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(image from camilla engman)

those paper creatures from studio violet look adorable. I just can’t wait for the book!

as off right now, I also can’t wait for my bed after this twelve hour work day. luckily the latest episode of gossip girl is waiting for me on my sister’s laptop (mine still being repaired), and my mum just made a mushroom risotto.

how was your tuesday? any great finds?

tags: blogs, books, camilla engman, elisabeth dunker, studio violet.

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today, I had to turn my laptop in for repair. a sad coincidence is that I’m also stuck in bed due to a mean cold.

I guess I’ll spend the morning watching the dark knight, and then after a visit to the doctor, I’ll write in my journal and read a book.

tags: books, macbook pro, moleskine, stieg larsson, tape.

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after – what feels like – days and days of hard (six am to six pm) work, I’ve finally gotten the chance to settle in my bed on this saturday morning to tell you the good news.

1. guillaume will be taking his BTM (advanced pastry diploma) this upcoming monday, and he’s lucky enough to have me as a commis.
2. the days are getting shorter. and it’s been heavily pouring for the past few days.
3. thunder and lightnings woke me up last night. oh autumn, I love you.

so we still have a lot to do for his exam. recipe cards, organisation… and SO much more. hence the quietness around here for the upcoming week end. hope it will be an exciting one for you.

I’ll see you next week with a daily feature about my favourite blogs. x

tags: autumn, film, flowers, love, pentax me super, rain.

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forget autumn. forget the rain. and forget acorns. I could even give my uggs away for such adorableness.

lily allen, dressed up as a panda for id magazine (august 09). I must admit I’m a little proud that we were born on the same day.

she’s fantastic. and I actually have her latest album on shuffle as I write this. lily, I love you.

(thanks Elsie for this great find).

tags: fashion, ipod touch, lily allen, panda.

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do you see what is coming? I do. and I’m excited. love xo.

ps. thanks for the sweet comments on my last posts. you guys gave me so many more reasons to love autumn.

uggs. I mean uggs. my absolute favourite shoes for the indoor and the outdoor.

tags: autumn, clouds, electric cables, rain.

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to me autumn is mainly about acorns and rain. or perhaps, more generally, about nature changes.

so you can imagine how happy I was when the two of them decided to cross my path on this perfectly lazy sunday.

a couple of acorns, and a loud thunderstorm.

now, I’m curious… what makes autumn your favourite season?

tags: acorns, autumn, happiness, rain.

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(picture via Eleanor Hardwick)

I guess I might be – a couple of years late – getting twitter.

last night, an update from Joanna read: you should listen to this girl, you will feel better x.

I felt better. and then, I fell asleep. oh, the land of dreams.

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liked it? you can download her first album here.

tags: eleanor hardwick, music, wisdom tooth.

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after ten-hours plus of work at the new pâtisserie, my needs are reduced to food, love, and sleep.

however, my head retained its ability to produce some of the best dreams ever.

right now, I want my boyfriend, his car, possibly some good wine. we’d go to the mountains, sleep in the boot, on an inflatable mattress, covered with warm duvet covers, listen to crazy music and laugh until our cheek hurt. or maybe, we could just go to london, get a nice cosy flat, and lie in bed all day.

right now, I also want my gremlin. just her presence would do me good.

ps. can you believe I just recently took yet another pictures of my window? damn, I do love those linen curtains.

tags: electric cables, london, love, muji, triptych, window.

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today three things made me happy.

1. I found a couple of one euro coins on the sidewalk. enough to get myself some new pens and a magazine.

2. I redesigned foodbeam. I, somehow, needed it. all this blackness just felt a little overwhelming.

3. I got a new job, starting tomorrow and until mid-october, at which point I should be on my way to either Paris or London.

tags: design, foodbeam.

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I’m pretty happy today because my boyfriend is at home and we’re doing exciting things, such as: knitting and making a fondant au chocolat (recipe here, except we use milk chocolate this time, and only 300g sugar instead of the 400g the recipe calls for).

as I’m typing this, he’s actually knitting his very own scarf – yes, the one I wanted to gave him as a present for christmas. a soft black alpaca wool scarf. me wantey too.

but well, he’s seriously fast, and now off to the kitchen for some chocolate action. I’m thrilled with the new little tins he got me at ikea yesterday. dalahäst chocolate cake with crushed daim.

tags: cake, ikea.