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2013-10-31 21:37
Hello!
Yesterday I brought my camera with me all day long to document the day. We are in my parent's house at Österlen in the south of Sweden spending some time writing and relaxing.
Let's see what we were up to yesterday, shall we?
Yesterday I brought my camera with me all day long to document the day. We are in my parent's house at Österlen in the south of Sweden spending some time writing and relaxing.
Let's see what we were up to yesterday, shall we?
Breakfast!
Swedish fil (Sour milk, really good!) with mango, roasted coconut, walnut and flax seeds and a sandwich with tomatoes on it. And a cup of coffee with lots of milk.
Swedish fil (Sour milk, really good!) with mango, roasted coconut, walnut and flax seeds and a sandwich with tomatoes on it. And a cup of coffee with lots of milk.
And look at that adorable mug!
David and I got it as a wedding gift from David's friends and it's just so spot on it's almost unbelievable. It IS David and me. I love it so much!
David and I got it as a wedding gift from David's friends and it's just so spot on it's almost unbelievable. It IS David and me. I love it so much!
Time to get to work. My laptop booted up to what I was doing last night which was edit photos. But now I was going to spend the day writing on a little novella I started on the day before.
I got stuck after a while.
Reeeeaaaally stuck. WHAT TO DOOOOOOO!?!?!
Okay, maybe I can do something with this?
After a few hours we decided to drive to Simrishamn to buy some food. While I was wating for David to be ready to go I took this photo of our garage.
We went to the fish shop. It's near the docks with lots of buildings like this surrounding it.
In the garage for the food store. My beautiful husband mirrored in our new (to us) car.
When we came home we sat down in front of the big jigsaw puzzle that my mother started a while back when they were here. It's one of those very old ones that we collect where every piece is completely different from the other and there is no picture on the front of the box so you have no idea what it is you are trying to make. This puzzle is so incredibly hard! The hardest one we've ever found.
In the late afternoon we went for a walk to the woods. I was dressed according to the season since it's halloween today.
In the middle of nowhere someone has made two of these lion and gargoyle posts. They are standing on each side of a road that leads into the woods. At the end of that road is a castle that looks like it's taken from a fairytale. The owners of that place must be wonderful, creative people!
LOOK AT MY HUSBAND! HE'S SO BEAUTIFUL!
Me running around in the high grass trying to imitate a bird or something.
Then we entered the woods. Such a magical place.
We left the path to see more of the woods. Beech trees are so beautiful this time of the year.
Hush! Did you hear that sound?
This is me wanting to be a heroine in an Enid Blyton type young adult book.
Found the path again and went towards the pastures.
Hello cows!
All of these colours makes me weak in the knees with joy.
Found some blue, very large, berries. Anybody out there who knows the name of this kind of berry? Are they edible? I didn't try them, I promise!
On our way home we spotted a cloud that looked like a frog.
Time to start preparing the food! David was in charge of cleaning and checking the mussels.
And this was what we made! Mussels in a white whine and cream sauce with lots of garlic and different kinds of onion. And garlic bread of course! SO TASTY I COULD DIE.
I had some coffee after dinner and continued to write on my novella for a few hours.
And then we ended up in the couch listening to a podcast.
A really good day!
Today I have been taking photos all day with my iPhone. I thought it would be fun to do one of these Entire Day posts with my Nikon and one with my Iphone because I use them differently and I like the result of both cameras.
So that post will probably be up here tomorrow if everything goes according to plans.
Happy halloween if you are celebrating that.
A really good day!
Today I have been taking photos all day with my iPhone. I thought it would be fun to do one of these Entire Day posts with my Nikon and one with my Iphone because I use them differently and I like the result of both cameras.
So that post will probably be up here tomorrow if everything goes according to plans.
Happy halloween if you are celebrating that.
2013-09-17 14:01
I told you about the cape. It is one fabulous piece of clothing. A vintage nurse cape from 1976 that makes me feel part super hero, part Red Ridinghood.
When David and I bought our new camera we went to the beach to get to know it better. I thought it was a great moment to bring my cape and turn into my super hero persona for the evening.
When David and I bought our new camera we went to the beach to get to know it better. I thought it was a great moment to bring my cape and turn into my super hero persona for the evening.
My Super Hero name? Photo Girl!
KA-POW!
(Yeah, I know! This might be the best photo of me in the history of EVER!)
(Yeah, I know! This might be the best photo of me in the history of EVER!)
Wooooohoooooo!
David is fuzzy, but SMILING! I could NOT leave this in the folder all left out and forgotten.
Photo Girl takes pictures of rescue equipment. Not really sure what help that might do to anybody but, yeah!
Photo Girl leaves no angles unphotographed.
David shows off his impressive "Kasta macka"-technique
(Translates to "Throw sandwich" in swedish. WHAT do you call it in english?)
(Translates to "Throw sandwich" in swedish. WHAT do you call it in english?)
Photo girl took some pictures of feathers and then the adventure was over for the evening and she went home to drink some tea.
Tjingeling!
/Lotta
2013-09-04 13:25
I made such a marvellous vintage find when David and I were in Glasgow. A nurse cape from 1976 in dark blue and bright red. It's warm and amazingly beautiful and I feel like I've found a real treasure! Since I bought it I've been dreaming of different photoshoots with the cape. One of them was to bring it into the woods during dusk and capture light and dark, motion and stillness. And more than a touch of scary.
So we did just that. And this is the result.
So we did just that. And this is the result.
Ticklish fear all down your spine. To meet this person on your late night walk through the forest. Should you say hi, or should you turn around and run.
Is it too late to decide?
Is it too late to decide?
2013-09-01 21:59
Hi hi!
We are home in Gothenburg again and it's starting to feel really good after, hm, five or so hours. I always feel sad when I leave Österlen but the long drive home is a good way to make me long for our apartment.
And now we know how it feels to be married in Gothenburg too!
It's really great to be back home again actually and the autumn air is definitely breezing in right as we speak, and that is a GOOD thing. Gosh, I love autumn. I feel so energized!
Well, this was a lot of babbling for what was supposed to be a non babbling post.
Here's a Two Two Two for you:
We are home in Gothenburg again and it's starting to feel really good after, hm, five or so hours. I always feel sad when I leave Österlen but the long drive home is a good way to make me long for our apartment.
And now we know how it feels to be married in Gothenburg too!
It's really great to be back home again actually and the autumn air is definitely breezing in right as we speak, and that is a GOOD thing. Gosh, I love autumn. I feel so energized!
Well, this was a lot of babbling for what was supposed to be a non babbling post.
Here's a Two Two Two for you:
Two dramatic skies:
One that comes with angel choir sound and one that looks rather sinister over "our" tree.
One that comes with angel choir sound and one that looks rather sinister over "our" tree.
Two date nights with David:
One from a few days before we got married and one from our little honeymoon a few days after we got married.
One from a few days before we got married and one from our little honeymoon a few days after we got married.
Two of me:
One under our tree wearing a vintage skirt, my wedding pocket watch and a jacket i bought really cheap at T.K Max in Glasgow and one balancing on wobbly stones wearing my latest thrift find, the over sized cardigan.
One under our tree wearing a vintage skirt, my wedding pocket watch and a jacket i bought really cheap at T.K Max in Glasgow and one balancing on wobbly stones wearing my latest thrift find, the over sized cardigan.
And here's another little text in swedish. About autumn arriving.
Har morgonkaffet i handen när jag ser höstens första solstrålar genom fönsterrutan och jag drabbas av en kombination av lycka och innerlig längtan.
För sådan är lyckan; en enorm längtan som tar upp all plats i bröstet.
Längtansmålet, det väntansvärda, är fyllt av saker jag vill mest av allt, sådant jag hoppas på, det jag önskar.
Känslor så starkt sammanflätade att de inte riktigt går att skilja åt. Och varför ens försöka?
Duschar och tänker att jag är så lycklig nu. Just nu är jag så obeskrivligt lycklig. Det har med här:et och nu:et att göra, tänker jag.
Min man som tvättar håret bredvid mig och höstsolen som letat sig in bakom duschdraperiet.
Doften av löv som ännu inte nuddat marken tränger genom kvisthålen i taket, lugnet i luften som inte hunnit få upp farten igen efter sommaren.
Höstens första solstrålar drabbade mig idag och inget så trivialt som husväggar kan hålla ljuset borta.
För sådan är lyckan; en enorm längtan som tar upp all plats i bröstet.
Längtansmålet, det väntansvärda, är fyllt av saker jag vill mest av allt, sådant jag hoppas på, det jag önskar.
Känslor så starkt sammanflätade att de inte riktigt går att skilja åt. Och varför ens försöka?
Duschar och tänker att jag är så lycklig nu. Just nu är jag så obeskrivligt lycklig. Det har med här:et och nu:et att göra, tänker jag.
Min man som tvättar håret bredvid mig och höstsolen som letat sig in bakom duschdraperiet.
Doften av löv som ännu inte nuddat marken tränger genom kvisthålen i taket, lugnet i luften som inte hunnit få upp farten igen efter sommaren.
Höstens första solstrålar drabbade mig idag och inget så trivialt som husväggar kan hålla ljuset borta.
You can read it google translated here. It works quite nicely today, if somewhat twisted in time and space.
Tjingeling for now!
/Lotta
Slånbär tror jag! /Forna sambon
Oh! Det trodde mamma med så nu har vi två röster på Slånbär. Jag tror vi har en vinnare, helt enkelt.