Pear and Chocolate Tiramisu

Autumn is officially here, taking over summer's rich harvest in cherries and plums, apples and pears.

There is still a week before classes start again here in Tirol, a week to shake off the calories

hidden in the beauty of this Italian-style, season-inspired dessert.

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I honestly can't tell you how many ladyfingers you will need for the form you have. Mine is oval in shape, 25 cm long, 15 cm wide and ~5 cm deep, so I used half of a standard Aldi/Lidl package, which covered nicely my form in two layers. And I'm not a fan of swooshy-soaked biscuits.

My miniature Rose Garden

Inspired by the rose tunnel in Schönbrunn and the wisteria tunnels in Japan (which I still hope to see some day soon), I have decided to make my own variation in the garden :)

This interesting moment...

...When the first spring ambassadors are saffron crocuses (Crocus sativus), who one would probably associate with Northern Africa or Middle East, but not a shadowy garden in Innsbruck. I'm really exited to see them in bloom!

Feliz Navidad!

I believe you were naughty and have already found your presents under the Christmas tree, not waiting for the morning :) 

This year my Christmas elf went for the 'neat and simple' decoration option, adding a little bit of forest touch to every present I've packed, and getting a tiny potted tree (pinus pinea) to be planted outside - forest, park or garden. I've also hand painted a Christmas ball, adding some moss and an LED candle light inside.

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This post is not related to gardening, it's just a good-mood-let's have a bit fun post :)

Although, it does complement my smoothie-making hobby :) Cheers!

Данный пост не несёт никакой особой смысловой нагрузки - просто мем в картинках для поднятия настроения, заодно рецепт моего нового смузи :)

Advent Madness

I suppose a more appropriate name for it would be 'Christmas Madness' since it all starts in early November, right after Halloween (and actually some stores are preparing displays for Valentine's day already)... However, there's a bright side to it :) It's time for some floral creativity, more specifically - Advent wreath, or Adventskranz, how they call it in German. 

My tiny rock obsession

I know it's been a while since my last post, but it's late autumn, almost winter, so time has become slower, and so have I. However, even though I have conserved my projects until spring now, I still haven't shown you all of them, and there are still a few stories to be told.
So here we go: a story about my secret rock obsession.

Secret corners of the Garden

This one is mostly pictures. Welcome & Enjoy :) 

 Alpine cyclamen / Альпийская фиалка

Потаённые уголки Лиственичного Сада. Пост в картинках. Добро пожаловать :)

A bit of Autumn inspiration

End of September - time when most stores are getting ready for Christmas, at least here in Austria.

However, it is also the time of bulbs and tubers, and you can literally find them anywhere, from Lidl to more specialized gardening centres.