The blackberry day

I had passed a great week in Pyrenees at a village called Loudenvielle. Camping is always nice without every bust aspect of city life. I did not brought my cam with me so I am waiting my friend barrow me some photos to write a little bit about my holiday.
At my holiday while eating great cheese and cakes I have realized I am a lazy girl who does not cook a lot. When I compare me with my mum who almost bake like she has a bakery I am into minus 100 scale. So I decided I will bake more. Saturday I have bake a pear cake and yesterday we have been to cycling into the forest and collect some blueberries.We have cycled a while and then find some nice spots to collect our blueberries. At the end we had two full boxes of them. Well for us one box had finished just right after we have returned home with fromage blanc and sugar. Soon I will try to bake a blueberry cake. Well lets sea how it will turn out. As I challenge myself lets see what recipes I will try.

Hot chocolate and coffe at 18 century

Since I studied Art History I love reading critiques of paintings. Especially 18th and 19th century paintings. One painting had caught my eye last year and I become a fan of it when i read the story behind the painting. It is a painting of Francois Boucher called The Breakfast (above). When we look at the painting a far it looks like a 18th century family having a breakfast but with what?
The drink at the painting is thought to be hot chocolate. In 18 century hot chocolate w as made from cacao, cinnamon, sugar and vanilla. It was a drink that aristocracy enjoyed. Cocoa was first imported to Spain from South America in 16th century. It was Spanish Princess Anna of Austria in 1615 introduce chocolate to French court.
On the other hand Coffee become famous in Europe after the siege of Vienna by Turks. It was a drink usually Protestant regions preferred. 1732 Johann Sebastien Bach compose a piece for its praise. Coffee considered as healthy by doctors. It though to clean blood, straitened the liver and calmed the stomach.
Back to the painting in this painting what is fun for me is this young man. As i first thought he was a member of the family. But as the book I am reading suggest it was the waiter from the chocolate shop. In 18th century people were calling hat chocolate from the window. HOT CHOCOLATE! and then hop here he comes to serve your delicious hot chocolate. Lovely. Take away in 18th century.

Reference:

Hagen, R. M. Hagen, R. 2000. What Great Paintings say volume 2. Taschen: Koln

Some of my designs

It had been raining since a week and last weekend all we could do was watching movies.It was quite boring ... We are living in Bordeaux it should be sunny right. No luck! Today the the sky look thoughtful. Half sunny half with the black clouds. He seems like trying to decide whether it would rain or give a smile to Bordeaux citizens:D I have not looked at the weather forecast yet. I am afraid of a bad surprise.
Instead I am placing some of my art pieces. Mori girl inspirations and romantic style.