Margerita is the Latin word for pearl.

En liten bit av Mexico i Tyras Trädgård.T.G.I Friday and the weekend is coming up. I love Mexico, mexican food and mexican drinks. One of my absolute favorite is the Margerita cocktail. There are a lot of recipes how to make the perfect Margerita (not as many as the perfect Dry Martini of course) This is how I make it.1 lime - 1 Tequila - 1 Triple secEasy enough? 1 part is about 5 cl/person. Now

An Inconvenient Truth - En obekväm sanning.

"Faran är den största vi någonsin stått inför".Picture from climatecrisis.net See the movie! An Inconvenient Truth Humanity is sitting on a ticking time bomb. If the vast majority of the world's scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and

Örbyhus Slottsträdgård

Välkommen till en liten pärla i Uppland. Örbyhus Slottsträrdgård, en pärla i Uppland, väl värt ett besök. På väg upp till landet passerar jag ofta Örbyhus slott. Den här gången stannade jag till för att göra ett hastigt besök i Slottsträdgården.Örbyhus slott med Slottsträdgården är ännu en pärla i Uppland. Det finns så många fina bruk, herrgårdar och slott som är värda ett besök. Jag besöker dem

Girasole - turns towards the sun!

Girasole Girasole is the italian namn for the Sunflower, Helianthus annuus L., this remarkable flower. Such a pretty name I think, gira+sole and it does turn towards the sun. The stem of the flower can grow as high as 3 metres tall. Oil from the Sunflower, extracted from the seeds, is used for cooking, as a carrier oil and to produce biodiesel. In Tyra's Garden I simply enjoy there beauty and

Cynara cardunculus - Bad Hair Day

Cynara cardunculus in floribusNu blommar kardonen i Tyras Trädgård. Är de inte underbart vackra?....."Are they not absolutely wonderful?", I said to my youngest daughter when I showed her this picture."Ooough! Bad Hair Day! This is exactly how I feel when I have a Bad Hair Day. My skin feels dry and flaky. And my hair.....", she replied.I'm back again after 14 days at sea!370 pictures, 2 kilos, 5

Why Gooseberry

I wonder from where it got it´s name GOOSEBERRY? Anyway I love gooseberries and I think it´s underrated. The best way to eat them are straight from the bush as most berries are, don´t you agree? But they make a wonderful jam and very nice pies. Swiss Roll with gooseberry jam filling is delicious! Did I say that you can top it of with wipped cream....and a glass of Tokaji. Krusbär tillhör en av