Brunch time!

One of the best brunches in town takes place in the traditional Café Ekberg.

It is so delicious and there's plenty of it!

Especially their scrambled eggs! I had forgotten about that completely! I think it's made in the oven, it's like a jelly cake! Really good!

We were just the two of us, my Mother and myself, oh, quality time, sparkling too!

And the sun was shining outside when we left and walked a little and made some shopping!

Beautiful Sunday!

I love the interior! It brings the likes of Elite, Kolme Kruunua and Sea Horse to mind. Very classy!

Later on I went to visit my dear, dear friend and her newborn baby boy!!

It was beyond beautiful, so cute, so delicate, so breathtaking, and she herself did an amazing job! I'm so happy for the whole family, heart is still overwhelmed!!

Oh!!

Happy Monday everyone!!

A beautiful day!

Today myself and my sister organised a festive lunch for our dear Mother! We all were in good spirits, the sun was shining and it felt so good to be around the closest, the dearest and the most loving people there is!

I was in charge of the food and my sister of the drinks, and may I just say that her expertise in this area made our taste buds rejoyce!!
A Joseph Perrier Champagne Brut Rosé with strawberries started our gathering, followed by the prestige Domaine Laroche Chablis Les Vaillons and a chèvre salad! Oh my dears it was all so good!!
The Chablis was really impressive, thank you Sis!!
The main course was fettucine with cold smoked salmon in a teriyaki-cream-sauce, and as a dessert I made my very first Crème Brulèes! I bought a gas torch a short while ago and now was the perfect time to make some action with it! Soo goood! I used the real thing, Madagascan vanilla, and it worked beautifully! We still have some left, so there's a good evening treat waiting, yummy!

Oh, I feel so good and happy! I still had a very intense concert last night so today has been all about relaxing and enjoying, celebrating our sweet darling Mother! We'll keep up with days like these, it always brings us down to the fact that matters the most: Family.

Sweet thoughts to you all, sweet readers!

Mother's Day!

                                                                     LOVE MY MOM!!!

A day in Espoo!

Today was my late Grandfather's birthday so I drove over to my sweet Grandmother's, and together with my aunt we all drove to Espoo old church's graveyard to pay our respects to him. We had flowers and lit a candle in the lantern, it was all very touching.
Also my dear Grandfather from my Father's side lies on the very same area, so I took a candle there as well.
Oh how I sometimes miss childhood, miss having all these wonderful, loving people around, the whole big family. Such lovely and happy memories I carry with me, always!

Afterwards we drove to the famous Emil Halme bakery in Kauklahti. Oooh, their kermamunkki is a classic that takes your toung away!! We bought two boxes to go, and I just realised I don't have a picture of them since they just vanished under no time at all..!

Then some tea, coffee and sandwiches in Margreteberg in Järvenperä, Träskända! Over there we went to the cutest home decoration shop I've seen for a while, Cosy & Country! It's situated in a charming yellow wooden villa in the park and has such pretty things, oh my! A beautiful atmosphere inside, everything looked so delicious, all the dishware, table cloths, kitchen towels, home scents, even pillow scents, you name it! Good Danish and French brands from Greengate to Durance and Comptoir de Famille with the friendliest owner! We made some finds and I took a few pictures for you! It was a real treat, definitely!
Here's the address if you got interested:
Pehtorinkuja 5, Espoo

What a sweet day it was, literally! We were praising those kermamunkki's with husband saying we have to go back soon! But now it's time to say good night, let's dream sweet!


Emil Halme Bakery, oh!

Cosy & Country!

Home, Family, Easter!

Hello my dears!
It's been such a beautiful home coming with the closest!
Sun has been amazing, we've enjoyed outdoors, had dinner and sweet treats, spent the quality time during this beautiful Easter! My dear Mother came over, my sister too, before leaving overseas for work, and we also got to keep our favourite little rascal here for three days, oh she's adorable! She had lots of small and big pairs of hands to keep her happy!
I just love to be back home, it's the best part of traveling!

Hugs and love, my Friends!


We fixed a big breakfast on Thursday morning, French style, yummy! Stomachs full!!

Easter decorations! Eggs were painted some years ago, have managed to restore them safely!

Here she is! The black beauty!

We drove to Lauttasaari ice rink Friday morning, I took a walk while the guys had fun on skates!

After dinner: carrot cake!!

Les macarons from Ladurée...

Today somewhere between Seurasaari and Hietsu!

A cupcake Saturday!

Hellohello!
It's weekend, and the heavy week has been done! It was good, concerts were good and now some unwinding is in order!
I had a cupcake-date with my sister and her son in guess where?! The Brooklyn Café! Sweet! We had amazing hot peppermint chocolate, smoothie-in-a-jar, coffee and cupcakes! I don't know what's with the American recipes but they were sooo good!! Every Saturday is a Cupcake Saturday in the café, and I'm thinking I should attend more often..!

My sister came back from Japan a few days ago and she brought me some facial masks again! Have to make myself shine! Experiments are on the way so stay tuned! Have a fabulous evening!

Sunshine!

Today's been a beautiful day! We've seen the sun properly for a long time! Nice to know it's still there!
I drove over to my Mother's, collected her, and together we went to visit my Grandmother. Such a nice moment with tea, coffee and treats! She's adorable as I've told you earlier! We had a good chat between us ladies, one of my aunts was there as well. Nice!
Now we're just relaxing home after some late lunch, maybe a nap next to my sweetheart! See you later!

Goofing around!

For this one I'll let the pictures do the talking.. Have a good evening sweethearts!

Day II

Again we are VERY satisfied! Loads of fish, again, including fish eggs, smetana and onions, our favourite. Goes so well with rye bread too! It's been good and comfortable, just being together.
We thought of maybe still taking a walk to the cemetery to light candles for the loved ones. I think this tradition is important, and it's always so beautiful when hunderds of candles are lit. It's a sea of light, just beautiful.

Christmas Eve!

This is how our Christmas Eve looked like! We were at my sister's, had eggnogs, porrige, sauna, a walk with the beautiful dog. My sister makes the world's best eggnogs, oh so sweet! We prepared the dinner and sat down, ate the specialties of Christmas, the many fish, the Waldorf salad, all the traditional food, and just took time to enjoy! Such a beautiful Christmas Eve with the closest family, felt so good!
Today we'll be at home with our own gang, just unwind and start fixing another big Christmas feast! Sweet thoughts to you all, now's the time to rest and enjoy! Hugs and kisses everyone!

Independence Day

Today is our Independence Day. This is a big day for us Finns, and we celebrate it with gratitude towards the generations who fought for us to be free. We light up candles, there are many concerts everywhere, and the President has a big bash which airs live every year on tv.
To me personally it means remembering my two Grandfathers who both survived the war, made their way back home, started families, kept on living despite the memories they had to live with. The women were brave, kept the country going, had lots of babies, new generations, created new memories. This is what I hold close to my heart today.

                                          Here's a picture of my Grandfather in the 1940's.

A Sunday Stroll

It's a day of sunshine and crispy minus degrees over here! Morning was calm and nice: at least three mugs of tea, breakfast, newspaper and candles. After that I started on my latest project of which I'm dying to tell you about, but since I'm collaborating with Mr. Santa Claus, I can't! But I did take photos of every stage, so I'll get back to the subject after Christmas, promise!

We went for a nice walk to the beach again. Sea is still open, it's not that cold yet, but some parts were frozen already over at the pier. It was very windy though, we took some pics with the consequences of frozen fingers, but I can tell you, when you hold hands it gets warmer twice as fast!
Enjoy Sunday, see you!