Yesterday, we had a copy of Norwegian magazine ROM 123 in the mail which features our house (thanks to Kristine and Stine). I have to say, I can not read one single thing, but the pictures are so nice and the title „Pippi-huset“ referring to Pippi Longstockings speaks for itself.
It was raining in the morning and it was cold outside – only like 8°C, Brrr…..the only thing to make the day shiny and bright for me was to walk in the kitchen and preheat the oven. let’s make some pretty pies!
There was the cherry pie(which is always great), the chocolate pie (a life safer and yes, it is rich, but also in taste) and of course the pumpkin pie (I saw the ripe pumpkin fields since weeks). I cannot say, which one I like the most, because I love them all! And of course I cannot eat them all up at once alone. So, if you around, come by and check out which one of them you like the most!
I am extremely proud to be able to tell you that our house is featured in the Oct issue of the German „We Love Living“ magazine (available Sep 19th). Having a story in a magazine across 10 pages about us and our house has been a long time dream. Wow!
It’s been so much fun working together with the people from the magazine, special thanks to Carolin, Shanti, Marion and Peter and thanks also to the models Julia, Caro and Dani. So, what can you expect? Fun and stylish interior pictures, entertaining ideas about our „Pie Eating Contest“, exciting short-takes from the house and much, much more. I hope, that you will like it!. For most of you who live outside Germany, here´s a little sneak peak of the article.
Just one hour flight time from Duesseldorf on the beautiful island of Jersey, I bumped into an original vintage Jersey icecream van. I think it’s a perfect start for a vacation. However, the friendly icecream man was just closing and on his way home, so I did not get my Jersey Soft, but he promised to be back tomorrow.
… and so does Silvia and Guido. When Silvia asked me, if I would be able to pop up our tearoom in her garden, a new idea was born and a couple of days later somewhere in Düsseldorf an afternoon tea party was held.
I went there with a car fully packed with cakes and cookies, plates, cutlery, garden tables and chairs with cushions and so on…I wanted that all guests feel welcome and at home at the lovely surrounding of Silvia’s and Guido’s garden.
I created a cake list which should cover the sweet tooth for 45 guests plus kids. Besides the freshly baked rhubarb crumble I prepared delicious scones just in time for the arrival of the friends.
Most fun I had was with preparing the stationery for this event in advance. I created a lovely placemat and napkin rings, different stickers for the cake buffet with Silvia’s and Guido’s name on it. And please look at the cookies in shape of a teabag, with personalized labelling as well. The kids just loved that stuff.
No tearoom without beautiful flowers in vintage vases!
The response of the guests was overwhelming! They did like it a lot and I had to fill up the buffet again and again…it was a great experience for me and there was enough time to chat with some of the guests.
When they found out, that I have the next pop up tearoom date already set, they told me that they won’t miss that date and wanna join again. The tearoom closed late that sunday, but it was a fantastic day for everybody! Thanks to Silvia’s & Guido’s friends!
If you live in the Düsseldorf/Cologne area, drop me an email if you want to join a PopUp Tearoom event.