#Fresh Water for Flowers

[krinskrans]

changer l'eau des fleurs/fresh water for flowers

#book #Changer l'eau des fleurs #french #reading #stockholm #sweden #analog #35mm #kodak moment #analog photography #analog film #analog color #filmisnotdead #kodak gold 200 #analogue #35mm film #self portrait #sofa #popular #fresh water for flowers

[diaryoftruequotes]

It’s a luxury to be the owner of one’s time. I think it’s one of the greatest luxuries human beings can afford themselves. Valérie Perrin, Fresh Water for Flowers

#quotes #book quotes #Valérie Perrin #Fresh Water for Flowers

[marinaandnodiamonds]

I think this book deserves special praise. If you know me well enough you know I have my own relationship with cemeteries and death. It probably stems from my dad dying when I was 7, and the habit of visiting his grave quite frequently. Cemeteries have always brought me peace. They've brought me sadness too, on occasion, but mainly peace. I wish more people would feel the same.

And believe me, I tried! Since I was 19 I've been cunningly bringing cemeteries into my films - and forcing crew members to involuntarily look at them as commonplace. I've even had beloved friends meet in a cemetery in one of the shoots and fall in love. This book was recommended to me by a dear friend who knew I would like it without even reading it first. The main character works in a cemetery as a groundskeeper. We get to know her own story as she shares the story of the people connected to the cemetery - dead and living.

We are never ready for tragedies because they are always so sad. But there can be peace in sadness, we just have to find it, to feel it. And once we do, it doesn't go away. Like the people we love never really go away, they simply become memory. What is a cemetery but a library of memories?

#marina and no diamonds #writing #cemetery #fresh water for flowers #valerie perrin #book recommendation #book review #bookworm

[dariaprice]

Book rec list for Autumn vibes

It is officially Autumn, which means time to say goodbye to bright shiny days and welcome the dark, colorful melancholy of upcoming winter.

For those of you who, as am I, wish to be curled up with a book while rainy showers storm the outside world, here is the list of books which gave me perfect vibe for that.

Let me know your own recommendation in the comments! Always looking forward to expanding my TBR list.

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield Beautiful gothic story, sprinkled with mystery and suspense.

Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin The story follows a young woman, working as cemetery caretaker. It’s a journey of grief and love, beautifully tragic as life itself.

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman If the second book is too hard for you, here comes Ove for the rescue! Not without touchy moments, this book shows a light in the dark tunnel we sometimes find ourselves in.

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Now if I could shout from rooftops about this book, I’d absolutely do so. Written so beautifully and honestly, it’s impossible to put it down once you started reading it.

Now that list is definitely a sentimental read. What do you think of it? Have you read any of these books? I would love to hear your opinions and more recommendations.

#books #autumn #book recommendations #thirteenth tale #fresh water for flowers #midnight library

[quotesengage]

For a long time, I wondered whether I was disguised, or whether it was myself that I had found, discovered for the first time.

Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin

#Fresh Water for Flowers #Valérie Perrin #quotes #book quotes #p291 #Hildegarde serle

[europhoria]

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　　　　　➶☾　　　.　　　⣿　　　✌🏻🧭　　　⁺

#europhoria #fresh #water #smart mv #le sserafim #kazuha #chaewon #yunjin #eunchae #sakura #orange #moodboard smart le sserafim #beach #y2k #simple #cyan #blue #green #pink #flowers #I'm a smarter baby #smarter #layt by me #nf2u #hire me #fish #y2k moodboard alternative #honey #yellow #pastel

[our-beautiful-nature]

My favorite flowers🥰

Source☆

#water lily #water lilies #pond #freshness #flower #summer #pink #white #sunlight #blossom #bud #I love these flowers #water

[delicatedoggie]

i know everyone hates taylor swift but "fortnight" "fresh out the slammer" and "guilty as sin" as so real considering how much i used to think about him and want him when i was still stuck in my abusive marriage

#'your wife waters flowers/i wanna kill her' is so real bc i watched him have flings w other people while we were just friends #and 'my husband is cheating/i wanna kill him' bc my husband WAS cheating and i DID wanna kill him #then 'fresh out the slammer i know who my first call will be to' #BECAUSE AS SOON AS IT WAS ALL FINALIZED I DRUNK CALLED HIM LIKE 2 WEEKS AFTER I MOVED STATES #then guilty as sin is just all around an embarrassing yeah considering how many times i would get off thinking ab him while i was stuck #anyways #tw taylor swift

[oatbugs]

she says my heart is yours, from the caspian shores.

#in astana there is haunting symmetry. in the summer there are flowers breathing fresh air and fumes. in the winter ice covers the park #sole-deep so you let the LCD screen advertisements warm your heart. the serpent offers her a gold apple from a brass tree. #she bites the serpent. in london a biochemistry graduate becomes obsessed and beautiful. she designs gene sequencing devices. #she says the rubber components smell like cinnamon. #in tashkent the trees shine under the sun and the sky is vast. by the blue pond and the tall marble spires you see the fractal patterns #on the ceiling in her eyes. she feels like a strobe light firing onto your eyelids. she takes revenge. you can hear the water droplets fall #from into the fountain. she tells you about cre-lox knockout and how you should head into the city cafe and you cant #stop staring into her eyes and you can't listen very well. when she laughs all your hearts almost become an ocean. #in bishkek you suffer death by a thousand sunsets. your world is white and lilac and mountainous. you learn about the joy of #taking without giving. backstage of the opera theatre you kiss him again and again and again until briefly you are the apex. #in tehran the sun is almost as fervent as their full-up lungs (it takes up the span of your window. crisp edges through a particulate storm #they spend an hour making a 10-minute ride to chamran and the wheels are melting. the two girls in the car spend that time wisely. #the air is filled with smog so she breathes her instead. you like how she looks at you like she'll rip you apart. #here they sold the mountaintops. the girls take a brother'a army-issued rifle to the forest with them. #she says she could start a war. she says my heart is yours، from the caspian shores.

[dailybehbeh]

Behbeh

#tulips #spring #summer #flowers #cut flowers #beautiful #still life #water #fresh #fresh cut flowers #tulip #cartoon #teddy bear #illustration #dailybehbeh #behbeh #cute #stuffed animal #trending #humor #art #funny #flower boy #polar bear

[alwayssacred2]

#uploads #weheartit #photo #pic #jog #jpeg #roses #rose #tulip #texture #textures #water #water droplets #droplets #wet #rain #fresh #fresh flowers #floral #photo of the day #picoftheday

[askwhatsforlunch]

Ginger and Hibiscus Jelly

The most surprising use of this versatile and fragrant Ginger and Hibiscus Jelly might be as a condiment for oysters; but it works! The sharp tang of the jelly beautifully balances the salty creaminess of the shell! But if you prefer it on its own, as a condiment for venison, with which it also pairs gorgeously, for dessert or at breakfast, this lovely, wobbly thing will suits your fancies nicely!

Ingredients (makes about a cup):

1 thumb-sized piece fresh ginger

1/4 cup dried hibiscus flowers

1 1/2 cup water

1 gelatin leaf

2 tablespoons caster sugar9

Peel ginger and cut into thin strips.

Combine ginger strips and dried hibiscus flowers into a small saucepan. Pour in the water. Heat over a low flame. Once boiling, remove from the heat and allow to infuse, 15 minutes.

Soak gelatin leaf in a bowl of cold water.

Strain mixture thoroughly and return collected ginger and hibiscus water to the saucepan. Bring to a slow boil over medium heat. Stir in caster sugar until dissolved. Simmer, a few minutes.

Squeeze water out of the gelatin leaf and stir it into the hot ginger and hibiscus mixture until completely melted. Remove from the heat, and pour ginger and hibiscus jelly into a shallow plate or small silicon molds. Allow to set overnight, in the refrigerator.

Serve Ginger and Hibiscus Jelly as a condiment for oysters, on its own or onto yoghurt or toasts...

#Recipe #Food #Ginger and Hibiscus Jelly #Ginger and Hibiscus Jelly recipe #Jelly #Jelly recipe #Jam Jelly and Preserve #Ginger #Fresh Ginger #Hibiscus #Hibiscus Flowers #Dried Hibiscus Flowers #Water #Sugar #Caster Sugar #Gelatin #Gelatin Leaf #Easy recipe #5 Ingredients or Less #Dessert #Dessert recipe #Condiment #Condiment recipe #Condiment and Sauce #Holiday Kitchen #Christmastime #Festive Season #Holiday Season

[diaryoftruequotes]

You must learn to be generous with your absence to those who haven’t understood the importance of your presence. Valérie Perrin, Fresh Water for Flowers

#quotes #book quotes #Valérie Perrin #Fresh Water for Flowers

[coralruinaestheticwave]

#blue flowers #blue water #blue eyes #bloom #winx club #winx bloom #blue shoes #flowers #fresh blueberries #wild blueberries #blue butterfly #butterfly #seashell

[pinklemonadecollective]

It’s almost spring time 🌼

#spring is coming #blue skies #aesthetic #flowers #floral #cottagecore #spring #nature #spring academia #naturecore #soft aesthetic #cottage aesthetic #flowercore #garden #pretty #country cottage #spring aesthetic #yellow #creek #fresh water #Australia #cottage core

[willowfey]

a year and one day ago, one of my favourite people in the world, my kindred spirit, my uncle chris, died of a heart attack. he was a kind sensitive gay man who loved to read and travel and make people laugh and wake you up in the middle of the night to go out for ice cream if he was lonely. he had a peculiar interest in clowns and circuses and trains. he loved dogs more than people and people more than anything else in the world. i never got the chance to talk to him about being autistic but i’m almost 99% sure he was.

i couldn’t say anything about him on the day because i was absolutely inconsolable. i sat on the shower floor until it went cold and sobbed for hours so hard i threw up and then didn’t speak the rest of the day. and then, late at night, i went out for ice cream and was served by an old queen covered in pride pins who was around his age, and he reminded me of him, and it helped a microscopic amount. my mom told him we lost our uncle and he looked at me and i wanted to tell him “you remind me of him” because i know he would’ve understood, but i couldn’t make any words come out, so we just looked at each other a moment. i don’t remember anything else about that night. except that it rained really hard for a long time. i still go there for ice cream occasionally and he serves us every single time and he talks as if we’re good friends, even though i never do much of the talking.

anyway. i went back to look at his obituary today and it feels like it just happened. or like it didn’t happen at all. idk. but the thing that’s getting me the most is i’m looking through his photo gallery and there’s pictures of him in his teens and 20s and like….. we would’ve been friends. i just know we would have. despite how quiet i was in school, despite how quiet HE was in school, he would’ve seen me one day and said smth to make me smile like he always did and we would’ve been best friends from then on. but i was born 30 years too late and instead of befriending me first he befriended my grandmother and mother, and instead of going to school with him every day he called me nearly every day to do animal impressions. mr. cow says hello. mr. sheep says good morning. mr. horse is passing the phone to silly chris now. we grew up calling him silly chris. that was just his name. one word. sillychris.

idk where i’m going with this post but i just wanted the world to know that i miss him, and that when my nephew is finally big enough to use the phone he’ll have to speak to my secretary mrs. horse

#he used to visit foster homes dressed as santa and the easter bunny to give out treats #he kept a bowl of dog treats by his door despite having no pets just in case one was walking past #he was the kindest person i have ever known #and the fact that my kids will not grow up with sillychris breaks my heart more than anything #but god i am so so glad i visited him before he died. that we went to the korean bakery and out to dinner and took a long walk #and smelled all the flowers we passed and talked about books and travelling and the world and how different we feel from other people #despite how badly we love other people #that i still have a fresh memory of hugging him. of him telling me i’ve always been the same girl. that i’ll always be his book lady. #one of my biggest regrets is that i didn’t text him when i said i would. that i didn’t send him a book like i promised. #i got so caught up in my life and my own problems and i thought i’d have so much time. i thought i had years and years #i thought he’d dance with me at my wedding. y’know? u always think u have more time. and the thing that scares me the most is not knowing #i know he could never ever be upset with me for anything. and that he’s still here #anyway. this post is mostly for me bc tumblr is my journal but here we are #it is something i think that the only thing able to pull me out of my head on that day long enough to drink some water and lay down #was another chris