Wednesday 31 December 2014

Christmas in a minute

Since the 21st, I was trying to post something to this blog. I have like three separate articles under construction but there was literally no time for that. So, I know I'm late but I wish you all merry Christmas and a happy new year!
Anyway, here you can read about my underground music experience, this is my version of spinach quiche with baked tomatoes recipe, then there's a report of my family Christmas and an outfit with my new boho dress my sisters got me for Christmas.

Tuesday 30 December 2014

Christmas in da house

My mum loves big families. She was happy to accept my boyfriend to our family circle and even happier for we celebrate with them every year (as Ales's family does not celebrate Christmas for personal and religious reasons). The holiday has the same schedule every year.

OUTFIT: Post-Christmas bingeing

Okay, that was a bit exaggerating. Truth is, there was a LOT of food. All the poultry and pastry and... food... Anyway, this is the outfit I wore to a 25th December traditional lunch at my grandma's, starring my new boho dress my sisters got me for Christmas.

Monday 29 December 2014

How to cook: Spinach quiche with baked tomatoes

After all these visits at my mum's and grandma's, all the fat, meat, pastry, we were all so stuffed, so full and so tired of all the food that we needed some lighter meal. It was me who invited all the present relatives to join us in out apartment for this fresh and light dinner. The quiche is brilliant by itself but, as my dad said, the tomatoes play an interesting tune in the chord (not sure, if this metaphor works in English as well). Nevertheless, I borrowed the recipe from Foodlover (who used the quiche dough from cook book of Dita P., I made a few changes), the tomatoes are my idea.

Saturday 27 December 2014

Underground lair

This last week was insane, I tell you! I finished my Econ paper (8 pages), handed in part of my bachelor work (10 pages), managed to clean the flat, bake all the necessary... And then had a nice weekend, full of cleaning but also culture. Sunday was the day of the Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. It was pretty good. I must say I really donť like the side plot with a lovestory between a dwarf and an elf, I think the elf girl has really stupid and cheesy lines, but despite that it was a good movie and I cried like a little girl. The best thing about Hobbit in our cinema was, that it started at half past five so there was still plenty of time afterwards. And we were hoping to see my friend's concert. He's a folk singer and songwriter, and his lyrics are just perfect. The concert was in an old mill that served as a community centre. It is not in a very good state but some rooms are fully functional. I wasn't sure about local supply of beverages so I warned Aleš that there might not be anything to drink. False alarm. The concert was in a room that looked like somebody's living room, bottles of beer were sold and it all looked like... Well I don't know, but the atmosphere and location looked the way I imagine the underground concerts. I mean, back in the communist regime in Czech Republic, most music was strictly controlled so all the "cool" kids who wanted to hear something out of mainstream, had to meet in secret, sometimes in barns or some old places, were often caught by police and stuff. I was born after this era ended (luckily!) but this concert made me think of it. Anyway, the first band (well second, but we didn't hear that one) was called "Kopec šišek", a Prague death-folk duo, that sometimes performs under different names. Then it was time for our friend to show up. The music was sloppy and in the end his guitar was terribly out of tune, but still it was great. Here are some photos.
Něco málo z koncertu Kopec Šišek a Raďouše v Táborském mlýně - komunitním centru Cesta:

Friday 19 December 2014

OUTFIT: Black n' red

I've always had this colour combination connected with singing. You see, I used to sing in a acapella group and we always performed in red and black clothes. There were times I hadf no other colours in my closet. From time to time I feel nostalgic and wear it again...

Thursday 18 December 2014

How to cook: pork steak with spinach sauce and baked potatoes ENG/ CZ

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Hail to the cooking master! Seriously though, I know it doesn't look that way but most of my diet consists of beans and legumes, rice, vegetables and vegetarian stuff. But, most of these delicious meals don't look very nice in a photo, so you have to get over with the fact that all the recipes are not very healthy... I'll try my best to get a nice photo of my delicious vegan Indian lentil soup or of my favourite falafel with corn-tomato salad. But right now:


Wednesday 17 December 2014

OUTFIT: It's only a paper moon

black coat, H&M; black dress, F&F; black belt, Gate; yellow tights, Esmara; turquoise wedges, Vinted; turquoise hat, Vinted

Tuesday 16 December 2014

Good morning!

I am really satisfied with my schedule this semester. I never get up earlier then 7 a.m. (that is good, trust me, 5 a.m. is terrible and there are people getting up sooner) - it means that sometimes I have my coffee in the train but nevermind that, had a good night sleep. I have school only four days a week and only one full day, so I can do some other work and still have some free time. But in winter as the nights are getting longer, I wake up ad it is still dark outside. I know, I can see many beautiful sunsets...

But I leave home in the dark and come home when it's dark again so I don't enjoy the day and I¨m always tired. That is why it's so comforting to have one day off at weekend (trust me, I haven't had one in months and I don't even count schoolwork), get up at half past eight (the sun's up already and I am not the type that could sleep all morning, the day is too short for that) and have a nice cup of tea with your design tea mug and design tea infuser...

























The mug was a present from my boyfriend and my mum brought the teabot from her trip to Prague. The good thing about the mug is that you put the lid on and your beverage won't spill. Or you can have it on the side and put cookies in it. Or a teabot. As for the infuser, it's arms are adjustable, so it fits all kinds and shapes of mugs. Both items are just lovely and easy to be found in online shops. and they fit together just fine. And I love them!




Monday 15 December 2014

How to cook: Meat-filled pasta with cream tomato sauce

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When I was younger, everyone in my family believed that I will never be the sort of a woman who is into cooking and so did I. But as I moved out to live with my boyfriend, It turned out I am quite good at it. And more, I like to experiment a bit with spices and tastes. Italian cuisine is my favourite and I had this pack of conchiglioni pasta for ages and just wanted to do something about it.


Saturday 13 December 2014

OUTFIT: Favourite colours

In the past I used to be the type, that wore a lot of black and all the outfits were at least black-based. But now, as I am discovering my skin-type and everything, I am more interested in shades of brown. I think it just fits me better. The combination of caramel brown and blue is the one I like the most.
blue skater dress, H&M; navy blue jumper, Smog; brown tights, unknown; caramel boots, Baťa; leather backpack, father's secret stash; blue earrings, DIY

Friday 12 December 2014

OUTFIT: Hat obsession

 Let me introduce you to another one of my hats. It's really cute and cozy and what's more important: warm! Some days it is quite chilly and a nice headwear is really helpful.
beige coat, Amisu; turquoise T-shirt, H&M; brown pants, thrifted; beige boots, Baťa; brown hat, thrifted; brown crossbody bag, Baťa million years ago

Thursday 11 December 2014

Series of Unfortunate Events - great to read if you're and adult too

After having to go through my Psychology notes and book in order to pass the exam (got an A, like a boss!), then writing a 4 pages essay about the intercultural topic of White Teeth, 4 pages of culture traditions in Šumava, another 4 concerning The Story of Lucy Gault (what a strange book) and skimming the Economics book (the worst thing ever!) I just needed some rest. And as my idea of free time is reading a nice and easy book, I've decided to read Lemony Snicket. I must admit, I never cared about the series when I was younger. Maybe because at the time it appeared in Czech translation, I was so into Harry Potter and then Lord of the Rings, that I wasn't interested, I don't know. Anyway, even though it is a book for children, obviously, I enjoy reading it now. I got it in English, of course, so I keep up my level a bit.
I must say, sometimes it's pretty ingenious. After reading about a snake called Virginian Woolf that cannot be let near a typewriter I had to pause for almost 3 minutes, as I was laughing hard (the lady in the train looked suprised).Also, the beginning of 6th book got me: The book you are hold­ing in your two hands right now-as­sum­ing that you are, in fact, hold­ing this book, and that you have only two hands--is one of two books in the world that will show you the dif­fer­ence be­tween the word “ner­vous” and the word “anx­ious.” The other book, of course, is the dic­tio­nary, and if I were you I would read that book in­stead."

 The good thing is, that the book is quite predictable. It's like watching CSI (or Scooby-Doo, which I hate). Being familiar with the scheme of the book series makes it easier to read even when you are tired.Also, each book is very short, so even when I'm short of time, I manage to finish it in one day, which is great as I have to deal with other texts and if I had to split the story, I wouldn't remember the beginning when finishing it.

I also enjoy the explanations of some complicated words. Some are really funny to read.

One more thing. I'm not sure If I would want to read it as a child. There are so many dead people and other dreadful things! It would make me terrified of other people. But perhaps more grateful for having a loving family.

Overall: Totally worth it. Better that sitting all day watching some sitcoms or series that just repeat themselves (I'm looking forward to my everyday episode of Bones though). And, there's a movie, not so bad, even though it only consists of the first three books.

Wednesday 10 December 2014

OUTFIT: Scapino's spectator

I wore this outfit to see a theatre play Scapino.
black jumper, thrifted; skirt, thrifted; black tights, Esmara; black wedges, Baťa; flower scarf, thrifted; pink handbag, thrifted; earrings, DIY; p urple shirt, Amisu

Sunday 7 December 2014

Christmas jumper hunting

Christmas time is approaching slowly and I've been feeling festive. This year I've decided to get a perfect Christmas jumper. Which turned out to be quite difficult. I was thinking something like in Love actually or Brodget Jones at first. Then I did some research and found some really nice ones:


Wednesday 3 December 2014

OUTFIT: Black but not boring

I believe it is a pity, that women don't wear hats. Recently I found out I just love them, especially in Autumn. I believe it is time to wear knit hats only when it is snowing or literally freezing. Which nowaday is not (there were signs of snow yesterday, hundreds of our trains were cancelled, but in the afternoon there was none left). But the fact is, that the wind is really annoying sometimes and I could use a headwear.
black coat, H&M; mint blouse, grandma's; black jeans, thrifted; black boots, Baťa; teal hat, Vinted; pink handbag, thrifted; mint ring, New Yorker; earrings, unknown

Monday 1 December 2014

Girl issues

Since I started to focus on my body type and skin type and all the other types I fit in, in order to dress better, look better, ergo feel better, I realised I have to get a brown mascara, as the black one feels too aggressive on my face for casual circumstances and is only suitable for evenings. But the shopping turned out to be an adventure! The fact is, I've been to half a dozen drugstores, and still nothing. I gave up at that time. Today I repeated the drugstore tour. I've searched every stall with makeup and it turned out that there is no one who wants a brown mascara. But apparently, there's a market for blue, amethyst, green and pink ones.