الخميس، 31 يناير 2019
This Weeks 5 Frugal Things on a Friday/One Second Every Day
Hello Dear Reader,
Today's usual 5 frugal things, on a Friday, has been railroaded by my first ever, all food "One Second Every Day". I thought it would be fun to take a little video of what we eat every day for dinner, day by day, week by week, eventually compiling it into an all year long video. I've done well not forget to take a little snippet of dinner every evening, before we tuck in.
Eating at home every day does save money, as does eating leftovers, so right there are 2 frugal things. Eating fish and prawns, from the freezer, that was caught by lovely hubby is also very frugal and as you'll see fish and prawns feature quite a lot this month, so there is 3 frugal things. Eating veggie packed meals is another way to save money and we have had 7 veggie based dinners this month so I will count that as 4 frugal things. Now for the 5th frugal thing-I took lots of leftover for my lunches at work, I know I do it all the time, but being consistent really does save lots of money in the end.
How did you save money this week?
Have a lovely day,
💗Fi
One Year Ago-My Best Falafel Recipe
Two Years Ago-What we bought, spent and ate this week
Three Years Ago-What Does Your Day Look Like
Today's usual 5 frugal things, on a Friday, has been railroaded by my first ever, all food "One Second Every Day". I thought it would be fun to take a little video of what we eat every day for dinner, day by day, week by week, eventually compiling it into an all year long video. I've done well not forget to take a little snippet of dinner every evening, before we tuck in.
How did you save money this week?
Have a lovely day,
💗Fi
One Year Ago-My Best Falafel Recipe
Two Years Ago-What we bought, spent and ate this week
Three Years Ago-What Does Your Day Look Like
Rabbi Winston – Parshas Mishpatim
Parashas Mishpatim
And one who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death.
(Shemos 21:7)
OF THE MANY mitzvos found in this week’s parsha, one of them is to not curse one’s parents. The mitzvah to honor one’s father and mother is not only included in the Ten Commandments, it is on the side of the mitzvos considered to be between God and man. Honoring and fearing one’s parents is considered to be the preparation for honoring and fearing God.
Yet it is true that it is a lot easier to fulfill this central mitzvah when parents make themselves worthy of our honor and fear. Nevertheless, that is not a prerequisite, which is good, because children do not yet possess the ability to appreciate their parents for who they are and what they have become. It can be decades, or take the starting of their own families, before children reach that level of understanding.
Parents have their own mitzvah to be good examples for their children. If ever the principle, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction” applied, it is while raising children. A lesson many parents learn only too late is just how damaging to their children the things they did or didn’t do were while raising them.
“By the time they grow up, they’ll forget all about it,” many a not-so-good parent has said. Maybe consciously, but not unconsciously, where it counts the most. By the time their children have grown up, their bad parenting will have already become part-and-parcel of their children’s approach to life, for better or for worse, and usually the latter.
As I have said in the past, raising children “properly” is 75 percent help from Heaven, and 25 percent help from Heaven. That’s right, ONE HUNDRED PERCENT Heavenly help. You basically have to be a prophet to know how best to respond to your child’s nuances, which constantly change and develop form year-to-year.
What is good for them?
What is bad for them?
What is good for them in the short run, but not in the long run?
What is bad for them in the short run, and but ultimately the best thing for them?
Without prophecy, how can anyone know any of these answers with certainty?
And there is another complication to an already complicated situation. How many parents are no longer children themselves once the kids start coming? How many parents ever really grow up, at least in time to give their children the benefit of that growth? In so many situations, it’s kids raising kids, and not always clear which kid is raising which kid.
To raise a responsible child, you have to already be a responsible adult. I don’t only mean that you go to work every day and earn a living to support your family, or make sure they’re all eating right. All that is important, VERY important, but not the overall important trait to have in life. It’s something bigger than all of that.
In fact, it’s called the “Big Picture.” It’s a pretty common term that is used in many ways, and it always means the same thing. It says that the short term goals of anything are only meaningful within the context of the long term goal, which means you have to know what that is. When it comes to the really important things in life, like raising children, there is no such thing as “just winging it.”
I heard a story recently about a rabbi whose son had to make his own Kiddush on a Friday night, because he was late coming home from shul. He was late from shul because he dovened at a different shul than his father did. He had to doven at the other shul because he was late getting to shul in the first place.
“Don’t you think it bothered me that my son could not be included in my Kiddush like the rest of my family (which was quite large), or that he did not doven in my shul with me as he usually does?” he later asked his guest, to whom he told this story.
“Of course it bothered me!” he said, answering his own question.
“And do you know what I told him?”
By this time, the guest in whom the rabbi was confiding felt rather uncomfortable. “Why was he being made privy to some personal family information?” he wondered to himself.
The answer was even MORE unexpected.
“Nothing,” he told his guest. “I told him NOTHING.”
As the guest absorbed the surprise answer, the rabbi honed in on his point.
“And do you know WHY I told him NOTHING?”
The guest shook his head back and forth.
“Because, if I told him SOMETHING, then my son would have had to show me that my comments didn’t affect him, which he would have done by behaving the exact same way next week. By saying NOTHING instead, I left my son room to not make a big deal out of it, and fix the problem next week.”
I don’t know if such advice is acceptable to everyone, or would work with most children. I don’t even know if it even worked with the rabbi’s son. I just know that this rabbi was a father who was in touch with the BIGGER picture in life, and in raising children. His long term clarity instructed him how to react in the short term reality and probably helped his progeny to grow up as responsible adults.
It’s what every GOOD parent lives to do.
It’s what EVERY child needs in order to become one.
DRUDGE on the WEATHER
Brutal Blast of Midwest Cold Gets Worse!
Strains Natural Gas System...
Hell freezes over...
Snowplows idled...
No mail delivery...
Residents Urged To Help Protect Feral Cats...
Train tracks set on fire to keep running...
What happened to 'Global Warming’?
CHICAGO ON BLAST!
MIDWEST FEELS LIKE -75°
CHILL MAP
A Serene 'Japandi' Style Family Home in Western Norway
Welcome to Astrid Marie's serene home in a small town in Western Norway. Astrid lives in a house on the farm she grew up on with her husband and two little children . Looking at her calm, beautifully curated home, it comes as no surprise that she's always been passionate about interiors and studied to be an interior consultant ten years ago. It's only now though, that she's dared to take the bold step to start up her own business Pur Interiør, alongside her current role as an advisor for KS. Astrid describes her style as "Nordic minimalism, or Japandi style" (where Japanese and Scandi style come together) and likes to combine furniture with clean and simple lines with natural elements and soft, earthy shades. It's hard not to feel your pulse lower just looking through these pictures. As for that view from her cabin... Velkommen i!
Mantis wall light, &Tradition Hoof table, Söderhamn sofa, the walls have been painted in Space 10678 and Raw Canvas.
Catcooee bowl
Astrid's adorable 1 year old son and 4 year old daughter play by the fire on a cosy, super fluffy sheepskin (source a similar Norwegian sheepskin here*).
Scandinavians have an incredible relationship with candles - burning them all year round, day and night. I feel it really adds to the warmth of a room!
&Tradition In between chairs*, the kitchen walls have painted in Sommersne 1928 and the cabinets (which Astrid made herself) in Space.
As you often find in Scandinavia, Astrid prefers to fill her home with whatever is available outside the door, rather than shopping for fresh bouquets. It's a way too connect the home with it's immediate surroundings and embrace the season - bringing nature indoors in a natural way.
Kamut print by Coco Lapine, Natural linen waffle blanket*, the walls are painted in Sommersne 1928 and the floors and mouldings in Space 10678.
Astrid's daughter's room is painted in Soft touch 10290 and Senses, and the floor is painted in Tidløs.
At the weekends and during the holidays, Astrid and her family head off to their cabin. I couldn't resist a snapshot from the cabin sitting room! That view!! Here's how Astrid described their island retreat to me:
"The cabin is on a small island called Atløy on the west coast of Norway. It is about 1.5 hours drive from our home. We love spending time there because it's so calm and relaxing. We can sit and just watch the ocean, the boats and the weather change for hours. Sometimes we see whales swim by or eagles right outside our window. We also have a couple of otters that live just down from our cabin. The children love to watch the wildlife, and so do we! We leave all our worries back home and just enjoy life."
I have to say, I really wouldn't mind hanging out in either of these spaces - but that sitting room view is something else!! One of the things that always mesmerises me about Western Norway is the dramatic weather - one minute the sky is a bruised, inky black and the next there's a shaft of sunlight piercing through the clouds, bathing the scenery in a warm golden light. I can honestly imagine sitting there for hours just watching it!
Is there anything that stood out to you about Astrid's serene home (and cabin)?!
You can take a peek at more pictures over at @astridmvie and find out more about her interior consultancy business here: Pur Interiør.
Not ready too leave Western Norway today? Neither am I! Here are a few other homes I love from the region: A Norwegian House By a Fjord, a beautiful AirBnb rental in Bergen and a Rustic Norwegian hide-away.
Ha en fin dag venner!
Niki
//Photography by Astrid Marie shared with kind permission
//Affiliate links marked with *
EXTREME WEATHER – EUROPE's SNOW CRISIS
Europe's Snow Crisis
Severe weather on the continent has led to the number of weather-related deaths in parts of Europe this year reach at least 26. Days of heavy snowfall have led to avalanches and treacherous conditions, bringing parts of Europe to a standstill. Two employees at the Morillon ski resort were killed by explosives they were using to spark an avalanche to keep the slopes safe for skiers. Their deaths came as three German skiers died and a fourth was reported missing following a snow slip near the Austrian ski resort of Lech.
Coldest Temperatures of Your Lifetime Descend on the U.S (EMERGENCY WARNING)
What is considered as the coldest temperatures to blanket half of the US in five generations is intensifying. Temperatures will reach -47F as ground temperatures over the next three days with wind chill down to -70F in parts of the Great Lakes, Midwest Pains states and N.E USA, additionally S.E USA will be at all time record cold as well and the power grid will be at all time draw for home heating. This is an indicator of the Grand Solar Minimum intensifying. Good Luck and make preparations for power outages in this historic cold.
"Fatal Cold" Incoming -- Your Food is Under Attack -- Major Shortages
The powers that be seek to make profane all that we ingest, and that agenda is in overdrive as we enter the Grand Solar Minimum. As we experience record cold temperatures this week, Christian puts together the pieces, stressing the importance of growing your own food in order to stay healthy and thrive in the future.
Castiglione Messer Marino (Chieti) submerged in the snow
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Subzero temperatures, heavy snow and a fierce Siberian wind brought Britain to a halt this week. What was behind the brutal weather?
How snow and freezing conditions have hit Wales, Scotland and England | ITV News
A red "danger to life" weather warning has been issued - the second within 24 hours - in the South West and Wales as the region braces for up to 50cm of snow. Britons across the UK have been urged not to travel unless "absolutely necessary" as the Beast from the East meets Storm Emma rolling in from the west
Coldest Ever in USA continues New Records and Forecasts (783)
Blizzard Update and forecasts for what is considered the coldest temperatures to blanket half of the US in generations is intensifying then bottoming out over the next 45 hours. Temperatures will reach -47F as ground temperatures over the next three days with wind chill down to -70F in parts of the Great Lakes, Midwest Pains states and N.E USA, additionally S.E USA will be at all time record cold as well and the power grid will be at all time draw for home heating. This is an indicator of the Grand Solar Minimum intensifying. Good Luck and make preparations for power outages in this historic cold.
Niagara Falls becomes a 'winter wonderland' - BBC News
Planet X and weather control: How are they creating the severe cold weather
"All climate change is Planet X driven and Planet X is used to create the weather. At the moment, it is still possible to create extremely cold weather but the fact that unprecedented high temperatures have started occurring, shows that this will soon change, and the earth will become an inferno."
Severe weather on the continent has led to the number of weather-related deaths in parts of Europe this year reach at least 26. Days of heavy snowfall have led to avalanches and treacherous conditions, bringing parts of Europe to a standstill. Two employees at the Morillon ski resort were killed by explosives they were using to spark an avalanche to keep the slopes safe for skiers. Their deaths came as three German skiers died and a fourth was reported missing following a snow slip near the Austrian ski resort of Lech.
Coldest Temperatures of Your Lifetime Descend on the U.S (EMERGENCY WARNING)
What is considered as the coldest temperatures to blanket half of the US in five generations is intensifying. Temperatures will reach -47F as ground temperatures over the next three days with wind chill down to -70F in parts of the Great Lakes, Midwest Pains states and N.E USA, additionally S.E USA will be at all time record cold as well and the power grid will be at all time draw for home heating. This is an indicator of the Grand Solar Minimum intensifying. Good Luck and make preparations for power outages in this historic cold.
"Fatal Cold" Incoming -- Your Food is Under Attack -- Major Shortages
The powers that be seek to make profane all that we ingest, and that agenda is in overdrive as we enter the Grand Solar Minimum. As we experience record cold temperatures this week, Christian puts together the pieces, stressing the importance of growing your own food in order to stay healthy and thrive in the future.
Castiglione Messer Marino (Chieti) submerged in the snow
COPYRIGHT (Contact licensing@localteam.it for usage/license info or visit http://bit.ly/2MFLAmN)
Subzero temperatures, heavy snow and a fierce Siberian wind brought Britain to a halt this week. What was behind the brutal weather?
How snow and freezing conditions have hit Wales, Scotland and England | ITV News
A red "danger to life" weather warning has been issued - the second within 24 hours - in the South West and Wales as the region braces for up to 50cm of snow. Britons across the UK have been urged not to travel unless "absolutely necessary" as the Beast from the East meets Storm Emma rolling in from the west
Coldest Ever in USA continues New Records and Forecasts (783)
Blizzard Update and forecasts for what is considered the coldest temperatures to blanket half of the US in generations is intensifying then bottoming out over the next 45 hours. Temperatures will reach -47F as ground temperatures over the next three days with wind chill down to -70F in parts of the Great Lakes, Midwest Pains states and N.E USA, additionally S.E USA will be at all time record cold as well and the power grid will be at all time draw for home heating. This is an indicator of the Grand Solar Minimum intensifying. Good Luck and make preparations for power outages in this historic cold.
Niagara Falls becomes a 'winter wonderland' - BBC News
HOW DOES ONE RECKON THIS WITH WHAT IS OTHERWISE FORCASTED FOR A MINI-ICE-AGE ON EARTH FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
Planet X and weather control: How are they creating the severe cold weather
"All climate change is Planet X driven and Planet X is used to create the weather. At the moment, it is still possible to create extremely cold weather but the fact that unprecedented high temperatures have started occurring, shows that this will soon change, and the earth will become an inferno."
AUSTRALIA: Roads Melt / Animals Drop Dead
Extreme weather fluctuations occurring, last week:
Roads melt and animals drop dead as Australia suffers through its 'most significant' heatwave for 80 YEARS and temperatures top 120F
Australia is baking amid record-breaking heatwave with temperatures soaring as high as 120F in some towns. Town of Noona, in New South Wales, saw an overnight minimum temperature of 96.6F - an Australian record. Central Sydney saw fifth consecutive day above 86F for first time in eight years, while Canberra also baked. Roads melted and animals dropped dead as fire crews fought more than 60 blazes across New South Wales (dailymail) (no link).Roads melt and animals drop dead as Australia suffers through its 'most significant' heatwave for 80 YEARS and temperatures top 120F
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| Roads melted across Australia as temperatures soared into the 100s for the fifth consecutive day amid a record-breaking heatwave that has broken records |
DOES THIS COINCIDE WITH OUR JEWISH [Kabbala & Zohar] UNDERSTANDING OF THE ENDING OF TIME ON EARTH?
[When one realizes what the Extreme Leftist Ideology and the Neu Wirld Oder agenda is composed of, I compare it to the Reformation and explosion of WWII to stop the flight of Jews from a Torah way of life, i.e. Leftist Ideology is bringing about the end of life on Earth as we know it. The Torah tells us that if non one is studying TaNach and Gemora there is no reason for the earth to continue.
The earth like the Sun is dying
الأربعاء، 30 يناير 2019
My Love Language
Hello Dear Reader,
We are a very small, compact family, with no grandchildren on the horizon for quite some time, and that is totally fine. We are enjoying this new chapter of our lives, this empty nesters thing. Our son has moved next door with his partner and they have great plans to renovate the home to make it their own this year.
Our daughter and her partner are building their home this year, down here, as well as keeping their business thriving in Cairns, so it will be the busiest of years for them. We will support them wherever we can, even if it's just feeding them, doing their washing and giving them a place to sleep.
My darling sister has been a hands on super Nanna since the day her first granddaughter was born, and this year, the youngest granddaughter, Milly, starts her prep-year at school. These two little girls are the closest I will get to grand babies for a while I think and I love them dearly.
Over the last 8 years or so, I have made a quilt for our daughter, our son, my sister, my niece, a little baby quilt for each of my grandnieces, two quilts for co-workers babies and I have made a scrappy quilt for us using up all the left over fabric from these quilts. Next I wanted to make a bigger quilt each for my little grandnieces, well that was the plan, but life and quite a few years, well and truly got in the way.
One of my goals for this year is to finish Milly's (Millicent) quilt (I started it for her third birthday, she turns 6 this year) and also make one for Tilly (Matilda) so as soon as Spotlight have a special on I will go and select some fabric to make her one. She is turning 8 this year, in November, and is all of a sudden very grown up. For the design and colour of the quilt, I will ask her what her favourite colour or interests are at the moment and go from there.
Quilts are a lovely thing to be working on, there is the joy of selecting the fabric, being creative with the design and then spending many hours sewing it all together, it is an act of love. This got me thinking of my love language, I would say it is definitely feeding the people I love and I also making quilts for my loved ones.
What is your love language? Also what is your creative outlet?
Have a lovely day,
💕Fi
One Year Ago-My Best Tips for a Frugal and Simple Life
Two Years Ago-No Blog Post Today
Three Years Ago-Chicken and Ginger Congee or Jook
The first ever quilt I made for my daughter, quite wonky!
This black and white one is my sons
Milly's babies quilt
My first scrappy quilt
I even made a denim quilt from op-shop jeans
A little baby quilt for a lovely co-worker
Another baby quilt for an equally lovely co-worker
Have a lovely day,
💕Fi
One Year Ago-My Best Tips for a Frugal and Simple Life
Two Years Ago-No Blog Post Today
Three Years Ago-Chicken and Ginger Congee or Jook
Prepare Your Children For the Outside World
As a follow-up to my posting on the Shul Desecration and the Abomination on the “so-called Cultural Scene in Israel” and about how to raise Jewish children on the right path, I present the following:
Rav Avigdor Miller on Raising Children
Q: How do we help our children prepare themselves to stand strong against all the negative influences of the outside world?
A:
Well, that's a very good question. One thing I can tell you is, no libraries. Don't go into libraries anymore. And don't bring your children into the libraries. Once upon a time a library was a nice place, by the way. But today it's no good. No good at all! Libraries are dirt today. They are garbage.
Now, once upon a time, the streets in America were kosher streets. The gentile streets; yes. They weren't holy, but they were kosher. You could walk in the streets. Once upon a time a gay man was put into jail. I remember. Gays were put in jail. A vagabond, someone who didn't work and just wandered the streets, was arrested. If a man was a vagabond, just hanging around on the streets, the policeman would yell at him, "What are you doing?!" If he was just hanging around, he would be arrested. Nowadays, they would arrest the policeman for yelling at him.
And so, the world is crazy today. The literature is filthy. Filthy, disgusting ideas. Terrible attitudes and ideas. And you'll find it all in the library. If you let your children go to the library, you're a rotzei'ach, a murderer. I'm sorry to tell you that, but what can I do. To put that filth into their minds is to destroy them.
And I want to tell you that I'm very much worried. "Will Hashem continue to keep quiet about America?" I'm very worried. America is becoming so wicked today, I don't know what to expect. I don't know what's going to happen in the future. I'm worried. Hashem will not continue to keep quiet. How can He?!
And I want to tell you something else. You might not like this, but I'll tell you anyhow. The best countries in the world today are the Arabian countries. Yes, many of the Arabian countries. I have a booklet - a guidebook for gays. I have it at home. It tells you how to travel. So it tells you that when you come to an Arabian country, stay out! It's dangerous for your life to go there. But when you come to Israel, it says here's a place you can go in Israel. And here's another place you can go. It gives addresses. Israel has good places where you can go; that's what it says in that book.
The Knesset, that holy group of tzadikim, passed a law that promotes this type of activity, this behavior that Hashem says is a to'eivah, an abomination. They made it very clear that in Israel, what they call the Jewish State, there's nothing wrong at all with being a proud gay. And in America as well, the streets are filled with filth.
Now, what did Hakodosh Boruch Hu do? He gave the Arabian countries oil. You know, there are so many Arabian countries that are soaking in wealth. There are millionaires and multi-millionaires in the Arabian countries. Billionaires! All because of oil. Now, why did Hashem give them oil? It's a reward, I think. I think it's a reward for their attitudes of morality. I'm not saying they're tzadikim. No, no. Not at all. They are murderers. Vicious, blood-thirsty people. And they deserve a big mapalah - a big downfall. But because there is so much morality there, and they're not hefker like in Eretz Yisroel and in America, so Hashem is rewarding them.
Now, Hakodosh Boruch Hu despises the movies. No movies! And there are no filthy movies allowed in the good Arabian countries. No movies. And you'll notice that in Williamsburg there are no movies either. Unless maybe in the Latin section, there are no movies in Williamsburg. Because Jews, good Jews, don't go to the movies. In Boro Park, it's hard to find a movie theatre. But in the Arabian countries there are no movies at all. Movies are a sakanah, a danger.
And not only that - even the newspapers are a sakanah. And therefore, if you want to protect your children, make sure to separate them from all the rish'us, all the wickedness, of the world. As much as possible, separate them from the stupidity of the outside world. Don't let it come into your home. Internet, computers, radios. Keep them out as much as possible.
Fill your house with simchah, with simchah shel mitzvah. Make your home a place of the happiness of mitzvos. Purim should be a great day of happiness and excitement. Chamishah Asar b'Shvat you should celebrate. Chanukah should be made into a big simchah. You should take all the opportunities that you can and make them happy occasions. Shabbos, of course. And every Yom Tov. They should be made into happy occasions. Always fill your home with simchah shel mitzvah so that the children should see that the home of Hashem is a place of happiness - a place of fulfillment. To be a frum Jew is an opportunity for good times. Always make celebrations in the home. The melavah malkah, if possible, is a very fine opportunity to make children happy. And once they see that the home is a home of simchah, they won't look in other places.
The truth is that there is no simchah like a frum environment. It's a real simchah for the neshamah. And children can be taught after a while to feel that that the real happiness of life - the true happiness - is only in a frum environment. And they begin to realize that the outside word smells bad. It really smells bad out there and you have to teach them them that. Wicked people smell bad. You see wicked people and they really smell bad. You see women undressed in the street and they smell terrible. That's all. That's what you have to teach them. That wicked people smell wicked.
And after a while they will gain the proper attitude. They look down at all the wicked people and all the wicked attitudes and ideas of the wicked world. They despise them. And once they despise them, they're not going to try to imitate them.
TAPE # E-194 (June 1999)
PS: Rabbi Mizrachi speaks very highly about Rav Miller zt”l, and my husband was a talmid of the Rav for umpteen years, until the Rav's passing.
16 Ways To Transform A Tiny Room Into a Dreamy Yet Practical Bedroom
1. Shelving (above) - wall mounted shelving above the bed serves as a night stand and storage! Oh and you can clamp a reading light onto it too. Perfect! In case you're curious, there's a load more inspiration to take from Christina's small yet very cosy Stockholm home here.
2. Go dark! Forget the need to go light, this box room in Sara Margareta Hellman's home is proof that rich colours can add depth and cosiness! Create interest by painting the wainscoting in another colour or only painting a couple of the walls.
3. Sliding doors. Sometimes there's simply no bedroom at all - and you need to create a room within a room. If you're building a wall, use sliding doors so they take up less space and let more light in. We did this with my stepson's room and it made a huge difference.
4. Glass partition. Instead of building a wall you could try an oh-so popular glass partition (with curtains for privacy!). This one was created by Elsa Billgren as part of a charming one room studio make-over in Stockholm.
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| Elsa Billgren |
5. Misted glass door. Not sure about a glass all the way? Why not try a door that slips in filtered light (light is often an important factor in smaller rooms).
6. Go outside. An obvious one, but moving some of your storage into the hallway (like these hooks) is a handy way to expand storage space and clear away a little clutter.
7. Go under. No space either side of the bed? Try raising the bed and using the space underneath for built-in storage. Super handy and in this case, super stylish too!
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| Jonas Gustavsson |
8. Lift it up! Not an inch for storage? Go for one of these bad boys! I slept in a MALM pull-up storage bed at my brother-in-laws holiday home and I couldn't believe it when I realised all the bedding for the apartment was stored underneath!
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| IKEA |
9. Headboard storage. A headboard or (or cushions) are a necessity for reading or chaining through Netflix series at night, and they can also be an excellent way to sneak in a little extra storage too!
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| Pella Hedeby for IKEA |
10. Narrow it down. If there's a little space left either side of the bed, go for handy narrow bedside tables with drawers.
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| Homepolish |
11. Use what's there. Window sills (if you have one) are great for doubling up as a bedside table.
12. Reflect the light. Small rooms tend to be rather dark. Strategically placed mirrors are great for bouncing around the light and adding depth.
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| Alvhem |
13. Reading light. Wall or ceiling mounted reading lights are ideal for smaller spaces where floor space is limited.
14. Art. A simple gallery wall can do wonders to the look of a teeny bedroom.
15. Tray table. Nowhere to put your morning cuppa? Invest in a breakfast tray for books, coffee and whatever else you need for a cosy Saturday morning!
16. Plants. Plants are great for keeping the air clean and bringing the outside in which will help you feel less claustrophobic. There's a million ways to display them - take a peek at my guide to indoor climber ideas and hanging plants for inspiration.
While researching this post I realised there are SO many more ideas to add! I might just have to do a follow up post at some point soon, but I hope this has given you a few ideas to get started with!
There's also a load more small space inspiration in this archive!
If you have any tips or tricks to add, please do share them below, I'd love to hear them!
Have a lovely day!
Niki
Reclamation Continues
The correct response to Arab Terror
Redemption Continues: Jews Returning to Jerusalem HomesBy Dovid Mark @ IsraelRising
It is a little known fact that most of today’s Muslim quarter was actually Jewish until the Arab riots and pogroms of the 1920s and 1930s pushed the indigenous Jews out and into the present Jewish quarter. In 1948 the Jewish quarter was wiped out by the Jordanian Legions.
It wasn’t until 1967, when Israel liberated its ancient capital that all of these pieces of property were opened up for resettling. The challenge was that Israel did not have the means to figure who was a squatter and who was a legitimate owner.
To deal with the confusion it made a rule – residents have 3 generations and if they are in a property that was not theirs – the 4th generation must leave.
Now, with help of research, dedicated lawyers, and grassroots activists we are seeing Jews returning to these houses and properties.
The results have been miraculous. Large swaths of area in the “Muslim Quarter” are now Jewish as they were 70 to 90 years ago. These areas are renovated for the benefit of all the residents, Jews and Arabs alike.
One such area, the Northern Jewish Quarter was the home of Rav Eliyashuv, and Rav Diskin among others and was the heart of the Jewish presence in the Old City.
After decades of being occupied, it is now bustling with Jewish activity boasting a direct view of the Temple Mount.
In a sense, the city, which never had delineated quarters until the British is returning back to its pre British situation, where all are free to live in peace. IsraelUnwired
Jews were forcibly removed from this home more than 75 years ago. Now Jewish families are returning due to a court ruling. Indigenous rights upheld...thank G-D!
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THE NORTHERN JEWISH QUARTER
Jews Return to Jerusalem Property Stolen by Arabs
By Gavriel Dan
Another Jewish family moving into a new home in Jerusalem shouldn’t make such a stir, after all Jews return all the time to Jerusalem, but this family is not just moving anywhere, they are returning to a property on As Saraya Street redeemed from Arab squatters in Jerusalem’s Old City.
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| Mezuza at the property near As Saraya street. (Courtesy Ben Packer) |
Jews Return Against All Odds
Despite this, Jews have been returning beyond the confines of the “Jewish Quarter” having moved back in over time to the Northern Jewish Quarter on al-Khalidiya street and other areas of Jewish significance.
The house off of As Saraya is significant due to its location within a courtyard far off of the main area. It is a massive old property once housing a number of Jews.
Today, after months of renovations, a large Jewish family has moved into the upstairs apartment, locking the property into Jewish hands.
According to sources a family of 9 just moved in and a young couple will join them in the courtyard in the next couple of weeks. One Arab family remains in the courtyard for now. They have been given time to evacuate before they will be evicted as well. One of the Jewish Families would be considered “ultra-orthodox” and the other “religious Zionist” – this mixture is very common in the area and throughout the Old City of Jerusalem.
“Seven months ago, I was blessed to be one of the first Jews to enter this Jewish-owned property in the Old City of Jerusalem for the first time since the late 1930’s,” says Rabbi Ben Packer of the Jerusalem Heritage House, who was instrumental in helping to renovate the property. “After months of extensive and logistically difficult renovations, a large Jewish family has moved in. G-d willing, another will join on the bottom floor in the next few weeks. That’s some serious success and a serious strengthening of the Jewish Presence!”
With the law stipulating that current squatters must be traceable to being property residents between 1948 and 1967, more and more properties are becoming eligible to be handed back to their original Jewish owners or the owners’ families. IsraelUnwired
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الثلاثاء، 29 يناير 2019
When Jack met Jamie OR when Shakshuka met Huevos Rancheros
Hello Dear Reader,
Without a doubt, my favourite blogger, Insta-star and simply amazing cook at the moment is Jack Monroe from Bootstrap Cooking/Cooking on a Bootstrap. Her recipes are quite wonderful with lots of flavour packed into every mouthful. And you probably already know that I adore Jamie Oliver, one of the most influential chefs of our time (well, at least I think so). So when I was reading Jacks latest book "Cooking on a Bootstrap" and found her recipe for Shakshuka and then the following day, Jamie's recipe for Huevos Rancheros came up on Instagram I knew I would have to make them both.
They were similar but just a little bit different from each other and I loved the sound of them both, so I decided to mash them together and todays recipe is what I came up with. A very economical and delicious dish that you can eat at anytime of the day, not just for breakfast, in fact I made this for our relaxed Friday night dinner last Friday and really loved it. Funnily enough one of my other food star crushes, Julie Goodwin, posted something very similar on Saturday morning on her Instagram feed. Touché Julie!
Without a doubt, my favourite blogger, Insta-star and simply amazing cook at the moment is Jack Monroe from Bootstrap Cooking/Cooking on a Bootstrap. Her recipes are quite wonderful with lots of flavour packed into every mouthful. And you probably already know that I adore Jamie Oliver, one of the most influential chefs of our time (well, at least I think so). So when I was reading Jacks latest book "Cooking on a Bootstrap" and found her recipe for Shakshuka and then the following day, Jamie's recipe for Huevos Rancheros came up on Instagram I knew I would have to make them both.
They were similar but just a little bit different from each other and I loved the sound of them both, so I decided to mash them together and todays recipe is what I came up with. A very economical and delicious dish that you can eat at anytime of the day, not just for breakfast, in fact I made this for our relaxed Friday night dinner last Friday and really loved it. Funnily enough one of my other food star crushes, Julie Goodwin, posted something very similar on Saturday morning on her Instagram feed. Touché Julie!
Ingredients for When Shakshuka met Huevos Rancheros, clockwise from right-a couple of handfuls of baby spinach, one medium red capsicum cut into batons, a good handful of parsley, finely chopped, 4 eggs at room temperature, 2 cloves garlic, grated on a microplane, 1 large onion, finely diced, 450 gram potato, peeled and diced into 1cm dice (then boiled/steamed till just tender) 1 teaspoon ground cumin, salt and pepper to taste, 1 teaspoon crushed chilli and 1 can diced tomatoes
In a large, heavy based, non stick fry pan, sauté the onion and garlic in a little oil on low heat for 5 minutes then increase the heat to medium and add the cumin and chilli, again sauté for 5 minutes
Now add the red capsicum and sauté till the capsicum starts to soften
Add the can of tomatoes, rinsing out the can with a little water and adding that also. Let bubble away for 5 to 10 minutes or until slightly reduced and thickened then sprinke over 1/2 of the chopped parsley
Next, add the cooked potato cubes and spinach and let the spinach wilt down for a minute or two
Make four little divots in the veggie mixture with the back of a spoon and crack in the eggs, turn heat down to low
Pop a lid on and cook till the eggs are just set (or to your liking)
Spoon out a generous serving of veggies with an egg in the middle and sprinkle with chopped parsley. I served ours with warm multigrain wraps to mop up all the goodness.
Over to you, what time of day would you eat this? And what else would you add? Are you also a fan of the lovely Jack?
Have a lovely day,
💗Fi
Three Years Ago-My Favourite Knives
Anne's Enchanting Family Home in Lille, France
Bamboo pendant lights*, these hexagon tiles are similar
The gorgeous chair is from La Redoute (out of stock?)
This Mustard yellow / golden linen bedding* is similar
Such a lovely home, don't you think?
That Maggie *heart eyes*!
I also love Anne's pictures from her travels and everyday life (seen here) - such beautiful angles!
After a little more interiors inspiration today? Here are three homes I absolutely love thanks to their use of colour:
Have a lovely, sunny day!
Niki
PS On a total side note - I'm curious to know - does anyone else suffer from vertigo? I mean, the dizzy-room spinning-feeling sick kind of vertigo? I tend to get it when I'm feeling a little stressed and it's the worst feeling :( Would love to hear from anyone else that suffers from it.
//Photography: Anne / Le Chien à taches
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