{BONUS - Our Epiphyllum oxypetalum re-bloomed!}

On August 27, we got a Garden-BONUS of one bloom on our Night Blooming Cereus Epiphyllum oxypetalum. So one more time I snapped some photos around midnight. Such an orchid cactus is so rewarding and giving! But it takes years before they ever bloom. Enjoy this beauty below: 

Midnight beauty and this single bloom was a huge one!

Enjoy my video below for seeing its progress.

Related link: {Night Blooming Cereus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum) Orchid Cactus} | previous post by me

{Italian Silver Oval with Greek Goddess Venus}

Like two days ago, I have again a very special silver oval from Italy for you. This time it is the Greek Goddess Venus and again, it comes with an acrylic-easel. It is available at Spectrenoir.

There you also can see the acrylic-easel visible in the photo. 

This silver beauty has a lacquered wooden back and comes with an acrylic-easel.

It will not tarnish.

BN is from the Province of Benevento, Italy.

Ag means Argento and that's Italian for silver.

{Via col Vento Dublin, GA - Oktoberfest and my Dirndls}

Saturday evening we met with our best friends for a special Oktoberfest. Lady Chef Maria from our Italian-Coffee and Wine Bar: Via col Vento - Dublin, GA did treat us to authentic German fare. By the way, Via col Vento means 'Gone With the Wind' in Italian. Maria is the Lady Chef of Ristorante da Maria at +Dublin Farm "Come Home To The Country" 

So out came the Dirndls for wearing again. How I still miss my Salzburger Dirndl with roses... You will see those photos below. Scroll down and have a look.

My authentic German Dirndl what I wore on Saturday.

Husband Pieter in his outfit...

Both of us did pose in front of our Canary Island Palm, with of course one of our felines always in the picture!

It was a great evening - sorry I did  not take any photos.

Previously our best friends in Dublin have hosted several bi-annual Oktoberfest for some 300 people.

Here is Pieter's brother Toon to the left, with his Wilhelmien.

Both of them are no longer alive but we have fond memories of 2002.

How I wish I still had my Salzburger Dirndl... it had roses on it!

This is in the Eifel, Germany in 1971.

Here I wear the Salzburger Dirndl too, overlooking the River Meuse in Kessel, The Netherlands.

Do you also have a Dirndl or any outfit for going to the Oktoberfest?

In Munich it was this year the 176th Oktoberfest but I learned that it is being celebrated now the world over. Even Down Under!