Autumn♥

We keep saying this from year to year, but... really, I can't believe it's October already! Yet, it's still the best, the golden, part of Autumn, -- the time to make the most out of outdoor fun & romance and savor cozy privacy of our homes, to be contemplative, reflective and... crafty!
In this post just pictures [not mine:] on anything i love this Autumn season!

↑...I am in the mood right now for this kind of scenery! [image via tumblr] The water mirror circled by the thinning forest in ochre tones, and the slightest presence of fog... And, if you look close, there is even a sensation of soft sunshine penetrating from above through the cloudy shroud.

↑...Delightful time, when you are at home and can do whatever you love! For me, it is reading books and leafing ecstatically through colourful home:garden:cooking:craft mags, painting, crafting, listening to fav music, indulging in food and having at-home spa time for massage and bodycare treats!   [image via tumblr] 

↑...While the weather is still favourable, it's such a pleasure to hop on a train or set off on a bicycle journey! We are also so much keen to take an intercity bus and go exploring new places! So exciting and romantic, always! [images via tumblr] 

↓ ...sometimes, i like the idea of painting nails in different colours. And if i do this, i stick to not more than two colours, but here every nail is painted differently which looks interesting, too. And, you see the ring? I guess, it's amber, a very Autumn-ish gemstone and one of those i'm feeling my growing interest to! ↓-[image credits:1 + 2 stylemepretty picnic set] uncredited images are via TUMBLR]]

↓ ...Continuing with the theme of amber-like tones... ↓- [image credits:1   2   3]

LEBANESE MOGHLI from ASSIAKITCHEN is tempting to try === ...and, i'm so much in love with this BOUQUET - harmonious colour palette, interesting variety of shapes and just perfect flowers/plants combination!

Now, sharing my bucket list of things I want to do this Autumn:
1. WATCH anything ADRIANO CELENTANO♡, TV series THE TUDORS, my most fav Disney animated series too: SOFIA THE FIRST + TINKERBELL + ALICE IN WONDERLAND - old (1951.) and any modern versions existed.
2. READ ENGLISH CLASSICS + ENGLISH DETECTIVE STORIES + anything about VICTORIAN:EDWARDIAN ENGLAND
3. LISTEN to the golden voices of BING CROSBY and SAM BROWNE 

some more inspiration:
...you might like to check out my Autumn collection @ my PINME  There are 374 pins by the moment featuring ideas for a delightful Autumn living: seasonal floral projects, home decor, cooking and crafts, as well as books to read. 
Also, if this is right down your alley, explore lots of unique designs and schemes in my Embroidery & Crochet board - 545 pins by now, constantly updating.

By the way, a song "KAD DODJE OKTOBAR" by a Bosnian singer Hari Varešanović is right to the point with its title saying "When October comes." His another song that i love very much is "KAO DOMINE." Enjoy beautiful music from HARI.MATA.HARI in my YT playlist here.
Have an amazing Autumn! Till the soonest! ツ

...Summer Mood & a Song

...can't believe I'm here! What's behind the scenes? Just soaking ☼Summer up!ツ, and... sure, gathering lovely stuff for my future sharings;
I think (i do so much hope that!), i'd have my regular posting back on track sometime in the mid-Autumn. But, i'll certainly be popping up here once in a while too... Now, just a  few nice summer pics (not mine though 8) and a lovely video DUNAV  (the Danube river) by a Croatian girlz band UČITELJICE ... Hope you like, and i'll be back with some photography, yummy recipes and much more soon! ... sooner than you might expect! ツ

“Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August.”
—Jenny Han, The Summer I Turned Pretty  --image via shutterstock.com

"AUGUST IS LIKE THE SUNDAY OF SUMMER" -- image via pinterest

"LOOK! LOOK! LOOK DEEP INTO NATURE AND YOU WILL UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING."   Albert Einstein  --image via Flickr

Khaleeji style {countries of the Arabian Gulf}

... we'll be wearing beautiful clothes, adorn ourselves with fine gold jewelries, have chai and gahwa (tea and coffee), burn bakhoor and, as the fragrant fumes ascend, will dance to the hypnotyzing rythms of khaleeji music (switch on a player in the very bottom ツ, enjoy sweets and mouthwatering khaleeji dishes, trace over whimsical henna patterns on our hands and feet...Well, in a word, you are welcome to my virtual Hafla! (=a social get-together, a party, in Arabic) [all photography via instagram & tumblr]

↑ image credit: SHOT IN BAIT YADOOH RESTAURANT-COFFEE SHOP IN ABU DHABI. FEATURING A CUSHION AND AN iPHONE CASE FROM AMINA AL ABBASI. The skirt! Surprisingly! Don't you think these bright floral patterns that we love resemble so much Russian traditional prints used in PAVLOVO POSAD SHAWLS?!

↑ image credit: AN EMIRATI DESIGNER FATMA AL MULLA. BAKHOOR! I won't describe what is it, as Wikipedia has done it very well already: - [In most Arab countries, bakhoor is the name given to scented bricks. These scented chips/bricks are burned in incense burners to perfume the home and clothing with a rich thick smoke. This is used specifically on special occasions like weddings or on Fridays or generally just to perfume the house.]


↑ image credit: MAHA ABAYA. + more on the bakhoor ↑ [The bukhoor is usually burned in a mabkhara, a traditional incense burner. It is customary in many Arab countries to pass bukhoor amongst the guests in the majlis (Arabic مجلس, meaning congregation). This is done as a gesture of hospitality.]

↕ ... how gorgeous are all khaleeji outfits - ABAYAS, BISHT and DARA'A?! Forever my style!

↑ image credit: MAAKU ABAYAs.

If you want to see more of mesmerizing Khaleeji style clothes, check ⓜⓨ ⓢⓣⓨⓛⓔ Khaleeji board @ my Pinterest.
↑ image credit: BAG & iPHONE CASE BY FATMA AL MULLA.  + ↑ TUMBLR

♥KHALEEJI TABLE IS A LAVISH CHOICE OF LOCAL DELICACIES!

↑ image credit: MO'AMAR SWEET BAKED RICE PIC + THE COOKBOOK BY A UAE BASED TV presenter, cookbook author, food stylist-photographer, ASSIA OTHMAN + check Assia's blog for some of her famous recipes

...weekend inspiration

Happy Friday to all! ... my today's post is lots of images come together to remind of weekend pleasures, some i'm dreaming about right now -- like, romantic escapes into wild nature's arms, be back home with an armful of freshly picked meadow flowers or may be even a luxuroius roses bouquet from your own garden, fancy a cocktail in a fine crystal goblet or comfort yourself with a latte foaming lavishly over the mug's edges, or may be throwing a secret garden party starring fresh seasonal yummies, only for two!

↑ KATIE STOOPS PHOTOGRAPHY  + TABLESCAPE PHOTO via MADEMADE.RU  + MAGNOLIA ROUGE featured florals + LATTE RECIPE HERE (a milk frother and a miscrowave will be needed to make foam)

↑ ...AN ADORABLE MINI CACTI GARDEN via  HERE + LOVELY TABLE IN THE OPEN AIR STYLED BY CUCKOO CLOUD CONCEPTS + ANTIOXIDANT-PACKED RASPBERRY SMOOTHIE via THE CLEAN DISH.COM + 'GREEN' IMAGE BY AN ESTONIAN PHOTOGRAPHER RUTH HUIMERIND

↑ ... SELINA LAKE TABLE. Just adore the REDs here, so juicy!! + ↓ and a bit of mint!

↑ ...JEWELRY PIECES FROM A RUSSIAN STUDIO KRAVELL + AN INDONESIAN MODEL, MOUDYZANYA ZULKA LENSED BY ANDRA ALODITA FOR GEULIS LOOKBOOK

↑ ...MINT, JADE & CREAM WEDDING INSPIRATION via HERE + CEREMONY MAGAZINE SAN FRANCISCO 2015, 'RAIN OR SHINE' PHOTOSHOOT via CEREMONYBLOG

↑ RACHEL MAY PHOTOGRAPHY + a cute soup puree pic via HERE. And i've found a recipe to try - BEETROOT SOUP WITH HORSERADISHE CREAM!

And, this is not all yet! As i once mentioned here already, i always like to keep an eye on unique table stylings, to be inspired and learn from. And i have just come across one such beautiful post -  Dinner in A Secret Garden. Have a look. and wish you a beautiful weekend! See ya soon! ツ

Fash.Inspiration: Labasah Abayas

"... AND WE WERE DRESSED FROM HEAD TO TOE IN LOVE, 

THE ONLY LABEL THAT NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE..." -Carrie Bradshow

Obviously, the exact circumstances when this phrase was originally used were not about clothes, but I'd fully refer it to gorgeous LABASAH ABAYAS {U.A.E.} for their exquisit designs and refined quality!  These are what I'm currently dying for!  ツ

Soft Moods...

...a very relaxed post for now - just hazy light photographies for a special mood. Today, it's all about being soft & dreamy!
↑ ... i love the mood here - a tranquil, pleasantly fresh morning... in expectation of a new, beautiful day! this photo is by a Russian photographer OLGA MAKAROVA, settling in Italy, Florence. 

↓ ...and these three are from PAPAYA ART lookbook. What a wonderful weekend morning it may be lounging with all these cute stationary and artistic accessories, e.g. working on current exciting projects!

↑ ...check their INSTAGRAM too for more inspiration!

↑ ...a lovely table setting by BICYCLETTE BOUTIQUE, rustic but  playful and glamorous!

↑ ...another way of making rustic so pretty & romantic - lots of charming details! alas, i've lost the sources of these :]

↑ ...photos of beautiful, unique tablescapes have become of my special interest recently! Each setting is a particular story to run through. The styling here is quite simple as we can see -- it is mostly a flowing textile and tall candles going along so well with the grasses what sets the whole story. PHOTO BY MIESH PHOTOGRAPHY

↑ ...love this one too -- a dreamy, succulent styled table with a retro feel. PHOTO VIA TUMBLR

↑ ...anything sparkling and glittering is my theme! :D! Taken by a Russian photographer TATYANA PRONINA.

↑ ...and the last one in the series showing one of my favourite flowers, lupine! By the way, i love the idea of potting or arranging flowers in water in enamelware. This beautiful photo is by a Lithuanian photographer LORETA JASIUKENIENE from ALL THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS.