Kallahti
July 15, 2010 | Filed Under everyday living | 6 Comments
My summer holiday is over, but I pretend it’s still going on each day after work. Going to Kallahti beach has almost become a daily ritual. I can see myself walking there until fall comes…and when it comes, I’ll be walking there and remembering all the good, bad, wonderful and sad things we’ve been through this summer.
Goodbye
July 8, 2010 | Filed Under Our dog | 10 Comments
1.1.1998 – 8.7.2010
Tell them I’ve gone to sleep.
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July 7, 2010 | Filed Under photography | 5 Comments
Just a quick July-hi now with bigger pictures and a new theme.
Lime mint tea, strawberries, outside cooking, good books, afternoon naps and hot weather…That’s how life is right now. Huh hellettä as we say.
Simplest things / in the shade of pale blue
June 13, 2010 | Filed Under everyday living | 10 Comments
Baking in the morning..
Salad leaves from my “garden”..
Cleaning the räsymatto..
Admiring the ground..
Things that happened during last week:
I made a silk blouse. I was a afraid of sewing such a delicate fabric but it all went great with french seams and everything. I worked three nights with the construction.
Too bad the shirt won’t fit and I’m too tired of making it again or correcting the fit.
Then I went for the simplest of things, white t-shirt and purchased myself three of these.
So don’t feel sorry for me! I think I’m more like a t-shirt than a silk blouse type of girl anyway.
We’re renovating our bedroom. I haven’t planned it much, just following my instinct. Let’s see. I might share some before pictures soon. And hopefully we’ll get to the after pictures some day.
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June 3, 2010 | Filed Under books, everyday living | 7 Comments
Lilacs blooming, rhubarb pie from the oven, new sandals. There’s no better way for me to start summer.
A new Finnish book about baking which I enjoy. It’s somehow a very realistic book. Makes me want to actually bake the goods, not just dream of them. Sort of baking that belongs to my home.
Vintage vogue pattern 5028. I’m searching the right fabric for it. Voile, lawn… if you’ve got ideas please feel free to share them.
May Evening
May 28, 2010 | Filed Under everyday living | 5 Comments
Sometimes it’s good to be so tired that all the desires and wants and to do’s almost disappear. Now it’s just enough for me to sit down and listen to my quiet thoughts. (I wanted an ice cream earlier today though).
Hope you’re having a moment of bliss this weekend.
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May 27, 2010 | Filed Under gardening | 4 Comments
There was this middle aged lady who entered the subway this morning. I saw her holding a four-leave clover in her hand and put it in between her calendar pages. She was most probably on her way to work, and still she had the time to notice little details like that.
I’m growing things. Green things. But I made a big mistake with my salads. I planted a whole bag of seeds in one quite short box. So its like growing sprouts instead of salad leaves. I must cut and eat them and plant new seeds again since now my salads can’t breath. I also have quite many herbs and some flowers (geraniums and pepperwort(?). Things are fine with them.
My tiny citrus tree almost faded away, dropped all the leaves, but then there where small white flowers coming along. I’m not quite sure if Finland is the right place for growing citrus fruits.
Listening to The Tallest Man on Earth: the Gardener (thank you Anna for the music tip)
Hello
May 25, 2010 | Filed Under everyday living | 16 Comments
First of all, sorry for the long silence here in the blog. Life has been quite hectic during the winter and spring. I apologize for not visiting your inspiring blogs or flickr sites. You are amazing but I guess I got a bit tired of computers and such. Now I say that I try to be back here as much as I can.
Anyway, let’s move on!
Today the japanese magazine people came over to my home and after that I remembered how good blogging can be. So here I am. And yes, I’ve missed this.
Those three first pictures are from the very special first visit to summer cottage. Flowers are a greeting from my grandfather who passed away a few years ago. He planted them earlier and every spring the flowers continue to bloom.
It’s also a ritual to clean the cottage (meaning bring everything out, even books). Building a new fireplace was also in order. It’s tempting to say we used vintage tiles.
The Wallpaper lady
November 26, 2009 | Filed Under inspiration | 17 Comments
One of my favorite magazines over the past few years has been BBC Gardens Illustrated. I buy it occasionally to fulfill my botanical dreams… and because of the gorgeous photographs and features. In November issue I found this inspiring story about Marthe Armitage, an older lady who’s been making wallpaper over 40 years. Amazing! She cuts all her lino blocks by hand, and does the printing by herself with a century-old offset lithographic printing press.
I’d really love to have her handmade wallpaper in our new home…but I guess that’s a dream as well. Maybe I need to figure out how to make wallpaper myself. You see, that’s how it all started for her as well.
To see more:
www.hamiltonweston.com
Andrew Montgomery took the photos. I like his style.
Viipurin rinkeli
November 25, 2009 | Filed Under everyday living | 11 Comments
Eih, en ole sentään talviunilla, vaikka niin saattaisi hiljaisuudestani päätellä! Pimeässä tallustan, siis kirjaimellisesti kuten varmaan aika moni muukin. Aamulla harmaa taivaan kajo ja katulamppujen sammuminen, iltapäivällä sama harmaa taivaankansi, katulamppujen syttyminen.
Asiat ovat tällä hetkellä elämässäni järjesteyvaiheessa. Työt muualla vievät suurimman osan ajastani, ja toisaalta edessämme on muutto uuteen kotiin. Jännittävää ja mukavaa, mutta molemmat asiat ovat tehneet viime viikoista aika rauhattomia. Kaipaan rauhaa. Haaveilen hetkestä, kun istun uudessa (oikeasti vanhassa) keittiössä, pöydän ääressä ja tuijotan ikkunan edessä kasvavaa puuta. Tai muutan parvekkeen pieneksi puutarhaksi..ei, en eksy eteenpäin ajassa nyt enempää.
Kunnes sitten tänään kotimatkalla löysin Viipurinrinkelin. Glögiä ja manteleita kaapista. Hyllystä erään mustakantisen levyn. Ja tunsin, että olen päässyt jostakin yli, en tiedä mistä tarkalleen, mutta jostakin sellaisesta, josta ylipääseminen tuntuu hyvältä. Muutoksista?
Voikaa hyvin.