Summer flowers

Last summer I started this nice habit of bringing flowers home after work on Fridays. I love fresh flowers on my table, but sadly they wilt so soon. I prefer potted plants, since they have a longer life in my hands, but picked flowers bring this sort of luxury I like. Taking a walk and picking flowers is a very good way to start the weekend, I think. As the (short) season goes on, there are new flowers in bloom every week and that way I can get a little bit different looking bunch every time.

The wild anemones are pretty much all gone now, I've seen only few late ones on my way to work, but I am not sure those will last long anymore. Instead I got these planted ones from my late grandmother's garden. I think these are related to the wild anemones and my grandmother would have told a lot more about them. I just think they are so pretty poking out from the green and being among the first ones to bloom in her garden, alongside with tulips and narcissus. If I recall correctly, the blue little flowers are forget-me-nots, a pain of the garden. Grandmother would have told me to rip out more of them, made a bigger bouquet of them, since they spread like wild fire. She got one little bunch of them from a friend of hers who warned her that soon it will be all over yer yard and the neighbor's too.

The Syringa in the garden was blooming as well and of course I had to take some branches home. The smell of them is so sweet. It's the smell of early summer, I think.

Happy weekend!

The Italian styled dinner

What I have understood about Italian dinners is that you sit down with your loved ones and have a long meal accompanied by conversation and spending time together, there is no rush.

For last Friday we wanted to sit down with some good food, good drinks and just enjoy. Time together for us is extra valuable, since we don't get to do this that often. It is these precious moments that makes everything worth it.

These Gin basil smashes were served from the Ultima Thule glasses. I found these glasses just lying around at my parent's cupboard, so I decided to give them a better home. Aren't they just so cool looking? As in cool as ice.

Bruschettas before anything else.

Spaghetti with pesto and some beef with spinach.

Sometimes it is just so nice to stay home and cook good food and relax.

Monday roses

Rainy, gloomy Monday. There aren't many things that could relieve the Monday blues, but the Monday after all the graduation parties is a special one. It is when all the roses are on sale. I got this bunch only for a couple of euros.

This definitely brightens up any day! Have a good Monday.