I'm in heaven...
Can't write right now :D

Lavender

Provence, maybe?

Noo... Washington :D

Angela's Ashes

It's a sad day for literature lovers around the world...
Frank McCourt the author of Angela's Ashes has died :( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_McCourt
When I first read his autobiography in 2003 I didn't know what to do - to laugh because it was written in a funny manner or to cry because it's the story of a sad childhood...
When I had the opportunity to buy it in English, I never hesitated and since then I have read it many times over and every time it works it's magic on me...
Below it's a small sample of his humour.
RIP Frank McCourt...

Green tomatoes and Walnuts Jam

2 kg green tomatoes, 2 kg sugar, 250 ml vinegar, 250 g walnuts, 2 slices of lemon

Wash and cut the tomatoes in quarters or smaller. Put them in a pan, cover with water (3 cm over them), add the vinegar and let them boil for 25 minutes. Drain well. Meanwhile make a syrup from 2 kg of sugar and 1/2 l water. Boil the syrup for 20 minutes and then add the tomatoes. After 15 minutes add the walnuts and the lemon slices. Boil for another half an hour and then put them in sterilised jars.

Lamb's Lettuce with Chickenbreast and Garlic bread

Wash 400 g chickenbreast and then cut them in stripes. Add salt and pepper. Heat 1 Tablespoon of olive oil and fry the chicken. Wash 250 g of Lamb's lettuce (Feldsalat in German ;). Wash and clean 1 red capsicum and cut it in thin slices. Peel 2 carrots and then finely grate them.

Make a dressing with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, 1 tablespoon of sweet bavarian mustard and 1 tablespoon of yoghurt. Mix all the salad ingredients and pour the dressing over. Add the warm chickenbreast stripes.
Garlic bread: Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil and fry 1 finely chopped garlic clove. Add 2 slices of bread cut into cubes and fry until they turn golden. Serve warm with the salad.

Baile Atha Cliath

What are the odds with less than a week to my trip to Ireland to see a documentary about Dublin on Tv?
100 to 1?
Neh, I tell you: 1 to 1 !!!
I just watched it on TVR 2 :)
This means I will have an amazing holiday starting on Wednesday...

Ice Age 3 3D!!!

Wow! Wow! and Wow again :D
We went today to see Ice Age 3D and we had a laugh, not only because the movie is brilliant but also because we were looking like mutants with our 3D glasses :))
What can I say - this is a movie you should definitely see in cinemas, the 3D experience is beyond words, it's a must see...
And the movie was sooo funny, with some new characters and some totally hilarious scenes - like the crashing of the pterosaurs (one of the best scenes of the movie) - loads of funny accents, really a treat for the whole family...