THE TRUSTWORTHY REDS

I have a pair of red shoes I bought from H&M without much though  some six-seven years ago for 19,90 which, after a rather painful blister-full debut during a weekend in Budapest surprisingly turned into the comfiest and most wearable shoes in the world™. After which they have, apart from walked around in numerous cities here and there, been chewed upon by both cats and dogs and had their share of sudden rains and unexpected escapades trough muddy fields. And so on.

I bought them to the cobbler's once to try and have them saved and he went "Ah, red shoes", in a familiar voice. "They always seem to be the most precious ones". These were perhaps not my most precious ones per se, but definitely the most trustworthy. And now they are falling apart to the point I believe it's time to give them up. Luckily I happened to come over another pair of reds that could possibly turn into the new most comfiest and most wearable shoes in the world. Not as nice a model as the previous ones and in a less dirt-friendly material (canvas compared to pleather) but a pair I propably should buy an extra set of for future all-the-time use and where-ever walks...

The new ones are plain DinSko shoes (for 24,90).

NAUTICAL

I am the kind of some find silly, others adorable, and the rest  won't notice person who when going to a meeting that happens to take place in a marina I just have to wear a sailor inspired dress, because that's of course what you do going even close to a marina.  If not for else, it makes life a little more fun at least.

(Although here I rather look like Alice who just drank out of one of the bottles and started growing...)

And once at it, since wearing said dress all day long before marina moment too, I of course went along and dressed my child up accordingly too. Team outfits! Because what is cuter than a little kid in a sailor outfit? (Well that would be a kitten in a sailor outfit then. Or just a plain kitten; I'm not much for animals dressed up in clothes.)

The dress and belt are vintage. 

THE OTHER SIDE

When you blog you sort of make a product, or create an image of yourself and your life, choosing to show some things and leave others out.  Personal things of course, but also when it comes to details. Being selective does not mean that you make things up (well some do perhaps), but all things are not always like they seem. Or, sure they are, but there's always another side to it. Posting a picture of a nice stilleben in the kitchen with some dirty dishes magically cropped away from the photo is not necessarily faking it, it's just choosing to show a prettier side of the mundane. Or say a more fun, or interesting, or witty side, depending on the take of it. Perhaps you choose to show the dishes too sometimes, but then you manage to take a photo from just the right angle of the best cups and make that pile of dishes look fab. Either way they are still there to be washed in real life. Few people strut around in floral dresses eating cake in the sunshine all day, but the image of that is perhaps nicer than the one of someone getting down on their knees for the n:th time to pick up bread crumbs and goo off the floor (or filling the dishwasher with that pile). However, the knowledge of that that happens too, in addition to the strutting, can be a good add to the whole package. At least I think it's good to remember.

Sunday for example - I did get breakfast in bed but as Eddi had to go out and work in the field for most of the day (it's that time of the year) I was the one to clean up after it, and the breakfast of the others too (that how it usually is, isn't it, the kitchen a mess after a nice surprise, it's almost mandatory?).
And moments before the little one was sleeping peacefully like in the pictures he had done this for example:

With all rolls.
Later he tripped over on his little kick-mobile and burst both lip and nose. (Sniff!)



Also the porch behind my legs and cats looks like this for the moment...

And some of my newly planted plants are dead by now.

SUNDAY / (MY FIRST) MOTHER'S DAY

LONG TIME NO SEE

 

Even though most of my dresses hang right in front of me to see every day I still forget some of them are there, or, rather; that they actually are wearable. I thought I was tired of this dress and thus haven't worn it for  many many years -  but what the hell it's actually pretty damn nice (I was in love with the thought of it for almost a year before buying) and it is a rather every day-day dress; made of light but still sturdy cotton.


It has a slip in the same color to wear underneath butI think it's more fun to wear it with something contrasting, or matching instead.  Sot this here is kind of a two-in-one not only when it comes to layering dresses but also to remembering; the turquoise green vintage dress underneath had been hiding in the closet for a long time too  - I got it and wore it during my late pregnancy. (But it's not a maternity dress really. It's a very comfy one so it will get to come out some more and play too) . First I thought of leaving it unbuttoned in the front not to show  but when buttoned it adds this strange extra detail to the neck lining which I actually like.


I was wearing these heels when Elvis walked me down the aisle in Vegas almost two years ago. I don't think I've worn them after my trip so they too do deserve to come out and enjoy the sun a little bit now!

GREENS

At this point of the year I always get the urge to plant around - also before I had a garden - put seeds here and there and fix up the lucky plants that have made it trough the winter with me. For a while forget that my nails are more red than my thumbs are green. Not that I am totally impossible with plants (I guess I have learned something along the way) but mainly I don't really know what I'm doing, not that much more than what a google search can give me after briefly remembering something inspiring read in a magazine, sort of.

I've mad a few day trips to the countryside managing the greens there.

 And some things are growing and doing rather well in my mini greenhouse I have in the kitchen. Wooh!

Pelargoniums, replanted. They will go on the porch once I get it cleaned up (hahaha "I". Eddi will so be the one to do it, the rough part at least) from renovatoion stuff, and to the balcony in the city. I'm thinking of painting some of the clay pots with milk paint, as I am curious to try it.

 Meanwhile Dag was chilling in his leder hoser trompe l'oeil outfit. It deserved a photo before he outgrows it.

 I almost got some stuff done outside too (here's the part where I just go on and do something dum-dee-dum

But most of the time I was running after this one here, digging dirt and rocks and what nots out of his mouth.

COATLESS

Today was the first day warm enough to go out without a coat. Wooh! And then when you check the calendar you see it's not far until those days will -hopefully- be in majority. Summer! Which makes me happy. (And then immediately mad afterwards thinking that the warm period over here only lasts a mere three months of the year. Damn it I say, damn it*!) Still waiting for a little more sun and warmth and bare legs in summer skirts. After the whole cold season I was just so sick and tired of pulling on tights one more time I dug out a pair of pants from the closet instead.


*) But yes yes, no earth quakes, no deadly bugs, no hurricanes. A lot of dark and cold is the price for that.

THE FARMHOUSE KITCHEN

Some photos I've instagrammed from our kitchen after the renovation.

Although "after" is perhaps a little too early to say as it sort if is still going on; it's only on hiatus now as Eddi is away. Most of the room was custom built in place. The kitchen itself needs some final organizing, will get a little more paint on some minor (and major details) as well as get it's textiles in place. But here's how it looks now.

Here are some bonus baby-lambs for you. Good night, bää bää*!

*) That's what lambs say over here.

PINK FLUSH

I'm rather boring when it comes to ever doing anything more to may nails than painting them in a few different shades of red, sometimes perhaps pink or coral. A few days ago I spotted a video where someone painted her nails in five descending shades of nude and got inspired to do something similar with the polishes I had at home. Needless to say, I don't have five shades of matching beige-ish polish, so I went for a pink version. Fun.

LEOPARD DAY

Today was the first annual international Leopard Day! Or to be more precise, Leopard Print Day, when wearing leopard print is mandatory. So out of the closet with my Trashy Diva leo coat and dito heels, and out to meet a bunch of other leopard ladies. (When I told Eddi about it I could sense a slight feeling of relief from his behalf of being on the other side of the world, not having to come join or pop by or something similar "Oh, leopard print meeting? Alright..") Being a crazy leopard lady I forced a patterned scarf on my poor child too, hehe, who suitably already had a leo balloon still from the festivities earlier this week.
All in all, being a ridiculous bit ridiculous every now and then, for example in the form of going all crazy animal-print-cat-lady en masse, is for the better I think.

I dragged my whole camera bag along but the event not really being baby friendly; Friday evening and at a bar, we just popped by for a while with Dag and in the end, as usual, I ended up only taking a few shots with my phone, leaving the camera bag alone... (The photo of the leo-dresses is snatched from Bettie Blackheart.)

A MORNING SMOOTHIE IN SIX SCENES

I make smoothies almost daily. Today's consisted of: half an avocado, half a pear, mango mash, frozen berries, apple juice, soy milk.

I have most of my smoothies under the tag #smoothieoftheday on instagram, in case you are in the need of some liquid breakfast inspiration.

BALLOONS AND BUBBLY

Hello! Here's Dag and I in the park earlier today.
There's a similar photo of my first first of May in some of my parent's album,  with me sitting in my pram with a balloon, taken thrity years ago. Or 31. Or 32, not really sure anymore :)

LAST OF APRIL, FIRST OF MAY

The last of April and first of May is one of the biggest celebrations during the year over here. The city is crazy packed with people in a party mode extraodrinaire. Balloons, pom poms, champagne and piss all over. By age I've started to skip the heavy partying the night before and mainly just go for the MayDay stuff.  And especially this year as we are on our own. So today we just went out with Dag to the countryside to do some gardening; attending my pelargoniums. I did however buy myself one cherry beer for the evening. (Party mode, you know. Really, when did I turn 65?) And I got Dag not only one but two balloons!


It's very windy so let's see if they last the park tomorrow.
Glada Vappen; have a fun May Day!

(And on another note, black beret week continues. The dress is vintage and the rest is old.)