As you may already know, there are two days I really love throughout the year. The first one is my birthday, when, at the end of July, I love to enjoy the last moments of sleep under my fresh linen sheets, savouring every second before the big day begins. The second one is Christmas: obviously there’s [...]

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The imperative was clear: get creative. Bake your cookies and decorate them with a September theme, whatever September means to you. September, September… end of summer? Too sad, and right now I’m already enjoying a steaming cup of masala chai to face first cold feet and rainy weather. Vineyards and ripe grapes? why not, but [...]

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I’ve always been a romantic girl, maybe more suited to a Jane Austen’s or an Emily Brontë’s novel than to this crazy and modern life! I used to love spending time reading with my cousin in our attic or in the garden, pretending to live into Little Women book (I’ve always considered myself as Meg, [...]

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Today is my birthday. I’m getting older, I’m 29 today, but I’m not scared at all. I love birthdays, the 27th of July is one of my favourite days throughout the year, along with Christmas and the first Monday of holidays! I love those 5 minutes when you stretch yourself under the blankets, savouring each [...]

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Here I am! No, I haven’t been kidnapped by green aliens and no, I haven’t won the lottery and escaped  to the Hawaii… simply there was no Internet connection for a long and relaxing weekend at home. At the beginning I was quite annoyed by this inconvenience, but later on I decided to enjoy my [...]

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