As the holiday season approaches, I thought it would be fascinating to take a look back at some beautiful Christmas-themed paintings and prints from the late 19th century and the early 1900. Let’s start with my favorite one! Christmas Shopping by William Ely Hill, 1926: A humorous scene capturing the bustling madness of Christmas shopping,…
Tag: Homemaking
My cat as a Bauhaus cat
This is my cat Coco, an 8 year-old scaredy tuxedo: I can take a thousand pictures of him a day. I share our cat life here on instagram: thegatines He mostly likes to sunbath, hunt, and sleep (covered by a blanket or inside of a cat cave). He sometimes acts as my assistant. I mean…
A small taste of spring!
This is what spring looks like in my tiny village this April: cherry, pear and apple blossoms, an orange cat, some violets, a daffodils, yellow wild ranunculus, wild strawberry plant, and tiny pansies. Some disgusting bug ate all my peony blossom buds, so no peonies this year for me.
Cookie recipes: almond cookies and shortbread
Hi and thank you for taking a look at my cookies! I’m not a baker or chef; I’m an architect and artist that loves to bake. It’s like making art that you can share and enjoy. Almond cookies recipe This is a multi-purpose almond cookie recipe that can be used for cut out cookies, cookie…
Some of my holiday cards
Find these (and more) here and here 🙂
Some days are special, unexpectedly
A day you get to paint with oils, A day you get to eat Nutella crepes, A day you get to bake a cake for someone special, A day you get to pick fragrant roses from your garden, A day you are gifted a peony, A day you get to show your love for colors,…