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Berlin – Weekend of Coffee, Food & Sisterhood

+3 As you might have noticed by my Instagram, we went to Berlin at the end of May – I knowโ€ฆ – and it was just a perfect weekend: food, coffee (like shitloads of it)…

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Where to get your caffeine fix in Barcelona, Spain

0 As you might know – and if you don’t, you will now – both my sisters work in coffee. The middle sister is now a coffee trainer for a Cornwall roaster and has made…

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Barcelona 2.0 – a weekend adventure

0 No one in their sane mind would end up traveling to Barcelona for a long weekend over Easter, but I hope you got to know me well enough to know that, no, this is…

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Christmas & New Year in Rome

+1 We have packed our bags at the end of December and moved all our tiny bits & bobs to our grandparents’ place in the outskirts of Rome for the Christmas & NY celebrations, for…

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    Did we already say how much we love film? ๐ŸŽž โ € Did we already say how much we love film? ๐ŸŽž โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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We love having to wait to see the result, and the oldโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
School feel that the pictures have. We also love to organise them in albums and go back to them when we miss places.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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Do you have any photo albums as such? Any favourite memory you get to go back to? โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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#filmisnotdead #analogicphotography #oldschoolphotography #photography #photoalbums #memories #thegrumpyolive #thegrumpyoliveblog #thegrumpyolivedoes #thegrumpyolovecollects
    Our #coffeeofthemonth this January definitely has Our #coffeeofthemonth this January definitely has to be these beautiful geishas from @sumocoffeeroasters. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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We got this for Christmas, but later realized that @notaskilfulsailor bought a little too much coffee, we kept these carefully frozen until this month to enjoy.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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This #geishas were a Special Edition, from Colombia and are the same coffees processed two ways: Washed and Natural.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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We canโ€™t wait to try other coffees from Sumo! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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~No geisha was harmed in the process of taking this picture ๐Ÿ˜‚ ~โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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#sumocoffeeroasters #scaireland #specialtycoffeeassociation #specialtycoffee #qualitycoffee #scauk #specialeditioncoffee #washedprocess #naturalprocess #danielhobbart #thegrumpyolive #thegrumpyoliveblog #thegrumpyolivedoescoffee
    Annnd Fred has a smaller read list. For the whole Annnd Fred has a smaller read list. For the whole year really ๐Ÿ˜‚ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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But nonetheless still a great list of books. Hereโ€™s a sneak peak of what sheโ€™s up to. ๐Ÿ“šโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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Obviously is coffee related โ˜•๏ธ ๐Ÿ‘ธ๐Ÿผโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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#reading #booksbooksbooks #reading #books #readingisgood #readingisbetter #booksarebstterthanpeople #todayontheblog #readinggoals #thegrumpyolive #thegrumpyoliveblog #thegrumpyolivereads
    Today on the blog: Cristina shared her reading pla Today on the blog: Cristina shared her reading plans for this month as she walks through the goal of reading 50 books this year! ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“š โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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Sheโ€™s already on a good place and Iโ€™m sure sheโ€™ll smash it again. Anyway, you know the drill!โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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Link in bio ๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿปโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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#reading #books #readingisgood #readingisbetter #booksarebstterthanpeople #todayontheblog #readinggoals #thegrumpyolive #thegrumpyoliveblog #thegrumpyolivereads
    Happy Tuesday! โœจโœจโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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We hope you had a great start of the week! We definitely had and we are celebrating #popcornday today! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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So in honor, we popped some of that delicious corn, took out our scrabble board and played, well until we were tired @cristina1994 kicked our asses! Sheโ€™s the queen of scrabble guy. ๐Ÿ‘ธ๐Ÿผ ๐Ÿ‘ธ๐Ÿผ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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What have you been up to today?โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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#popcorns #popthosecorns #celebrating #scrabble #playscrubble #thegrumpyolive #thegrumpyoliveblog #thegrumpyolivedoes #thegrumpyolivecelebrates #cristinaisthequeenofscrabble
    New week new skincare post! ๐Ÿ’…๐Ÿผ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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This week @simonarosano posts about her Updated Winter Skincare. She has tried new products which now she loves and work wonders to her skin.โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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Link in bio to read more about it. ๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘†๐Ÿปโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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#skincare #skincareroutine #winterskincare #deciem #beautypie #theordinary #koharan #drjart #philips #thegrumpyolive #thegrumpyoliveblog #thegrumpyolivedoes #thegrumpyoliveskincare #thegrumpyolivebeauty
    Happy Monday Everyone! โœจโœจโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ € Happy Monday Everyone! โœจโœจโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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Howโ€™s everyone doing? We have been a little nostalgic today and went through all our pictures from our many visits to #Cambridge, since today marks the birth of the author and former Cantabrigian A.A.Milne. โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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If you ever visit, on a corner street between university thereโ€™s the original shop where all Winnie The Pooh toys were first sold. ๐Ÿงธ ๐Ÿงธ๐Ÿงธโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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#winniethepooh #cambridgeuk #aamilne #winniethepoohday #visitcambridge #cambridgeuniversity #thegrumpyolive #thegrumpyoliveblog #thegrumpyolivetravels
    Who is tired of all this rain? ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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Well, itโ€™s definitely a great day to pamper yourself since we are stuck indoors. And what a better way than a bath? ๐Ÿ›€ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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We use these salts from @thisworks in those rare occasion we have a bath, and they are soo nice and soo relaxing we feel like angels afterwards ๐Ÿ˜‡ โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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#pamperyourself #pamperday #rainyday #lockdown3 #rainrainrain #thisworksuk #bathsalts #lavandersalts #lavanderbathsalts #thegrumpyolive #thegrumpyoliveblog #thegrumpyolivedoes #thegrumpyolivebeauty
    Love your local macaroon dealer. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿงก๐Ÿงกโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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Because without them you wouldnโ€™t be able to have tasty and dreamy macaroons every week. And trust me, itโ€™s a sad world without macaroons! โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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Ours is @gisellerichardsonldn and her macaroons are to die for. We get them weekly at @primrosehillfoodmarket and let me tell you one thing: they never make it home! ๐Ÿคซ๐Ÿ™ˆ๐Ÿ™ˆโ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €โ €
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#frenchmacaroons #macaron #gisellerichardsonldn #primsorehillmarket #frenchbakery #boulangerie #frenchtreatsinlondon #frenchtreats #thegrumpyolive #thegrumpyoliveblog #thegrumpyolivedoes #thegrumpyoliveeats
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