Summer is the sweetest
Summertime in the Alsace and all fruits and berries in our garden are ripe at the same time – gorgeous. Strawberries, cherries, apricots, red and blackcurrants, raspberries and blackberries. What a wonderful coincidence that we are working on a new vegan cookbook about yummy and healthy sweets at the moment. My sweetie is creating the … Continue reading
The Ingredients of Love
The smile of a woman. The smell of roses. The sound of the ocean. The song of nature. The man in the mirror. You.
Gold, Butter, Sunshine, Pleasure
Yellow is the color of gold, butter, or ripe lemons. In the spectrum of visible light, and in the traditional color wheel used by painters, yellow is located between green and orange. Yellow is commonly associated with gold, sunshine, reason, optimism and pleasure, but also with envy, jealousy and betrayal. It plays an important part in … Continue reading
Sunshine Poetry
“The sun never says to the earth, ‘You owe me.’ Look what happens with a love like that. It lights up the whole sky.” – Hafiz, was a Persian mystic and poet.
Viva la Poesía!
I know it’s not summer yet, it’s not even spring in some parts of this world, but it’s good to have the summer and spring in your hearts, and souls. To start new things, to plant the seeds for the future and let the sun shine in… That’s what this post is all about. Soulpics. … Continue reading
Bonne nuit Betty Blue
“Guten Abend, gute Nacht, das Meer singt Dir ein Liebeslied und der Mond leuchtet wie ein großer, runder Po, ganz weiss am Himmel, und winkt Dir zu.” Sweet dreams, bonne nuit – Betty Blue. The blue hour comes from the French expression l’heure bleue, which refers to the period of twilight each morning and evening where … Continue reading
Villa Maroc (4): Essaouira
Essaouira is always windy, a nice escape in summer when it is too hot in Marrakesh. Cats are the most relaxing people there. I recommend three cool places, to stay and for lunch and diner: “Villa Maroc“, “Au Bonheur des Dames” and “Elizir“. Villa Maroc is a charming place with a great view from the … Continue reading
Villa Maroc (3)
Habemus Spring! Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself. Lao Tzu









