Hello my friends! I'm writing my first post after redesigning my blog and it feels oooh sooo refreshing,  just as if I had a new blog!! A long time now I've been searching for something light, "open", simple, yet elegant and a little glamourous, with lots of space to showcase the pictures and the videos I love so much....you see I' am a 100% visualiser! Yesterday, I found what I' ve been looking for, at last! I'm sooo happy! I hope you're going to love the new design too and you'll visit my "new" blog more often... ,however, I want to be in it all day long......!!!
So the sun came out, in my blog, in my heart and in real life on the sky... God, how much we need a little sun in our lives!

           ....it warms up our bodies and our souls....it brings joy and life everywhere...

I woke up with a head full of thoughts this morning...
I'll cook a soup today named "giouvarlakia" in Greek, it' delicious!
I need a cup of tea... and a biscotti. This one looks just fine! I have to learn to make it...

...and this bee sting cake would be great for Easter days...

A little of this and a little of that... I'm ready for a Spring party!
... tea party anyone?

I'm dreaming of throwing mine wearing these absolutely feminine dresses....

....will you join me?...

... wish you all a lovely evening,
xoxo Elena

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Hello my lovely readers! I hope you all had a beautiful and relaxing weekend and you're back here to face a challenging and gorgeous week as well. I had the chance to enjoy lots of sea viewing this Saturday, captivating all that calm and energy sea is presenting to us so generous! I also enjoyed some lovely (and glamorous!) shopping in my beloved city named Thessaloniki with my sweet man... And Sunday was nice, too, with reading, croissants, coffee, lunch with father in law and a new wonderful show on TV "that face sounds familiar": funny and touching, I absolutely loved it! To contribute to your weekly wellbeing...I have some lovely links here for you, I hope you'll find interesting...

~ Fitness: 10-Minute Yoga for Happiness

~ Perfect style: Striped Shirts

~ Cook: Skillet-Baked Eggs with Spinach, Yogurt, and Chili Oil

~ Delicious: Skinny-strawberry-shortcake.

~ List love: 100 rules of dinner.

~ Sew love: Spring spruce up.

~ Dream villas: The GREEK VILLAS!

~ Home love: Elegant Melbourne home in Adore home

~ Magazine: Matchbook, April 2013

~ Blog post love: First baby room, by Mini Manor.

Have a nice week
love you all,
xoxo, Elena                        

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Hello my friends! I hope you all had a beautiful weekend followed by a fabulous week! It's been raining many days, here in Greece, but who really cares? Spring is coming! Let's be a little optimistic every now and then!  I have some lovely  links here for you which I believe they'll make your week a little brighter ...and sunnier! Have a fab week!

~ The best breakfast sandwich you could ever imagine!

~ Cook strawberries, in season in April: strawberry jam.

~ Book: Celebrate, a year of British festivities for family and friends, by Pippa Middleton.

~Dream home: Alaina Kaczmarski’s Chicago Apartment Tour.

~ Organize: simplified closet.

~ Magazine: Delightedmag, spring issue.

~ Outfit: Duck paddle, by classy girls.

~ Fitness: New workout!!! The way we tone.

~ List love: 100 Ways to Have More Romance in Your Life.

~ Blog love: Elephantine

Many kisses, love you all,
xoxo Elena

The first month of 2013 belongs to the past, already! Welcome February, and.., shall I say welcome spring? Because the day yesterday was so sunny and hot, I thought spring is coming! And spring means light and color and regeneration! Well, my mood needs all these things, so this week I searched out for them and here's what I found!
You know lennoxx, the amazing site with hundreds ideas for decoration? Well, this week was inspired by Maria Barros and her colorful way of life, and I just loved everything about her place! You definitely have to visit her!

Goodmorning my dear friends! I have a strange feeling the last two days that spring is coming early this year. I can smell it in the air!! It maybe the very high temperatures, up to 15d of Celcius, after the very cold days...of course, you never now with the weather... and it's still January, after all! But it's nice to see the sun in the morning, isn'it?
I'm also very happy to announce you, I have some great magazines for you this week! "Lonny" is a favorite online decoration magazine and the wonderful January-February issue is full of fresh ideas and waiting for you to read it!
And during my... surfing routine, I discovered other two mags I'm sure you're going to love! "Ceci style" is a gorgeous lifestyle one and guess what... it's weekly, which means you can have your dose of glamour even more often! And finally the very sweet and very useful "Clos-ette" magazine with beautiful organizing ideas! Well, I have to organize myself now a little, so I have to leave you for a while...with some great company, however! Make a cup of coffee and enjoy your reading!   
 

Goodmorning everybody! I hope you all had a great holiday with the people you love and you are now ready to face the new year with joy, hope and new strengths. New year is an excellent oppurtunity for new beginnings and new chapters in your life and if that sounds unachievable you can always change the way you think! Isn't that the most important change of all? A different way of thinking will rises you to completely new pathways...So, be a little optimistic and don't forget to smile once in a while. I wish you all the best 2013 that can be!!
New beginnings of course doesn't mean you will change everything in your life (as if...!), but only the things you don't really like (...and can be changed)! You will definetely keep what you love,...say for ever!? Talking about "old loves", have I told you how much I adore magazines? I love them ever since I remember myself! It's a "fatal love"! First was paper only, now paper and digital, as well! I'm more than excited whenever a new issue slips into my hand or whenever I read one of my old favorite issues... you see I have a huuuge archive of them... it's rather difficult for me to be separated from old things. So, I'm happy to announce that January issue of "matchbook" is here with us fresh and ready to be readen!    

click on the cover to read the whole  magazine
(I loved the "how to... channel your inner french girl guide"!)

I'm afraid I have to leave you now, because I have a table to set...I wish you a nice day and hope to be back soon! Love you all, xoxo, Elena

I'm afraid the"French girl guide' had a great influence on me...you'll see soon what I mean...