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yesterday

Another gray and rainy weekend... so I made cookies (Maria's recipe) to eat with tea, the best comforting way to forget that spring is still not there ;)

corner view / imagination

Maybe you remember a Corner View whose theme was "experience". I chose to show you cards made to "promote" my work (here). I realized a new one that was not finished at that time. Now it's done, and here it is. This is my last trip to Copenhagen that inspired me ;)

And once again, I think the colors look a bit saturated on Blogspot...

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Back to Skansen

Skansen / Stockholm / Sweden

Once again I post pictures of this open air museum taken less than two years. I think whenever spring is coming I have cravings for Sweden ;)

More photos of Skansen here, here and here.

corner view / looking up

Did you notice when we walk in a city we don't know, we always look up?

That was my case in Copenhagen last september. I enjoyed seeing the wonderful steeples (hope it's the right word, not sure...) there are anywhere in this city. That of the old stock exchange (first picture) is my favorite. 

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London street art

Last summer, I was always happy to discover here and there

some nice illustrations in the streets of London.

big day

TAHITI 80

Big day

I had seen this french band several years ago and I was looking forward to go back to their show because they're very good. In early April, they make a show close to home so I'll be there!

It's fun because this band has a career in Asia, especially in Japan and is almost unknown by the the French. They sing in English...is it for that reason? Much like another french band Phoenix. They're better known abroad than in France ... what a shame ...

I wish you a nice weekend!

corner view / something difficult

Something difficult ... but not too much... choosing the right color(s)!

Our house door was changed 3 weeks ago. It's time to think about the painting because it's a wooden door with just a coat of white paint protection.

 For the interior, I chose a dark gray (before we had a dark khaki). Not easy to find the right color with the old tiles from the house. Maybe I should choose a red lacquered ... too late, I started painting yesterday!

I started to paint the door yesterday, now I must paint the sides and top. I saw that I had left flow of painting, I must sand before the second layer....

Since we bought this house, I have always painted (the outer side) door in red because I like red doors! But it's over because facing the sun, the red becomes pink ...

After thinking a while, I opted for a dark turquoise.

Go to work!

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clap your hands

Parov Stelar

Clap your hands

Have a nice day :)

books

The New York trilogy - Paul Auster

I haven't finished this book. I read the first part, but I haven't wanted to keep reading. Maybe my mood was not open, I don't know, but I haven't hooked this story.

The picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde

I wanted to read this book for a long time. It's done! Youth, beauty, decay, art and fantastic in the Victorian era... Very good book, I would like to see the movie now that came out a few years ago.

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

I loved Emma I read some time ago but I think I prefer this one. I love being immersed in the life and habits of English society of the nineteenth. Very interesting. I read this book really quickly and I want to discover other novels of this author.

Svar við bréfi Helgu (La lettre à Helga) - Bergsveinn Birgisson

This short novel is a letter and a confession of love. It's beautiful and moving. I definitely like how Icelandic authors write...

just before sunrise

Pictures taken last Saturday morning, our day of departure.

The only day we saw the sun ... it was the eastern Pyrenees, not far from Andorra.

corner view / (not) warmth

Impossible for me to talk about warmth these days.

We are in the Pyrenees for a few days and the weather is terrible.

Snow is falling all the time and the wind is very strong. Not easy to ski...

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corner view / homemade

This is a "homemade" apple pie... but not completely.

I cut apples, I cooked it but I haven't done the dough ...

Well, it works anyway because it remains just that little piece ;)

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I'm from Barcelona is back :)

I'm from Barcelona

Violins

I have already posted several times video of this Swedish band that I love.

I say to the French who are the biggest consumers (in the world) of antidepressants: listen to  I'm from Barcelona and throw your pills :)

I waited for a while their new cd and it will happen soon (end of March, I think).

 I hope they will come back for shows in France this year...

For now, here is their new song "Violins".

corner view / love in my corner

I took these pictures last evening when my daughter went to her riding lesson. It has been 3 years now she rides every week. I think she has made real progress this year. She's autonomous when she takes care of her pony before riding and once on it, her position is better. Nevertheless one year ago, I remember she wanted to give up because she was afraid to jump. It's her love for ponies that allowed this.

Did I already told you it was the same for me?  ;)  ;)  ;)

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enigma

Watched last night.

A great film about the mathematician Alan Turing who managed to discover the secret of the German encryption machine (Enigma) during World War II. It is said, thanks to him, the war was shortened to two years and there was 14 million deaths in less ...

At the end, the film also shows how he was very badly treated because of his homosexuality (finally he committed suicide at 41 biting into a poisoned apple...).

It's the pioneer of computing.

The actor Benedict Cumberbatch plays perfectly. I advise you this movie !

corner view / poem

I have to admit the theme of the day didn't inspire me much

because I'm not a poetic girl nor a poems lover ;)

So the only solution for me was to "play" with my markers!

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane, hosted par Francesca where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme.To see more CV visit the Francesca's blog! Join us if you want.

amsterdam

There is a planned trip that I look forward to. This will be in Amsterdam with my family and my friend Kristin (from Li+Belle blog) and her daughter. I am very excited about this project! We chose Amsterdam because we didn't know this city and it's not to far from France and Germany. I went only once to the Netherlands, in The Hague exactly, when I was about 15 years ... how far is it! So if you have good tips, they are welcome! To be continued ... ;)