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Happy sunday from my home to yours. I had no idea if it would work. Yellow and pink. I just loved the yellow dahlia’s and pink roses at yesterday’s market so much. The only way to found out was to bring them home and give it a try. “... I’ll make it work” a thought frequently practiced.
Sunshine and warmth in a vase. Wishing you a lovely sunday and bright sunny new week everyone.
#pinkandyellow #colourlove #dahlias #roses #flowerlove #currentmood

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Aug 18

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This pretty much sums it up. Bridges, bikes and boats when I think of Amsterdam. Cycling around town one of my favorite things to do. “The Swan” Canalhouse with the red shutters dated 1652. It was a dreadful building site for almost two years. Covered in canvas until it was revealed again after intens restaurations. I always find it amazing how these houses are still standing century after century. Unfortunately pooring rain these last few days. I always feel sorry for those visiting when this happens. Hope everyone still finds fun exploring. Summer is gonna return next week they say. Warm temps and lots of sunshine. Wishing you a lovely sunday and bright new week everyone.
#wanderlove #touristinmyowncity #happysunday #littlestoriesofmylife #amsterdam

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Aug 16

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Sugar flowers
Friday flowerday. Roses, peony, poppy, freesia and helleborus.
Sending some sweet flowers to wish you a wonderful friday and great weekend everyone.
#sugarflowers #flowerfriday #botanicalart #roses #poppy #currentmood

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Aug 15

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Sugar poppy
Recreating some of those last poppies of the season I was lucky to buy from one of my favorite growers. Stocking up on sugar poppies in my sweet sugar garden so that I have plenty to play with long after poppy season.
One sugarflower, one step at a time.
More to come, happy to be back at work.
Have a lovely thursday everyone.
#sweetlife #sugar #poppy #poppylove #sugarflowers #papaver #currentmood

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Aug 11

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Happy sunday from my home to yours. Flowers are always the first thing I buy when coming home. The power of the flower, a house turned into a home again. Dahlia, zinnia’s and lucky to buy one of the last poppies of the season. We have been away for almost four weeks. Africa now forever stolen our hearts. This truly has been a life changing trip for all of us. Looking back we all had to agree that our best moments always involved animals. It is amazing how when they are in our presence that we feel so much joy and most alive. Swimming with the sea turtles in Mauritius, tropical flower inspiration, a (sunday) sunset and more in my instastories. Happy to be back again, I can’t wait to turn all my new found inspiration into sugar reality.
Have a great sunday and beautiful new week everyone.
#dahlias #poppies #zinnias #flowerlove #floweraddict #currentmood

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Aug 11

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Fields of sugarcane in Mauritius. Only a few hours back home in Amsterdam, still thinking about one of the best holidays we ever had. Sugar cane can grow up to 2 to 6 meters. Did you know that nearly 80 percent of all sugar production comes from sugar cane. The rest 20 percent from beet. Born in Surinam (a former colony of the Netherlands) I grew up with sugarcane. Playing in these fields when we went back for family holidays to my native country one of my best memories. My uncles would chop cane pieces for me to chew on. From a very young age I was familiar with the stories of sugar. How slaves often lost their hands and sometimes life when working in these fields and use of machinery. It was a full circle moment for me that I got to introduce my children to this incredible produce. I can not imagine my life without sugar. Looking forward to getting back to work in my kitchen creating sugarflowers. Our suitcases filled with the best bottles of Rum (also a product made from cane) and vanilla beans for days to come.
We have been travelling thousands of miles for nearly four weeks. Spending each day and almost every moment together. I will miss this special time. Heartwarming memories forever to look back on. Back to work tomorrow. Thank you for your patience and staying with me. New sugarflower work up soon. Up next my sunday flowers. It is good to be home.
#sugar #sugarcane #mauritius #summerlove #familytime #currentmood

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Aug 4

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Happy sunday. That time when there were peonies in almost every room of our home. Going through photo’s I never got round to share. These saturday market flowers in Amsterdam my life but seeing hibiscus, bougainvillea, frangipani, allamanda flowers and many more in Mauritius in the wild, something to be just as excited about. Only a few more days we are enjoying our family summer adventure. Back to work soon. I’m filled with inspiration for many months to come.
Have a wonderful sunday and beautiful new week everyone.
#peonies #flowerlove #floweraddict #currentmood

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Aug 4

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Entrance of Chateau de Labourdonnais. The story of my life. In the far distance my family always ahead, waiting for me while I’m taking pictures.
We are on the beautiful island of Mauritius. Everything we as a family ever dreamed about being on a tropical island is now coming true. The whitest sandy beaches and bright blue turquois water. A lot has happened for us this year. Some painful goodbyes but also happiness for every opportunity given to us. I could not remember the last time I have read a book. I finished reading one this past week here on Mauritius. My children are having fun swimming, building sandcastles and jumping waves. There isn’t much more they need right now.
Mauritius is a stunning green island in the middle of the Indian Ocean. It is the middle of winter now on this part of the globe but temperatures of 26 degrees instead of 36 are a welcome relief. There are fields of sugarcane, tropical fruits and palmtrees everywhere you look. The stunning mountains a breathtaking sight. Working with sugar and vanilla my main activity in life. So wonderful for me to see and given explanation about these ingredients and plants. Did you know for instance that the vanilla bean comes in different qualities? Madagascar well known but the homegrown vanilla from Mauritius considered one of the best in this world.
A volcanic wonder, massive waterfalls a small tour of this chateau, more photo’s in my instastories. Have a lovely sunday and beautiful new week everyone.
#Mauritius #winterlove #summerholiday #familylife #littlestoriesofmylife #currentmood

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Jul 28

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Happy sunday. There is always more than one bunch of blooms in our home. Arrangement earlier this year that never made it to IG. I love capturing these flowers. What I love even more is that I get to share them with everyone here. Soon I will be at saturdays market again for fresh flowers but not before we continue our summer journey and enjoy another beautiful stay. Back with you soon. Thank you so much for following me on my instastories. Have a lovely sunday and bright beautiful new week everyone.
#roselove #ranunculus #colorlove #tulips #currentmood

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Jul 28

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“They say an elephant never forgets.
What they don’t tell you is, you
never forget an elephant.”
Bill Murray
One of the most magical moment of my life. Watching a group of elephants right in front of us @kubilihouse There will never be enough words to explain how amazing this safari has been for us. The best thing about safari? The moments that are impossible to capture with a camera. Like that time it was dark at the end of our afternoon gamedrive and huge, big elephants strided next to our car. Almost touching us. We could see their contours, hear their breath and sense their movement millimeters away from us. We were all silent. Even the kids who normally chatted and goofed around.
A safari can be absolutely lifechanging.
We have seen the Big 5 but were also lucky to arrive at a scene where a kill of an impala had just taken place. Our two guides Steve and Grant always watchfull. Following tracks way down on the road for the footmarks of animals or looking high up in the sky like that particular afternoon. Just waiting and watching where vulchers were grouping together. The road and sky their newspaper as they always say. When we arrived at the scene of the kill hundreds of vultures fighting over an eaten impala. It was a heartbreaking scene. But this is nature. As my dear friend Aida said. This impala will feed so many animals. This is nature and nothing gets wasted. Even the bones will keep the hyena’s alive. The vultures didn’t get much time. Soon they were chaised away by wild dogs aka painted dogs. Spreading their wings as fast as they could, leaving all of us in the car in dust and feathers from this very abrupt brutal warning. Painted dogs are very rare. There are only 5000 wild dogs in all of Africa. With the last count 520 in South Africa. They are very probe to disease so when there is an outbreak this number can go down by 20 or 30 in one week.
I posted these photos and much more in #instastories too because it is so significant and bittersweet. Thank you so much dear @aidakoski for having us. Our journey continues but we are still with our heads and hearts with you.
Upnext sundayflowers. Have a lovely sunday and beautiful new week everyone.

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Jul 27

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Thinking of these elephant and flower cookies I created a while ago. I never would thought how incredible it would be to see elephants in real life. Seeing them in their natural habitat a lifechanging experience. Hope you are having a lovely sweet weekend.
@anthropologie
#cookies #elephantlove #wildlife #cookielove #safari #currentmood

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Jul 26

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Sugarflowers studentwork
Private workshop with the sweetest students in the most special place. Teaching @kubilihouse cosmosflowers and impala lily. Indigenious flowers of South Africa. Feeling like I’m on a different planet, my life doesn’t get more sweet right now. In my instastories beautiful Kubili house, the most amazing and highly talented staff who have stolen my heart forever and ofcourse more magical safari moments. I’m incredible lucky to experience so much beauty and love with my family in South Africa. Sweet sugar flowers for fridayflowerday. Have a lovely friday and great weekend everyone.
#kubilihouse #safari #sugarflowers #ilovemyjob #impalalily #cosmosflower #fridayflowers #southafrica #currentmood

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Jul 22

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Happy monday from South Africa. Sending you my sunday flowers I happily left behind at home in Amsterdam. So curious and anxious. I’m incredibly inspired to see and capture all the wildlife. Gorgeous indigenous flowers like impala lilly flowers and cosmosflowers. I can not wait to share. Wildlife in my instories. Soon another sweet adventure. Keeping you posted about much much more. This week an absolute lifelong dream coming true. Wishing you a beautiful new week everyone.
@kubilihouse
#instastories #safari
#flowerlove #flowerfriends #currentmood

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Jul 22

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View at breakfast. Waking up to this extraodinary scene, a giraffe by the water. Please swipe for a caravan of (baby) elephants. When reallife has turned into one long beautiful dream.
I arrived with my family in South Africa. Visiting our dear friend @aidakoski in her stunning beautiful home @kubilihouse there are not enough words to describe what these days here mean to me. Visiting South Africa a life long dream. Time spent with the most beautiful and kind people. Aida a former chef...our days are precious culinary moments inbetween gamedrives. A pure feast for all our senses. They always say there is a right time for everything. Visiting South Africa at this moment in time couldn’t be more beautiful for us. Going on safari with our children a dream come true. Seeing elephants, giraffes, hippos, buffallo’s lions to name a few in the wild is truly an out of this world experience.
I will try and post more soon in my instastories. I want to thank you in advance for joining me on our journey. Up next sent on a monday my sunday flowers I happily left behind at home. Not far away from sugar, keeping you posted more on this sweet subject soon. Happy monday and a beautiful new week everyone.
#safari #africa #grateful #kubilihouse #beautifulfriends #thegiftsinlife #littlestoriesofmylife #currentmood

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Jul 14

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Happy sunday from my home to yours. Happy monday for everyone who just started the new week.
Did you know that the largest time difference between two countries/zones is 26 hours? From the far east to the far west the difference can be longer than a day. Depending on my time of posting there has been some confusion at times on whether I posted on a sunday or on a monday. I always do my best, no matter what time to sent my flowers on sunday.
These real flowers bought on saturday’s market for our home are such a joy for me to share. I couldn’t believe I saw these tall, bright yellow hollyhocks as a cut flower yesterday. Together with sneezeweed (aka helenium) peonies, scabiosa, hydrangea and the first dahlia’s. Absolute summerlove.
Still sunday or already monday on your side, thank you for joining me. Wishing you a beautiful new week everyone.
#summerlove #hollyhock #flowerlove

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Jul 12

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Sugar flowers
Peonies, anemones, dahlia’s, dogwood, lysianthis and ranunculus.
Happy friday. Last day of school, summer holiday has officially started. My daughter has been crying for a couple of days in row now. She didn’t want this week to end. There will be 6 weeks without her friends but most of all, having to say goodby to her favorite teacher. As much as I’m sad, I’m also incredibly grateful for her sorrow. It means that she loves school. Other than good health there isn’t much more I could wish for as a parent. Handwritten personal letters from both my childrens teachers addressed to my son and daughter now on our bulletin boards. Not enough words to describe the gratitude I have for these amazing teachers in our lives. Some families leaving Amsterdam after the summer. Always mixed feelings this time of year. Hugs and kisses close and plenty. When one door closes another one always opens.
Summer holiday here and off to new adventures. Cheers to new chapters. Have a lovely friday and great weekend everyone.
#littlestoriesofmylife #sugarflowers #flowerart #peony #anemone #flowerfriday #summerishere #currentmood

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Jul 7

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Happy sunday from my home to yours. Only peony coral charm. Another simplicity sunday. Peacock and peonies. Remember my previous post? Coming home on a weekday with peony coral charm unintentionally. These flowers are like watching television. Every minute they change. A new scene of shape and colour developing right before your eyes. Starting out a bright coral red changing to soft pink, yellow and soon white. I can’t think of any other flower that changes its colour like this one. I bought new fresh flowers at saturday’s market, but can you blame me for wanting to sharing these peonies with you today.
Speaking of television. Watching THE game with my family any minute now.
Soccer world cup, Holland against the US. I can’t tell you what it means to me to see these women play. For years the men’s soccer dominated in terms of audience and money. I let my son and daughter stay up very late earlier in the week on a schoolday to watch the Dutch ladies win the semi finales against Sweden. So many young girls now inspired. Hopefully in a few years womens soccer will be just as import as men’s just like tennis, hockey and many other sports.
Ofcourse cheering for the Netherlands but wishing much luck to both teams, may the best woman win!
Enjoy your sunday and have a brilliant new week everyone.
#peonies #simplicity #equalpay #womensupportingwomen #currentmood

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Jul 5

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Sugar peony
While I was cycling on the other side of town, on my way to an appointment, there was a flowerstall on a corner that cought my attention. Buckets of peony coral charm in sight for a split second. First thing I thought was no, keep on cycling. There are enough flowers in the house I said to myself. But then I couldn’t help thinking.. never such a thing as too many flowers. I turned round only to buy one bunch. They were only €2,50. Impossible to resist several bunches. Peony galore continues. Creating one in sugar before they are all gone. Writing down their colourcodes, shapes and sizes in my notes for the rest of the year. So happy I was given another chance, another sweet peony moment.
Have a lovely friday everyone. Don’t give small stuff too much thought. When in doubt just do and enjoy. Wishing you a beautiful weekend.
#peonylove #peonyseason #flowerinspiration #sugarflower #botanicalart #flowerfriday

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Jun 30

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Happy sunday from my home to yours. Nothing fancy, just peony simplicity this week. I saw them at saturday’s market yesterday... the very first dahlia’s. Always a sign that peony season is ending. I’m ready to embrace the dahlia season. A small consolation for having to say goodby to peonies soon this season. Can you blame me for still having them for as long as I can? Peonies and nigella damascena aka love in the mist. Or is it devil in the bush? Pink and blue my favorite combo.
Have a lovely sunday and beautiful new week everyone.
#floweraddict #peonies #loveinthemist #pinkandblue #flowerlove #currentmood

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Jun 30

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Summer in Amsterdam at one of my favorite corners. Always so sweet for me to see when visitors photograph this bridge and corner. When crossing there is always someone I know or recognize. Just passing by or having a coffee at the lunchroom. The school of our children only a few feet from here. This bridge part of our daily life. So grateful for all these flowerbaskets. When a city feels like a small village. Have a lovely sunday and wonderful new week everyone.
#wanderlove #touristinmyowncity #littlestoriesofmylife #amsterdam #happysunday

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Jun 27

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Sugar garden rose
“It’s our challenges and obstacles
that give us layers of depth
and make us interesting.”
Ellen DeGeneres
Lots of layers for this sugar rose. One by one, each petal creating a new layer. Always a challenge to decide when to stop with all the layers and enough interest is added in each rose.
Sending love, hope you have a rosy time everyone.
#thursdaythoughts #gardenrose #sugarflowers #currentmood

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Jun 23

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Happy sunday from my home to yours. Can you imagine I consider myself incredibly lucky for having these peonies from yesterdays saturday market at home? Feeling so fortunate for having so much peony gold. Red Charm, Commander Performance, Old Faithfull and Alexander Fleming are just a few names shown here. Red and pink love. Some blooms bigger than my hand. Temperatures of 30 degrees and up this week. A summer heatwave expected. Not exactly the most perfect atmosphere for cut blooms. Enjoying while it lasts, if only for a brief moment. Living in the moment as we speak, as much as I can. So grateful I get to share these blooms, happy I don’t have to keep them all to myself.
Have a lovely sunday and beautiful new week everyone.
#sharing #flowerlove #floral_perfection #peonyseason #floweraddict #peonies #currentmood

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Jun 21

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Sugar flowers
Roses, poppies, peonies, hydrangeas camelia, dahlia and anemones. Four seasons in one pic. Just like the weather these days. Summer has officially started but it sometimes feels like four seasons in one day. My apologies for chatting about the weather but so far it has just been so extreme at times.
Anyone else know what I’m talking about?
Happy friday, wishing you a great weekend. Have a lovely time everyone.
#summer #sugarflowers #floralart #fridayflowerday #currentmood

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Jun 16

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Happy sunday and happy Father’s Day from my home to yours. We celebrated at breakfast. My daughter (7) made a card at school that said: “Well done dad, you raised an awesome child! “ We all laughed out loud. Our daughter said she had some help from her lovely teacher. What an amazing sense of humor and she couldn’t be more right.
Peonies still here. I couldn’t be more happy. Every week might be the last week. Taking them home with me from saturday’s market as long and often as I can.
Wishing you a lovely sunday and bright new week everyone.
#fathersday #ittakesavillage #floweraddict #peonies #flowerlove #cornflower #catmint #currentmood

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