Fall Favorites 2021

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It's said that Fall is the season of death, but I think that it's also a season of life because people seem to be more productive, maybe because they "revived" thanks to the summer holidays.

Fall isn't my favourite season, but I like it anyway. It's a colourful season, sometimes more than springs, and it gives me so many suggestive landscape... its brown, orange, and red trees, its fog, and its cloudy and rainy days. 

TEA: Fall and Winter are the best season for hot teas. I love Earl Grey tea with milk and a piece of apple cake. The perfect mix for an afternoon break.

COFFEE: long coffee or cappuccino provided that they have a lot of hot milk.

CANDY OR COOKIES: I think cookies are the perfect break in Fall afternoon especially Belgian biscuits. Apple cakes and apple pies are delicious too.

DINNER: any kind of vegetable soups, and cream of carrots and pumpkins, sometimes with some spelt or barley.

SCARF: it's not enough cold for heavy scarves, but when it's cooler like in the morning or in the evening, I usually use a blue light scarf.

COAT: the woolly coats made by my mom are perfect for this period.

SHOES: a pair of brown booties as it rains, or a pair of black elegant shoes when it's sunny or cloudy.

SCENTED CANDLE: cinnamon, apple, and every smell that would remember fall.

ACTIVITY: reading and playing computer games are my favourites, but I like also go out for a walk into the wood, looking for chestnuts.

What about your Fall? Feel free to copy this post and to tag me. I'll be happy to comment your post.

Night blesses you all.

Emily

 

3 things I've loved this week

 

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Sometimes we need a bit of relaxation, and this week was quite relaxing. 

1. My boyfriend and I helped E. freeing her home from some furniture she couldn't bring with her to the new home. She's really a wonderful woman.

2. Given that E. would have left on Saturday for her new home, my aunt organized a meeting for Thursday at lunch. We met earlier in the morning and we helped E. with the last preparation and then we went out for lunch. We ate in a traditional restaurant. The place was a little full of people, but the food was very good! 

3. I was particularly inspired by cooking. I prepared some delicious dishes and today I prepared a tasty and beautiful apple cake.

How was your week? Did you do anything interesting? Let me know in the comments.

Night blesses you

Emily

3 things I've loved this week

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I'm so tired this week... but I'm very happy! I've been busy, more than the one before, but I was able also to find a bit of time for fun and for my lovely cat. 

1. I renewed for the first time my driving license. They're already ten years I got it and this year I had my first renewal. Nothing particular, they asked me to read some letters from a certain distance and if I have any dangerous illnesses. My sight is perfect, as usual, and I don't have any illnesses that can be dangerous for driving. 

2. My aunt asked me if I accompanied her to a friend of hers who had sold her home and she's moving to another city. This friend, E., had a lot of old and new things that couldn't bring with her to the new home, she asked my aunt if she needed anything. Meeting me, she asked me if I needed anything, and given that my boyfriend and I are starting to look for a home to buy, E. offered us to keep some furniture for the bedroom (a double bed, a couple of night tables, and a chest of drawers), a little table with two chairs and another old little piece of furniture. With my car I could only keep the smaller furniture, but, for the others, we will come back next week, in a van of the company of my boyfriend.

3. Today has been the birthday of a friend of ours and he invited us to eat Japanese food in our favorite all-you-can-eat restaurant.

How was your week? Did you do anything interesting? Let me know in the comments.

Night blesses you all

Emily

Welcome September

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OMG! September came so quickly! 

Summer is almost ended and autumn is at the doors. This means that cold days are coming too and also those beautiful colors of the leaves on the streets and on the fields. 

In my idea, Fall means also hot teas and chocolate, hot soups, Yankee candles and incense, sofas, books, and soft wholly blankets. People seem to wiggle a little more, maybe for getting back the retired works of the summer holidays.

Do you like Fall? What are your favorite activities during this period? Let me know in the comments.

Night blesses you.

Emily

Just a Minute in...August

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Hello readers!

August has been a very busy month. Full of news and full of satisfaction. I left back a lot of negative thoughts and now everything is going better.

READING: "The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring".
WATCHING: "The Boys" and "Alias Grace".
LISTENING: "The Elder Scroll V: Skyrim" original game soundtrack.
BUYING: some new clothes, I need to renew my wardrobe.
LOVING: last sunny days...autumn is coming.
WANTING: I'd like to go to the spa...I miss it so much.
FEELING: I'm happier than last month. I hope things will go better for the next one.

What about your August? Did you go somewhere for your holidays? Let me know in the comment below.

Night blesses you all.

Emily

3 things I've loved this week

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Another week has gone by. It was very funny and productive.

1. The first thing I've loved this week had been Tuesday. In the morning I had a very good walk with two other friends and then I had lunch with my two older nieces. We spent the afternoon playing "Cards Against Humanity". They had so much fun that they've already asked me to repeat the afternoon.

2. I spent a bit of time with my mom. On Monday morning we got our manicure together and on Thursday morning we went together to the hairstylist.

3. The best thing that happened was on Saturday morning. My boyfriend and I had a long walk in one of our beautiful mountains. The weather was cloudy and high there was almost cold.

Lunch with a spectacular view.

We live somewhere down there

On the way back...

...we saw also a beautiful butterfly

How was your week? How did you spend your weekend? Tell me in the comments.

Night blesses you all

Emily

3 things I've loved this week

 

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This had been a very nice week.

1. I went shopping with my sister to discover a nice new clothing store, it's very cheap! I bought two pairs of shorts, one skirt, and 4 t-shirts. I was happy like a child on Christmas.

2. After the shopping I spent a bit of time with my sister and her animals: one dog and three cats. It has been a lovely day.

3. I finished the translation of the book and uploaded it... I think it will be published soon.

August is almost at its ending and the summer too. What about your holidays? Have you been somewhere? Or did you stayed at home? Let me know in the comments.

Night blesses you all.

Emily

3 things I've loved this week

 

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Hello everybody! How was your week?

My week has been particularly full of emotions and satisfaction. The translation is going very well. Tomorrow I will finish it then, on Tuesday, I will review it and finally, I will upload the finished work. As soon as the book will be published, I will share the link in one of my next posts!

1. A funny Wednesday night. The best friend of a friend of ours came to the north from Naples, so we organized a day where we played the funniest board games we have. She had so much fun that she bought two of the games we played together once she came back home.

2. Some walks, by myself or with my friend M. There were beautifully sunny and hot days, perfect for good walks into the woods and countryside.

3. The birthday of my friend G. We ate in a fantastic all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant and had a lot of fun! I ate some delicious sweet "rabbits bread", with cream, and I really loved them! I also met a girl who I still knew, but we both didn't remember. We met for the first time when we were children. She lent me the VHS of an old Disney cartoon and her sister taught me to play the board game "battleship". We spent most of the night chatting and laughing.

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Anything funny in your week? Let me know in the comments!

Night blesses you all.

Emily

3 things I've loved this week

 

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This week was full of news and good habits!

1. On Tuesday morning I went walking with my friend M. He lives in a beautiful little city at the foot of the mountains.

2. I received my first official order for a book translation from English into Italian! I'm so happy! I got to work immediately and I finished the first ten pages in only 8 hours.

3. I saw a roe deer in the field in front of my home. What a beautiful sight!

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How was your week? Did something particular happen that you would never forget? Tell me in the comments.

Have a nice new week!

Emily

What I love about...Spring

I love Spring, it's one of my favorite seasons: full of colors and life. You can find new energy everywhere and you can use it for the best activities you prefer: running, walking, working, cleaning, and so on. 

Some weeks ago, before they forced us to stay at home, I went out for a good walk and had to take some pictures of those colorful flowers. 

This is also the period of Sakura blossom in Japan. I'm following a FB page where they're publishing some beautiful pictures of cherry trees blossom. It's so suggestive. One day I will go to Japan, and I will see this beautiful event with my own eyes.

What do you like about spring? Is there somewhere you would like to visit, more than others, in this period? Let me know in the comments.

Good night lovelies

Emily

There is something new...

There is a new lifestyle for a new me.

I reached a point of no return and I could do nothing more than take a few steps back.

First of all: I started a healthier diet. I decided it was time to see a nutritionist and let him to suggest me the better way for losing weight. And he suggested me very well! In 5 months I have lost 10kg, and I'm still losing weight! I'm very happy and satisfied.

In the second place, I needed to change my job. I was no more able to effort all that pressure from those 2 cold persons I worked with and I was no more able to accept to work for making richer rich people. I want to make real my dreams and no one except me can realize them. So I started this healthier and beautiful new job.

Now I'm spending more time at home (quarantine or not), and I'm dedicating more attention to my self-care and family. When we can go out, I go on walking almost every day, and when we can't go out, I do some workouts twice or three times per week.

In this period I found again my passion for cooking, so...I often prepare something delicious.

Well, I'm printing again with the 3D printer. I'm so happy. We had some problems with the machine, but now we fixed them and we're printing again almost full time. The theme of the moment is Pokémon.

I also discovered a new passion: nails and everything concerns with them. I really like nail art, and I'm trying to do always something new. My boyfriend's mom is always ready to offer herself as cavy giving me the possibility of exercise on someone else's nails.

Well, what else? Nothing more for the moment. I'll write something new soon.

Good night everyone.

Emily

Week Review

Last week was particularly long, maybe because now I'm on vacation! This week I will spend a lot of time relaxing. 

First of all, I stayed alone in the agency for two days. It was a nice experience. I discovered also that some of my damaged flowers re-bloomed again!

Then, on Saturday we organized a barbeque with some friends and my niece. We had a lot of fun. We ate and we played some board games. The house of our friend where we had the barbeque, has a very large garden, with also animals. There were five tortoises, two gods, a pony, and some chickens. The two dogs were so sweet and cute! 

On Saturday morning I baked some pancakes for me and my boyfriend and then I baked my favorite cake for the afternoon. In the evening, I took a long bath, reading a book on my kindle, and listening to music.

How was your week? Let me know in the comments.

Have a nice new week.

Symphonya

Sunday Review

Hello readers!

Last week was so hot! But it's summer, so it's good as it is.

During my daily wolk, I sow many beautiful things.

A lot of white and grey herons. They are so elegant. I was able to take only one picture. Let's find it!

All along the way I usually walk, I saw also flowers and fruits. In front of my house, there is a nice old man that has a little vegetable garden where I so some growing pumpkins. I think they will be very big in autumn.

The best thing that happened was that I received a bouquet from a friend. He wanted to thank me for the help I gave him some days ago.

How was your week? Something particular happened? Let me knoe in the comments!

Have a nice new week

Emily

Week Review

Welcome back, Readers!

Last week has gone very quickly. We had two days of very bad weather, with thunderstorms and a lot of rain and wind. Luckily, the weekend was hot and sunny.

On Friday night we met with three other friends for a game to a board game. It was fun and it was so nice to see friends after so much time we've never seen.

I've also seen a beautiful rainbow and a beautiful sunset.

Saturday and Sunday were two tranquil days. We met with friends for role-playing games, I baked a delicious cake, we ate a lot and played with Yeti, our cat.

How was your week? What about the weather? Let me know in the comments!

Have a nice new week!

Emily

Loving This Summer

Hello readers! How are you?

Summer is my favorite season. It's hot, it's sunny, it's colorful! I love all those flower, but I love more aromatic plants like basil, tyime, origan and so on.

In summer animals seem to be sweetier. My cat Yeti, for exemple, he loves roll around the terrace, under the sunlight, but when the weather is too hot, Yeti prefers to stay inside, outstretched on the airiest windowsill of the house. My dad sometimes lets free his turtle and she's so sweet.

This summer I discovered also some delicious lemonades in the bar next to the estate agency where I work. My favorite is the lemon, ginger and honey lemonade.

With my boyfriend we didn't go anywhere yet, maybe next month we will go somewhere with friends.

Do you have any programs for this summer? What are you projecting to do? Let me know in the comments.

Have a nice weekend.

Emily

My favorite photographic subject

This morning I went out, in my garden, cutting out some bad grass. I needed to escape a little bit from the inside of my home. I can't go anywhere I want because of the quarantine, but I can go out in my garden, at least.

While I was out there was a very good temperature and when I came back I opened the door of the terrace and my little cat was really happy about that. He went out and rolled himself on the ground watching us with very happy eyes.

For the rest of the day, we stayed inside. Our cat slept relaxed for all the afternoon and I stayed in front of my computer on YouTube.

Good night everybody.

Symphonya