It’s the first of December and that means that the festive season is now upon us! I’m very excited to watch all the Christmas films (which I admittedly already started doing in November), eat all the Christmas sweets and listen to all the Christmas music. To help get into the festive spirit, I decided to […]
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Remember when I made my own lemon curd for the first time a few weeks ago, and then used it in a delicious lemon curd layer cake? I didn’t stop there, because later that week I also ended up making some very tasty lemon curd tarts. They’re very tiny, but no less delicious for it. […]
Read MoreLast week, I participated in the Gilmore Girls Readathon, which was a lot of fun! I vlogged the entire week, so take a look at this video if you want to hear me talk about the three books I read as well as my mental health and taking good selfcare decisions, and watch me bake […]
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I don’t know about you, but to me it feels as if the beginning of October was about three months ago instead of a little over one. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: time just works differently in 2020. A lot has happened since the beginning of October – both in the […]
Read MoreGilmore Girls is, without a doubt, one of my all-time favourite TV shows. It’s funny, smart and moving – and also so incredibly comforting. I love watching an episode after I’ve had a rough day, or just when I need a bit of a pick-me-up. So, when I found out about the Gilmore Girls Readathon, […]
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France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever – and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets. Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young […]
Read MoreIt’s been a while since I filmed a video but I felt the urge again, so I found a fun book tag to ease myself back into things. As I’ve said in previous posts, I’m absolutely adoring autumn this year – the changing leaves are especially bringing me a lot of joy! I’ve definitely been […]
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Autumn is here in full force in the Netherlands! This is my absolute favourite time of the year: that small window of the year when the leaves turn yellow and red and everything looks like something out of a storybook. I love it so much and it’s definitely something that’s bringing me a lot of […]
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For the longest time, ‘reading The Lord of the Rings‘ was one of those things on my bucket list that I definitely intended to do at some point – but definitely not in the near future. It was intimidating and seemed like it would take up a lot of time (true), so I just put it […]
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Last week, when I posted my lemon curd recipe, I already mentioned I’d be posting the recipe for a lemon curd cake soon – and here it is! I made this cake for my birthday a week and a half ago and I can honestly say that it’s one of the best cakes I’ve ever […]
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