Once a week I try to go to the market for fresh fruit. I'm a fruitjunkie and love watching & eating seasonal fruits. On the market we have l'Homme des Fraises ( the Strawberry Man ) with lovely strawberries from Pontpoint, a nearby village. And there's the Melon Man who sells 2 cantaloupes for 3€. Read article…
Author: Judith de Graaff
I scream for ice cream!
Summer started in France & I couldn't be happier. I'm not sure if it's true, but most people prefer the season they were born in. I was born in the middle of the summer and it's absolutely my favorite season. Sunshine, people-watching from a sunny café terrace, leaving the house without a jacket, sunbathing & Read article…
Humanoid Delivery
The last & only time I won something was when I was 6 years old and won a Queensday drawing contest. I wrote Happy 05th wedding anniversary to the Queen, in stead of 50th anniversary. That was probably "funny" enough to let me win… I remember the prize very well: a voucher with the equivalent Read article…
Back to… Sweden
Last year I already wrote about our trip to Sweden on Bloesem but today we're going back! Our visit to Sweden was part of our roadtrip to Scandinavia in may 2011. We had great weather: lots of blue skies & sunshine. We left for Scandinavia ( Denmark, Sweden, Norway ) without too much preparation. We Read article…
Marimekko Helsinki map
Finland is placed very high on my places-I-want-to-visit wishlist. And not in the last place because of Marimekko. I remember my mother wearing a Marimekko shirt & skirt in the 80s. They were made with the softest jersey and had a timeless fit. When in London I picked up a free copy of the Marimekko Read article…
Always Coca Cola
You can use Coca Cola to clean your house or to get rust off a car bumper. I know it's not a very healthy drink, but it's one of my guilty pleasures: a daily sip of diet Coke. Not more than 1 glass a day and never regular cola ( makes me thirsty! ). The Read article…
Styloise: Marie Line
I love it when people try their best to look good, even when it's hot. While most Isariens wore flip flops & uninteresting tees, Marie Line dressed up to go shopping with her husband and kids ( look who's hiding there! ). She's a saleswoman from Nogent sur Oise and loves spending time in the Read article…
Vintage Sapique 9
High on our renovation-wishlist is our bathroom. When we moved in in 2004, we installed a temporary shower cabin & renewed the toilet. But we dream of a real bathroom with tiles or tadelakt, a double shower and enough place to store new towels. I created this Pinterest inspiration board for our new bathroom… The Read article…
Back to… Corsica
Let's go back to sunny Corsica! With a short stopover in Lyon we headed to Corsica in may 2010. Lyon is cool: it's urban & charming and not as big as Paris. We had a delicious salad with local ingredients & the best artisan lemonade ever at Ninkasi, a super cool place where you can Read article…
La Galerie Végétale
One of my alltime favorite boutiques in Paris is definitely La Galerie Végétale. I'm a sucker for succulents and wandering around this former carpentry workplace makes me really happy. In this lush green shop you find a unique selection of succulents & cacti, a large diversity of planters ( in reclaimed rubber, ceramics, plastics, zinc, Read article…
