days before Xmas

 

  

Four days until Christmas,

packaging of presents* = done,

countless other things = undone.

However, I know that the true joy and peace will still come.

* Thanks Kierrätyskeskus, old newspapers and Stockmann Premiere mag for ideas & inspiration.

Let it snow

 

 

The snow has arrived yesterday.

Lasten kaupunki

 

Lasten kaupunki (Sederholmin talo) was opened to the general public one week ago.

Really a great place & worth visiting with children. 

The entrance is free also.

Windows

The city is full of houses and from each window, the landscape is different.

thinking pink

There are moments in life when a small touch of pink is just so delighting when combined with timeless black and white.

Fair trade roses Pirkka * macarons Patisserie Teemu&Markus * all ballerinas from flea markets

Boutique

Paola Suhonen & Mikko Ijäs, Seitsemän sadun maa

 Timo Rissanen & Salla Salin, 15%

Rauha Mäkilä & Juliana Harkki

Evening walk

Moonlit evening, silver clear
and the night’s blue billows,
sparkling waves, numberless,
follow one another.
Shadows fall along the path,
on the shore the bushes softly weep,
black giants guard its silver in their keep.

(Edith Södergran: Nocturne)

Shades of neon

90's is perhaps one of the most inspiring decades:
strange enough but well-known enough, still  living and alive in memories.

Gloves: Kierrätyskeskus, scarf: Kirpuntori, hair bows: Kierrätyskeskus.

Friday

It is November,
and for everything there is a season.
I pack the last bits and pieces of summer into boxes and jars.

I am happy because it's Friday.

Congratulations and celebrations

We had a little birthday party today.
Friends, balloons, presents and some rocket science as well.

Cake decorating made by kiddos.

Falling leaves

Samuji window by Linda Bergroth

It is time to meet friends, have a cup of tea, get inspired by the colors and melancholy of autumn, fall in love with the beauty of Helsinki.

autumn

Wool, tweed, patterns, black & white with a twist of red, blue and green.

Skirts from Kierrätyskeskus, UFF (Freda 36), Kirpuntori and Hietsu, 0,50-3€

Scarves from Kierrätyskeskus, UFF (Freda 36) and Kirpuntori, 0,50-2€

Shoes from Myyrmäki-halli, 3€ / pair

Seven years (and forever)

A beautiful evening with a cup of espresso and shared memories.