Wild Asparagus
I am a huge fan of asparagus. In May, I could eat fresh asparagus (both green and white), new potatoes and butter on most days and be very happy (OK, maybe I would need some bacon, too). You know what’s even better than the good old asparagus, though? Wild a..
On Writing for Others
I don’t have any exceptional talents. I’m reasonably good at several things, but unfortunately – or maybe fortunately – I don’t have a talent with a capital T. Among the things I am reasonably good at, on balance I’m probably the best at writing.
Not wri..
The New Suit
The pace at work is getting almost unbearable and the spring refuses to arrive both in Tallinn and Brussels, but I’ve been cheered up by these pictures of my Tallinn Dolls by Karolin Kuusik suit. Although taken a while back, I’ve just received them from the ..
10 Books About Slavery and Racism
I’m not a reader who by nature gravitates towards dark, difficult books. Every time I pick up something that I suspect is going to show me things that I’d rather pretend don’t exist, I do it with reluctance (the other thing I hate as much as the feeling of p..
Glimpses of Senegal
If you follow me on Instagram or saw my recent greeting, you know that I’ve just been to Senegal. This was mostly an Eat. Read. Sunbathe. type of a holiday, but we did get out of the hotel territory for a bit, to have at least some sense of what the country ..
Gingham is the New Floral
Usually I start my trend-led posts with something like: „I’ve always loved this or that and now, it suddenly happens to be in fashion. Hallelujah!“ Gingham is different. I don’t think I can truthfully claim to have been a life-long fan of the pattern: it has..
Greetings from Senegal
If you follow me on Instagram, you may already know that I am in Senegal for a week. If not: I’m in Senegal! It’s been wonderful, but of course the pictures I’ve been taking for my posts have refused to upload, as the wifi is too slow.
I’ll be back at it..
Spring Updates
It feels a bit strange writing this, as I’m not entirely sure spring has properly arrived in Brussels and Tallinn, while in Senegal – where I am now – things are obviously way past what I’d usually call spring. Still, the blog is a monster that needs to be f..
Lazy Person’s Spring Brunch
Brunch is my favourite meal. I’m not a morning person, so even if I love breakfast in theory, I rarely love it in practice. I like the free form of brunch, how you have many small dishes rather than a couple of big ones that you usually have for lunch and di..
The Ordinary: Retinoids and Vitamins
Last September, I did a post on The Ordinary skincare and my first impressions of the five products that I had bought. Since then, it’s become by far the most read article on my blog and the interest in the brand is clearly not going anywhere. And I get it. ..