Pale Darkness // + Longest Winter Playlist

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Winter feels so dark and cold this year

that every Winter in the past looks so much brighter in my memory.

I start my walks when the sun is about to set or when it's

already gone and I can see warming lamps in homes

of people that share a dinner in the kitchen. 

I see fairy lights and a warmth that I miss.

But I come back to a place full of music.

This November was all about music. On my walks, when I work, when I cook

and bake... So here are some

tracks for you that maybe give you some warmth

on these cold and dark days too.

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A new home - a new place & yummy treats // + Playlist

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It's almost been a whole month since I moved cities. A new home, new places

and paths, new cafés and meadows, a whole new feeling.

It can be hard to feel comfortable when everything is new and you don't

know so many people that can help you feeling welcome.

So for me it was all about using autumn's gifts and turn them into

yummy treats. I took the last carrots with me from the garden and they

became the most delicious carrot cake with walnuts and hazelnuts. 

I also enjoyed the last beetroot and apples from the garden

before my aunt and dad treated me with some more fruits

and vegetables from their garden. Pears, plums, apples, more beetroot and 

more carrots, pumpkin, garlic, walnuts, apple juice, cabbage turnip

and black radish. 

So every morning could start with something delicious

and on other days I prepared a quiche with pumpkin and mushrooms for

lunch or a danish with plums as a treat as well as an apple cake 

for my brothers birthday with sweet cinnamon crumble. 

Other mornings were very slow and perfect for over night oats and porridge

such as this warming one with roasted bananas and apples.

But it was also about finding my own green places. 

A meadow that became mine, a river and stones that became mine, a picnic place that

became mine, 

cats I meet daily on the streets or that I watched being cozy on the window sill in other homes. 

Willow slowly started to make this home into his too after

having trouble with the noises, brightness and new scents. 

Now he has his place by the window and on the blanket

if he doesn't go back to bed with me. 

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A hush over the meadows // Playlist + Video

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 I feel this hush inside of me and over the meadows

while I walk trough the high grass no one

might have touched this summer.

These places feel so lonely and alive at the same time

with their wild growing appearance

that touches my skin while I remember 

the times I have been here before.

My skin feels warm, my mind

is with the changing season, the changing life.

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In Summer's Pace // + Playlist

Delicate light in a stormy sky // + Playlist

 Aren't we just all waiting for the light

for this tiny sparkle even in the 

darkest moments.

Don't we?