• Bewusst Leben,  Sarines Göteborg

    Spring on the inside

    The gray has been following me – when I was in Germany it was sunny at home (and gray in Germany), now that I am back, it’s graygraygray with – no kidding – snow (well, that was yesterday, but still). We’re not ones to give up so easily, though, so if Muhammed won’t come to the mountain (is that even how you say it in English or is this Swenglish?) …

    Peter recently bought an air humidifier, since the air in our apartment is so dry we always wake up with what feels like a desert in our mouths. It was crap so he returned it and found something way cooler: plants that do the trick. Now, I don’t know what they’re called and so far I cannot claim that I can feel a difference but it definitely gives the apartment a more homely feel, don’t you think?

    Disclaimer: I did not pick most of these plant pots, so I refuse to be held accountable for any possible ugliness (guess which one I really want to get rid off).

    The mint has been keeping up the spirit despite the grayness – maybe it’s the coffee grounds Peter has been feeding it with.

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    This is what the kitchen looked like this morning:

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    Bought some lavender yesterday. The girl at the flower stand told me I should put it in hot water. She told me the same about a gerbera I purchased. Never heard of this before – maybe there is such a thing as „trends“ in plant watering? Do you know anything about this? Anyway, the lavender:

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  • Bewusst Leben,  Sarines Göteborg

    Spring fever…ish

    I thought I had posted this last night but I guess I was too tired from work. Found it under „recent drafts“ just now. So this is „yesterday’s jam“, as Roy from the IT Crowd would say.

    The days are getting longer, and most of all: lighter! It’s not until you see the sun again after a very long winter that you realize how much you’ve missed it. I know I did.

    When I left the house this morning there was still ice on the ground …
    … I was greeted by the moon and a pastel sky so pretty it even made our neighborhood seem beautiful.
    The sun came out during the day …
    … and suddenly, spring seemed like a possibility.

    Nothing against these „guerrilla art cherry blossoms“ – but I can’t wait for the real deal.