the cinnamon and through a sieve sprinkle on top.

Package design

I looooooove package design. It is so difficult to design something that must be practical, modern and beautiful at the same time, not ot mention that it has to be in different shapes and sizes. So here are some of my favorites, all from thedieline the world’s No 1 package design website.

And last but not least the great K2 greek team

Paradise on earth

It is like spring here in Athens, the capital of Greece. The temperature is at 25 C and a warm sun shines above the city. Here are some photos of our garden.

This is the back yard. On the right is the garden table where we have our dinner with friends on weekends nights.

The first oranges of the winter

The top of the house above the blue attic sky

The frontĀ  garden

One of our two bedroom’s window

The tree on the left is an arocaria and it was planted the day my husbant was born. 54 years ago. Now it is 20 metres high.

Our lemon tree

Here on the left is the entrance of the house and this tall tree is a greek one that is called “Neratzia” and is something like orange tree but more bitter.

Let’s go knitting

Via: www.angelshavethephonebox.wordpress.com

http://www.craftycrafty.tv/

www.flickr.com/photos/kathrynivy/530817568

www.interiordesign.net/…/post/710045271.html

www.aminahhanan.com/archives/234

www.droog.com/…/detail/house-6b/

http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/multimedia/image-gallery.aspx?id=5354

www.senseofashion.com/blog/?m=200811

http://www.happyhotelier.com/2008/11/street-art-10-guerrilla-knitting/

www.theknittingblog.wordpress.com/

www.denverlibrary.org/programs/fresh/index.html

www.selena.kiev.ua/cat/knitting/knitting_hook

www.katejacksonknits.com/

www.blogs1.marthastewart.com/…/01/pot-holders.html

www.renee-marie.com/…/knit-pillows-throws.html

http://freshome.com/2008/12/04/knitted-slipcover-hot-or-not/

www.freshlyfound.blogspot.com/2008_05_01_archive.html

www.yarntootin.typepad.com/yarn_tootin/memes/

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/look/look-rag-mat-and-garbage-can-tub-057824

http://www.flickr.com/photos/happydaymomma/222380388/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/made_by_beag/3326156005/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/illelle/336154848/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/susefrompeasoup/1812534307/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mary-heather/1602679304/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wietse/739210754/

http://www.tussypats.com/-c-36_45_111.html

http://www.favecraftsblog.com/which-is-better-knitting-or-crochet/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinkchihuahua/2688401287/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mieke/2911080183/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tickledpinkknits/2600517213/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahaira/419127289/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/webguru4god/2685621117/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pomo/2760323068/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38124604@N08/3542556297/

Stripes

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www.trendir.com

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www.trendir.com

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http://materialgirlsblog.com

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Naztrida (Flickr)

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Cat Faery Shari (Flickr)

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the beauty is in the detail (Flickr)

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http://elintm.blogspot.com

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http://www.katyelliott.com/blog

StripeAlbumPink

www.babysperfectgift.com

Green Purple ticking stripe G060213

www.fabricattic.com

StationStripe

www.sherridonghia.net

Striped-stairs

www.housetohome.co.uk

Iron curtain

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http://photos.linternaute.com

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Curtain Details from kirstencan

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Pom-pom Curtain Tiebacks from aaaandreaaaa

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Torn Curtain [Le rideau d’Alfred… from Robert Saucier

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Curtain Tie-back from MaureenShaughnessy

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curtain from justbelightful

marimekko-hetkia-shower-curtain

http://www.marimekko.fi

hemp shower curtain natural

http://www.drapersorganiccotton.co.uk

Branch+Curtain+Rod

http://www.diyideas.com

curtain-buttons

rideau-portiere-made-by-lisa

http://madebyisa.canalblog.com

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http://www.linternaute.com

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http://www.naturellement-deco.com

rideaux-a-ruflettes-new-york-galerie

http://www.tendance-perso.com

2009+Collection+janvier+rideaux+num+5

http://houseandhomemagazine.blogspot.com

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http://antoniadaix.free.fr

I finally did it

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I know they don’t look great but they are OK. The taste is good and with a good picture I could even sell them. Ha ha I am joking. I know there are million things I have to learn and thousand hours of practice more, but after having thrown away more that 5 kilos of chocolate, I am proud that at least these don’t look bad. The truffles are with pistachios and kirch flavor and the others are sesame-caramel.

Snale mark

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Here is what I found in our door mat this morning. It was made by a snale while it was raining last night…

What is chic for me

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Looking great in a simple black outfit and flat shoes.

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Making food look so simple and so delicious. If you are a master like the photographer Colin Cooke

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Being able to have an all white house without being temted to constantly add items and…(Photo via www.colourmehappyblog.blogspot.com)

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Daring to use colors that makes you feel nice (Photo via www.accomodationsnyc.com)

0smileBeing polite no matter what others do. (Photo via lemontartletsandwinegums.blogspot.com)

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Smelling like a meadow without using a perfume (photo via www.edvpschera.de)

What do you do?

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CATeyes (Flickr)

What do you do when:
you feel that some people don’t like you?
you realize that even if you don’t like them you do care about how they feel?
you know that you have all the rights of the world but you are unable to explain?
you are so sick of your job and you want to quit but you know that you can’t?
you realize that you have reached that moment in your life that you know what is important and what is not, and you don’t want to loose more time to do meaningless things?
you are sick of people who the only thing they do is criticizing others?

Today is one of those days…

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