Flea market goodies!

While sitting on a train taking me to Tampere, there's a perfect moment to present to you what else I found from my nostalgic flea market visit!

Black leather sandals!

These are cool! And never been worn either, the tags were still attached! 

I've been hunting sandals like these on/off for the whole summer, and now I found them!

I also bought a beautiful vintage velvet hat in dark blue, a turban-like creation, let's see what comes from that, plus a pretty, black, lacey, 20's inspired scarf with fringes!

I got all exited and super glad!

Love flea markets!!

Happy Monday to all of you, dear friends!

The finds!

I promised to introduce you to my finds from the trip, so here they are! Loads of black leather and gold, I love it! 

I'd been after the perfect small cross-body bag in black leather, and Zadig & Voltaire had it all along!! The snake-skin part was a bonus, it's cooool!!

The sunglasses, oh, my weakness! They're Emilio Pucci's with golden highlights!

Plus a patent leather wallet by Alexander McQueen...with studs! This was something I wasn't after but fell in love with, so what could I do?! 

The sales were crazy, really good stuff with excellent reductions. You NEVER find this combination, or anything even close to it here in Finland, never, nope, so I went full speed ahead!! Yikes!!

Day of shopping!

...and walking, and shopping, and walking, and...

Started from Knightsbridge...

...Harvey Nichols!

Stopped at the Fifth Floor Foodmarket, heavenly! 

Liquid lunch! 

Have to say I've never had a smoothie with broccoli and spinach in it but it was good!

Chlidren's fashion, London style!

 

Afternoon tea made of fresh mint, amazing!

My finds under wraps, I'll show them later! Supersales going on over here, this is what a season sale really means! Made such good bargains, bought souvenirs, was gasping breath! I texted my sister to come and get me out of here, I'm going mad!!

Drinks & dinner with friends who start coming in one by one for the wedding!

Last but not least, some toilet-poetry is always in order!

London calling!!

Good morning from London!! Oh! 

Heart is beating for one of my favourite cities of all time, and here I am!

Came in Yesterday evening, settled in the hotel in beautiful Kensington, quickly ran to the nearby foodshop and got something to eat, and looked around a little. Love, love, love the houses, the streets, the fact that nothing ever changes in here! The visual advantages of a conservative country! It's what makes London unique, holds in the history and is always here for us, no matter how long a break you had!

Now I'm all set to take over the city! The main thing is the wedding of dear friends over the weekend, but I wanted to come a little earlier so there's time to enjoy a little more!

Must say it's quite a jump from summer cottage, forest and a lake, to one of the most intense cities of Europe, but I consider myself to be quite adjustable! I like both the quietness and the liveliness, so bring it on!

Before I left I just had to take a peak what was going on in the summer sales of Helsinki! It's always nice to get something new to put on when you're travelling, right?! 

Found a silk blouse from COS and a kind-of-blazer from Zara, well done me! The black lacy thing in the picture is something pretty for myself (and a little bit for the husband too...!), and the black fluffy thing is an interesting collar! I was really intrigued, perfect with evening wear! I'd say I got some good practise for these few days ahead!

See you soon my dears!

Amazing packing, I completely overwhelmed myself! So neat!

And here's some streetviews, ah!

My address for a few days!

Online shopping!

Aah, the joys of the internet!!
These beauties were delivered to me Yesterday, and instantly put a broad smile on my face!!
Patent leather shoes from Vagabond and my dream-come-true Moschino logo-belt!!

I've been after this belt for quite some time now and can't believe I didn't buy it while I was in Paris! I was extremely lucky to get the last one from their online boutique and now it's here!! Hooray!!
The shoes are from Vagabond and they're cool! Very shiny!!
And a perfect fit too!
I love this gentleman-fashion that's going on at the moment, shoe-wise at least! These babies give a good edge to any outfit, and certainly go well with the belt too!

Now this material girl will drown herself in the world of music, have to get the balance right!
Hugs and sunshine everyone!

Cloudy & windy Friday...

Momentarily one could be mistaken and think it's autumn instead of spring! Wind blows heavily and there's no signs of the sun. I almost got a little desperate but then found my good old polka dot-cardigan from Avoca Anthology and thought this will make it happen, problem solved!

I took the tram to Sörnäinen and came to check out the new Moko Market that has been open for a short while now!
It's smaller than the one in Punavuori but the feeling is the same, sweet and beautiful!
I had a salad for lunch, they're huge and very good, and a good cup of Turkish tea afterwards.
I also bought this gorgeous Thames & Hudson-book about homes in London..! I might have made a BIG mistake though, because now we just have to move!
Maybe not all the way to London, but somwhere bigger, huge, preferably!!!
Spring does this to me every year: a sudden urge to re-decorate, to fresh things up in the nest! The bright light that shows all the little things you were hiding in sweet candle light during winter, the new colours and shades, growth and beginnings overwhelm me!
Ah well, I'll get over this but have to hold my horses though!

Today's Friday and myself and husband are going out! We're going to listen to a friend's gig, and I just got a resevation for dinner before that, so everything's as it should!
Have a good one my sweets!

Here's Moko Market Sörnäinen!

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!

Flea Market & lunch at home!

I'm enjoying some free days at home! Cleaned everything up and got some fresh flowers Yesterday, heavenly! There's definitely some good Feng Shui going on when everything is on the right place! Clean up your home and you clean up your head as well!

I had a very spontanious morning today: I talked with my sister on the phone, and an hour later we were in the car with our Mother, on our way to Kaivarin Kanuuna! This is the ultimate flea Market of Southern Helsinki! Really good stuff, you can imagine the wardrobes of the ladies of Kaivopuisto, it's good! My sister found a jacket and a scarf that were screaming her name, plus shoes from Minna Parikka! And now I mean literally!
Miss Parikka herself was unloading huge bags filled with shoes, dresses and bags up for sale! She's gorgeous! We talked for a while, I was wearing my orange shoes from her spring/summer 2012 line, which she of course spotted immediately! It was so funny! We shared a laugh and I thanked her for being an inspiration and we wished each other well!
But really, she had loads of used shoes, all size 39, so hurry up, I'm guessing they won't be there for long!

Here's the address: Kaivarin Kanuuna, Merikatu 3

Now I'm about to leave for an appointment at hairdresser's, wohoo!
It's about time!
See you later!

A Tricolore-salad for lunch! Tomatoes, mozzarella and avocados, plus some Spanish strawberries which I couldn't resist! Yummy!

Since I thought everything was so pretty over here after the clean-up, I took a few snapshots!

And here are my orange devils!
Hooray for spring, there's no turning back now!!