Less than an hour’s drive from Hamburg, the red-brick apartment houses give way to American style suburbia: sloping roofed houses with a patch of green in front, and sometimes even a picket fence. A supermarket every few houses completed the image. Pinneberg is the classic American dream landscape. But a couple of sharp turns, and we were in another century, in the England of the Pride and Prejudice films. At least, that’s how it looked to my big city-bred eyes. Green, green land till as far as the eye could see on either side of the narrow motorway, a fresh, cool silence, a humming breeze and a couple of people riding by on tall, stately horses. More …

Flowers, most girls love flower, including me. Flowers embody something about romance, love, sweetness, and care. Most of my stuff has flowery pattern (too much information, huh?) But, do you know that there are edible flowers in some areas? A few weeks ago, we went to a farm in Pinneberg, Germany. And I came accross to these bright, cheerful flowers called Kapuziner. They were yellow and red and successfully stole my attention. Later, I found out that kapuziner is an edible flower! I was quite surprised by the taste, it is sweet at the beginning and… spicy at the end! Interesting, huh? That’s made me curious to know more about this flower. More …