3 windows






i went to the market after school yesterday to buy some ice cream and flowers. the air was so hot, you could barely breathe. the pavement was glowing, everything was moving slower and time seemed to stand still. i suddenly felt like walking across an italian plaza - that same gloomy mood italian afternoons are made of had taken over that nuremberg summer day and left me with holiday daydreams floating around in my head.

 elderflower cordial










i've been waiting one whole year to try and make my own elderflower cordial (and it turned out to be much more simple than i thought).

here's what i did. you'll need...

1 organic lemon
1 organic orange (if you like)
1 kg sugar
20 g citric acid
25 elderflower blossoms

first rinse off the lemon and orange with hot water and dice them into medium sized slices.

bring 1 litre of water, sugar and citric acid to a boil. after the sugar has dissolved let cook for additional 5 minutes.

now carefully trim the stems away from the elderflower blossoms - don't wash them!

place the blossoms and the lemon/orange slices in two big clean jars (i used two 750 ml jars). pour the hot syrup into the jars and stir gently to blend it all together. store in a dark place for 3-4 days, stirring the cordial once daily.

strain the blossoms and slices from the cordial. bring the cordial to a boil once more until it's hot and pour it into sterilized bottles. store the elderflower cordial in a cool dry place for up to one year. once opened, you have to store the bottles in the refrigerator.

mix one (or two) finger-width of cordial with ice cold sparkling water and add the juice of half a lemon! hope you enjoy this summer drink as much as i do!

 all white






this is from a few weeks back when the trees were covered in pink and yellow and white. now the colour green has taken over again and i enjoy my first day off in ages. time for sun and some good old music (bergen would be nice to visit, don't you think?).

 random








oh boy, life seems to be in a bit of a rush these days. i started doing a further education recently and it's much more time consuming than i thought... but i plan on getting my life back!

 munich | kunstareal














some more snaps from munich! this is maxvorstadt with its many, many museums. so much to see and so many rainy sunday afternoons spent.

meanwhile: may has been super sunny so far and i try to spend my days mostly outdoors. i got my first sunburn yesterday - but today i'm gonna go to sleep with the smell of sun milk on my skin.