A new week!

Hellohello!

It was one heavy week last week, phew!

But it was good, all that hard work payed off and now it's just wonderful to enjoy a free Monday!

So far I've prepared dinner, done the dishes, unpacked my sleep-over-bag (I stayed over at a dear friend and colleague's place for two nights!), and purchased a delicious new mixture of green and white tea from Théhuone!

Pretty good, right?!

Here's the past week in pictures!

The weather has been the sweetest! Loving it!!

Packing my bags!

My friend recommended a new riesling, Kungfu Girl, from the States, and it was really good! We had a tasting, so should you!

Taking a walk to relax during the day!

Still time for summer dresses!

Home sweet home!!

Taking a small cruise around Helsinki on Sunday afternoon! Perfect!

Now loads of new ideas and thoughts for the new week, smiles, hugs and happiness to us all!

Something beautiful!

I want to share something really, really beautiful with you!

I'm in the middle of these breathtaking tunes all week, and it just feels so good!

Close your eyes and listen to it here!

This & That!

A new week has begun holding in a lot of work and a real beginning of the new season!

I started with cleaning up our entire home Yesterday after work, which took me the rest of the day!

I'm very good in making up excuses for undesired actions but now it was impossible, there was none left anymore.

I thought about my friend who once said that if one has a hard time starting a huge cleaning up project, just take a bottle of sparkling and put a tiara in your head, and voilà, your home will practically clean up itself!! 

I didn't use this card, not this time, but the outcome was beautiful anyway!

It gives such a big comfort when everything is as they should: clean up your home, and your soul will be cleansed too! 

I believe in Feng Shui in this one! I think I've mentioned this before but it's so true!!

Anyway, my visit to the fashion flea market on Sunday was more like a curious peek than a shopping spree.

Clearly I arrived too late, my dear friend had been there when it opend, and she made just perfect finds!

A skirt by Malene Birger, a jacket, a pair of shoes and a top! Half an hour later I walked in and thought everything had gone already!

Well, I didn't mind, just looked around, got some samples and took a few pics and we sat down to have a few cups of tea and watched the rain.

Truly felt like the first day of September!

With the same sweet friend we had the cutest little picnic a while ago which I didn't tell you about yet!

We went to Kumpulan Kasvitieteellinen Puutarha, The Botanical Garden in Kumpula!

It was my first visit and thought what an oasis it was!

My friend has a season ticket and I definitely can believe how wonderful it is to walk around there with her baby napping in the pram, so sweet!

Have a good week sweet everyone!!

Siivouspäivä!

Yesterday was a fun day!

I'm sure many of you attended to the national flea market day, which I think is a brilliant idea!

I love the feeling during these days, the openness of us Finns when something extraordinary like this is going on, people talking and laughing with each other, with complete strangers! In my opinion this day has a much deeper vibe to it than we realise! It changes us a little bit, and definitely for the better!

For those of you who don't know what Siivouspäivä (meaning Cleaning Day) is, I'll tell you:

It's a day when anyone anywhere can put a flea market table outside and start selling and recycling their gear! 

Yesterday was the 4th time in the history of this wonderful event, it takes place twice a year.

Every time it's gotten bigger, more sellers and more cities have joined in, and you can create a route for yourself as a treasure hunter or a seller by cheking from Facebook where the most sellers are gathering, usually parks and bigger yards are good spots!

I made a plan of cheking out Vanha Kirkkopuisto, Fredantori and Karhupuisto, and by the time I got home I was exhausted! So much things to see, so many people, so much fun!

I made some finds too, a dress and a scarf! Quite modest, but mostly I wanted to feel our dear city, the change of its atmosphere and the vivid feel that took over us all!

And camera was ready!

Vanha Kirkkopuisto:

Some raindrops were in sight, but no worries, the clouds went by!

Lunch brake at the adorable Fleuriste!

Had a delicious salad of avocados, pear and goat's cheese...

I love this café, it's so beautiful! The shades of the walls and furniture are very calming!

Moving on to Fredantori!

Climbing my way to Karhupuisto...

...where expectedly the atmosphere was even more relaxed! I wanted to join in the party of cupcakes and sparkling wine!! 

Groups of friends spending the day together by sitting outside and having a picnic while selling their stuff, yay!

And today I'm off to Helsinki Fashion Weekend's Sunday Sales!!

More finds to be expected, more flea markets, wohoo!

It starts in an hour so get up and move yourself to Kansalaistori!

Love weekends like these!!

About Ballerina Shoes!

This summer has been the last one for my sweet old black ballerinas. I love them but our path together has come to an end, I'm ready to admit it now.

They're so comfy and cute but they've completely worned out from the heels, and by this I mean holes! Real holes. Oh dear.

So a few weeks ago I ran into an ad stand in Esplanadi and bravely stepped in to Pretty Ballerinas!

I know something about these shoes and thought to give them a go.

And guess what happened?!

I walked out with a new shiny pair of black patent leather ballerina shoes!

I've walked them in now, they're perfect for the end of this season and I think I'm starting to fall in love again...!

But at the same time this is a test, since I'm a heavy-user of shoes like these, and want to know if they're worth all the fuss they've been getting!

Next summer will show, let's see!

At least the bag and the box are VERY pretty!

Here comes a tip:

I like to turn in a few centimeters of the leg of my trousers. It exposes your ankles in a really cute and sexy-kind-of way. I don't mean in-your-face-sexy, more like a subtle Japanese geisha-like way, where exposing your neck is the most alluring thing. I think it's super fascinating!

Works best with high heels but with flats too! 

Try it!

Sunset!

Once again we skipped the city and drove to the summer cottage for two nights. Husband drove to work from there and I was tormenting neighbours by practicing on the porch! It's so much fun! According to me that is... 

Nature is the best acoustics, if you ask me!

Last night sweet husband took me for a boat ride just before the sunset. It was amazing. I don't think I've never seen anything such.

The sky was on fire!

As if we were watching a still shot of Aurora Borealis!

We drove around slowly, and by the time we got back it was pitch-dark, the woods being all black, magical! 

Here's what we saw!

My handsome fella!

Today we read from the headlines that actually there had been some real Aurora Borealis in the skies of Southern Finland. I don't know if it was what we saw but it sure was breathtaking!

I want to go back!! Soon!!!

The sweetest weekend!

Such a vast range of the warmest and deepest feelings filled my heart over the weekend!

We had the last concert of the summer with the girls, and on top of it felt like the sweetest weather was there just for us!

A full house it was, beautiful wooden Seurantalo in Kokemäki, Western Finland, and we got to spend the night in an old farm with a sauna by the river, and a huge main building, a 100-year old villa.

It was as if we were thrown back in time: everything was original from wall papers to furniture, apple trees to the flagpole in the middle of the beautiful yard.

We could've been a part of an old Suomi-Filmi-movie!

We talked and talked, laughed, ate and slept good, I feel so blessed to be surrounded by these wonderful, dear girls, ladies, sisters! We fit together so well!

I strongly believe that friendship is one of the meanings of life! 

Thank You my sweet, dear girls, I love you!!

Villa Hedberg!

Good morning!

It's brunch time!

We got to pick apples, ooh, it means an applepie for sweet husband!

I ordered this jumpsuit from Asos, can't think of anything more comfortable at the moment! I love it!

3/6 of our gang! Hugs, darlings!!