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~* One *~

Posted in Champagne, Home, tagged , on March 31, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Last week my husband Serge took me to the theatre, to see a play called GAY! at the National Theatre. The piece had been described as anarchistic and revolutionary but to my mind, it held a very familiar message.

We’re all different, yet equally valuable.

Shouldn’t that be… arrrr, clear to us all by now?

So. The idea of this play and this message as groundbreaking left me feeling a little sad. And a little upset at the world.

Humming my favorite U2 tune “One” on our way out helped, though…

As U2 always does.

~*♥*~

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~* OhLaLaLaLaLa *~

Posted in Champagne, Home, tagged , , , , , , , , on March 30, 2012| 4 Comments »

For the most stunning spring/summer dresses have arrived in Hel!

To Susanna Penttilä’s Boutique Férrer, that it.

This little lacydream is made in Paris, of finest Italian lace from the fashion house Salvatore Ferragamo. Look at the form of the lace details on the decolté, and the hemline… I love, love, love it.

Color is a really beautiful shade of creamy beige, with just a hint of oldrosa… Perfect on my skin.

The only problem with this skirt is that its’ a little, öhm, short.

In fact, I’ve never dared to wear anything quite as short as this… Could I pull it off? The little flower petals delicately placed on the hemline are cheering me on…

Hihi… I must say, there aren’t many things in this world that make my clothes drop off as fast as the incoming flight of fashion from Paris.

Another piece that got my pulse racing was this cool & classy LBD:

I’d spotted this Sagaie dress earlier and posted it among my favorites of Sagaie’s s/s 2012 line – I loved it already on the catalogue but it is so much more… show-stopping in real life.

It’s low-cut but so skillfully tailored that it only comes off as elegantly chic…

Just look at this gorgeous detail of crystals and rhinestone:

These dresses are sold out as Suski only brings individual pieces to her boutique… But maybe you can ask for customorders.

PS. Make-up courtesy Armani, dangly pearl earrings custommade by  Fine van Brooklin.

~*♥*~

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~* Stumbling along *~

Posted in EverydayPoesie, Home, tagged , , , , on March 29, 2012| 1 Comment »

My kids have been sick all week which means that I haven’t slept, had a rational thought or conversation, let alone set a foot outside… in a week.

So I turn to my favorite wise guy Viktor Egelund to make some sense of this chaos called life.

As usual, he’s there for me:

“The chance of anything is always 50-50. Either it happens or it doesn’t.

Just ignore statistics from now on.”

V.E.

As life at the moment feels more like a stumble than a stride, I find Viktor’s words oddly comforting.

If Carrie could get up after falling flat on her face… So can I.

And maybe. Just maybe next time the odds will be in my favor.

~*♥*~

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~* dancing shoes wanted *~

Posted in EverydayPoesie, Home on March 26, 2012| Leave a Comment »

“Everything in the universe has rhythm. Everything dances.”, says Maya Angelou.

I was thinking about this wisdom today as I took my son to school. And indeed. I’d never noticed it, but the leaves were dancing. Wind too. Little children definitely had rhythm and dance to their steps as they were hopping along.

The only thing that seemed to have lost all flow and rhythm was… me.

I was just slouching along, taking care of stuff that has to be taken care of. How boring. How tragically adult.

So now I’m off for a little walk on the sunshine. Let’s see if that would help me find some spring to my steps…

~*♥*~

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~* Serenaded *~

Posted in EverydayPoesie, Home on March 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Today has been a real full-day serenade… It seems like the whole world has woken up to realize that it’s my birthday.

I’ve been spoiled, spoiled and yet again spoiled.

I’ll show you some photos of my day a little bit later – at the moment I’m still too busy living it…♥.

PS. So… My day started by Happy Birthday songs and breakfast in bed, continued by surprises such as theatre and restaurant, and a shower of sweetest gifts ever.

… And ended in the bath, surrounded by candle light.

At the end of my beautiful day the only problem in the world remaining was a rhetoric question:

“Is it real or imaginary, that champagne actually tastes better in a bath?”.

♥♥♥ Thank you, Thank you, Thank ♥♥♥

~*♥*~

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~* My little red book *~

Posted in EverydayPoesie, Home on March 20, 2012| Leave a Comment »

Who gets to have a chapter in your little red book?

Are there people who are soooooo good to you that they’re present on all your pages?

These are questions I’ve been musing over today…

~*♥*~

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*~ a Peter Mayle summer ~*

Posted in BohemianCharm&VintageChic, EverydayPoesie, tagged , , , , , , , on March 17, 2012| 5 Comments »

So it’s been confirmed. Me and the kids will spend the full summer in Provence. I’ll keep you posted on life over there, real Peter Mayle fashion.

Here’s a little purchase I’ve made for this trip, especially. Something light, comfy, slightly transparent but not toooo much so… MmmmmmmmMmm. By the lovely Oona Elena ♥♥♥. Perfect for a summer in the sun. And my lovely ladies Noora and Hanski might come and spend some time with us.

Poolside lounging, bronzing and total relaxation is in the cards with Noora… We’ve already planned to have a real girlie holiday, going to the gym, sleeping in the same bed in our room upstairs and talking girl stuff all night….

Hanski, I’ll take all around the area by Mamie’s little white car, as it’ll be her first time in the South. Touring and discovering little picturesque villages, lovely restaurants and the nicest places outside the tourist circles…

The kids will be totally relaxed as usual there, and play in Mamie’s pool all day long… There’s also pony rides and tennis lessons in the cards this time.

Ah, it’ll be so good.

~*♥*~

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*~ VintageRosaBrocante ~*

Posted in BohemianCharm&VintageChic, Home, tagged , , , , , , , , on March 16, 2012| 2 Comments »

Today, I got lost at Pintrest and found some lovely ideas for summer garden parties:

This picture looks a bit weddingly, but you can adapt the decoration... I love using ivy (muratti?) with branches swaying softly in the summer breeze..

Just a few lanterns with some flowers, crystals and/or pearls… It doesn’t need to be complicated, they can all be different (in fact I even prefer it that way…), or you can have just one or two.

Easy! I already have the recipe for the best chocolate cake in the world, and like to serve it with real flowers in this style…

If it’s worth the effort of arranging a garden party, it’s definitely worth the effort of carrying a real table outside (instead of using some horrid plastic one). Alternatively, you can have it easy – like I do – and opt for some vintage French or Danish wrought-iron tables and chairs which can stay out all summer. They just get more charming with a bit of rust.

I've got little glass lanterns like this; in the winter I light up tiny candles in them, in the summer I replace them with a single blooming flower. So lovely.

You can be as industrious as you like with other furniture (this is the point where your husband starts to suggest calling off the whole party…)

But in the interest of family peace, all it really takes is imagination, candles, flowers (picked from your own garden?),  and maybe a vintage tablecloth.

Below inspiration for keeping it simple without compromising the charm:

In fact, you don’t even need to have a garden for a party like this. We don’t, but I try to throw a little party of this spirit on our terasse every summer…

All you really, really need, are your friends.

~*’*~

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~* Soul of Maïa *~

Posted in EverydayPoesie, Home, tagged , , , , on March 15, 2012| 2 Comments »

I bought myself a little something last week, in the honor of the International Women’s Day…

A sweet necklace of silverbeads and semi-precious stones by the Soul of Maïa.

These mistysoft stones are Jaspises; the shade is called Lotus. Jaspis is supposed to soothe anxiety and distress, as well as strengthen a sense of inner security and peace.

My sons chose the necklace with me, or for me actually. They sure know what they’re doing.

I’ll wear it with this long breezy cotton maxidress in the summertime. I’ve even got flip-flops decorated with Lotus-colored beads somewhere…

And it’ll be perfect with my Everyday Sugar coat and Zara boots as well… Or what say you?

The boys also chose these roses for me:

And here’s a little tip for you.

When your flowers (roses, particularly) start to seem a bit “down”, cut off the rosebuds and place them in a shallow bowl, like I’ve done above, with a drop of water at the bottom.

They’ll bloom still many more days like this, and oftentimes dry beautifully as well…♥.

~*♥*~

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~* Heavenly *~

Posted in Home on March 13, 2012| 5 Comments »

That little moment when everybody else has fallen asleep… A little blogger can hear her own thoughts… Maybe even note down a few…

On that moment, it doesn’t matter if the paintings are lopsided, odd pieces of clothing are scattered here and there, or that the chairs around the table are all different…

Candle light does matter. As does a scented cup of hot tea.

That’s all it takes.

~*♥*~

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