Che Belle Cose, or 'what beautiful things' in Italian, is a blog primarily of photos and quotations of things that I find inspiring and beautiful.

**Please be aware that I do not claim any of these images as my own, unless otherwise noted.

16th May 2011

Photo reblogged from Dear lori with 14 notes

breathtakingly beautiful.

breathtakingly beautiful.

Tagged: laketreespathwalkwaytrailsummerbeautiful

13th May 2011

Photo with 7 notes


Happy Friday! And to celebrate this warm day, and the anticipation of my bestest visiting my new home, I’ll be making a delicious batch of Summer Sangria!
2 limes, 1 juiced, 1 sliced thin 3 oranges, cut into quarter moons 2 apples, thinly sliced into half moons ¾ cup caster or superfine sugar 3 bottle of inexpensive red wine (I like Rioja or Tempranillo) 1 ½ cups brandy ½ cup Grand Marnier 1 ½ liters of sparkling water or seltzer Ice Recipe Text Preparation:  Combine fruit and sugar in a large bowl and allow it to sit (or macerate) for about 10 minutes. Add wine and liqueurs, stir, and let it sit overnight for the best flavor infusion.
Add the seltzer water, in batches, to achieve your preferred amount of fizziness, just before serving (it shouldn’t feel bubbly like Champagne, just nice, crisp, and refreshing). Serve in wine glasses or Collins glasses, with ice.
Cheers!

Happy Friday! And to celebrate this warm day, and the anticipation of my bestest visiting my new home, I’ll be making a delicious batch of Summer Sangria!

2 limes, 1 juiced, 1 sliced thin 3 oranges, cut into quarter moons 2 apples, thinly sliced into half moons ¾ cup caster or superfine sugar 3 bottle of inexpensive red wine (I like Rioja or Tempranillo) 1 ½ cups brandy ½ cup Grand Marnier 1 ½ liters of sparkling water or seltzer Ice Recipe Text Preparation:  Combine fruit and sugar in a large bowl and allow it to sit (or macerate) for about 10 minutes. Add wine and liqueurs, stir, and let it sit overnight for the best flavor infusion.

Add the seltzer water, in batches, to achieve your preferred amount of fizziness, just before serving (it shouldn’t feel bubbly like Champagne, just nice, crisp, and refreshing). Serve in wine glasses or Collins glasses, with ice.

Cheers!

Tagged: sangriasummeralcoholwinegrand marnierbrandydrinksfruit

30th March 2011

Photo reblogged from . with 121 notes

truth.

truth.

Tagged: summerlovefree

Source: iheart-photos

24th February 2011

Photo reblogged from lavender summers and lilac dreams. with 17 notes

lavendersummers:

gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous. that water is such a pretty color!

lavendersummers:

gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous. that water is such a pretty color!

Tagged: watervalleygreenerylaketreessummer

Source: myapologiesmarktwain

22nd February 2011

Photo reblogged from Blue Jeans & Pearls with 35 notes

Summer on my mind… 

Summer on my mind… 

Tagged: oceanwavebreaksummerpaintingbeach

Source: cometogetherr

17th February 2011

Photo reblogged from Sailboats and Seersucker with 35 notes

Perfect summer outfit. 

Perfect summer outfit. 

Tagged: summerclothingoutfitneutrals

17th February 2011

Photo reblogged from Just Another Southern Gal with 747 notes

lifeonsororityrow:

Summer <3

(via vanitymama)

lifeonsororityrow:

Summer <3

(via vanitymama)

Tagged: summertanningbeachsuferoceansandshore

Source: vanitymama

14th February 2011

Photo reblogged from saving the world one bit[e] at a time with 29 notes

gastrogirl:

fresh figs.

gastrogirl:

fresh figs.

Tagged: figsfruitsummer