fredag 18. september 2009

Cough & Sneeze!

I have a cold... a bad one. I sneeze and I cough and I sweat as soon as I try doing *anything*... and I hate it... So mum gave some flowers from her garden, to cheer me up. I love the colours!!!! They look amazing together! The weather outside is amazing and I cant even enjoy it properly by taking a walk... I would just fall down in a cough-fit!!! Well you know... at least Hexa is enjoying the sun... A few pictures of my huge pumkin!!! A gift from dad (see dad?! I chaged it!!!)! Homegrown and everything. And as soon as I feel better I will crack it open and make a lantern, and salted pumkinseeds!I guess because of this Indian Summer wer'e having, and loving... my flowers are starting to bloom once again... What fun :) Allthough I guess they'll have to go to teh basement soon....
Okay, off to make myself yet anoterh cup of tea... sigh...

mandag 14. september 2009

Fleamarket weekend!

This weekend was the weekend of one of the bigger fleamarkets in town. I had looked forward to this for ages!!! So I lined up with everyone else, and nearly got stepped on while pushing through th door... People are mental I tell you!!!
But it was worth it. I got so much good stuff. My first task was making my way to the porcelain section, and it paid. I got two really nice peices of figgjo green for 90kr. One treangular bowl, sized small and a super nice plate.I then contiuned on to the section where the have clothes, becuase my sister had found us a nice selection of very old suitcases, and I bought 2. One for 30kr and one for 10kr... And also a nice red leather one for 10kr. Which I might use actually... The odd thing is... on saturday we got our suitcases for 10kr each, and later that day found another set. Exactly the same mind you... and they wanted a 100kr for each. The next day these still werent sold and we got them for 30kr each... they are however worth 100-150kr in antique shops... and I imagine they will be even more popular now that the new "vintage travel" look is about to hit. I use mine to store my drawing equipment, photgraphs, linen and everything else... and I want more!!! :)
I also got a tealight tree that I put inside my large lantern outside, along with some moss, it looks so fairytale like now... Gosh I cant stop staring at it. It looks amazing! I also bought that old holepunch which I intent to keep in my library when its done :)
A brass candlestick that I sparyed silver. And I have plans for this one outside.
some tealight glasses in green & a small zinc urn as well :) I think I paid 10kr for the glasses and the urn together.
Also found some rusty candlesticks and one in dark wood that I am saving for my library... and this fearie house... which is now resting next to my mailbox.. And of course something for my Skyline/Nutbrown kitchenware collection! Look it has grown over this season's fleamarkets.I have a massiv headcold, and my voice sounds like I've tried to smoke a whole pack of cigarettes at ones, while slurping down lots of whiskey... it's not even funny!!! And I have company from Scotland... my lovely Elaine is here to keep me entertained.. And we've had the best of weather! Sunday we went to see the O-man's horses being shown. His filly from this season called Golden Dawn (I just call her Goldie Hawn) won best foal of the day! Hurray!!! It was en excellent weekend if you look aside from the feeling ill part of it...Both my cats enjoying the autumn sun... Hexa having a look over her kingdom... or queendom I suppose... and Huldra there out and about on the field....

and today, as I was going to go vote, as it is Election Day, I realized I had a flat tire... what fun!!! siiigh....

tirsdag 8. september 2009

Autumn Afternoon

I can't help it... I love this season. Everyday I enjoy seeing the colours of the trees turn from green to a million shades of oranges, reds and browns... The crisp smell of hay being cut, and wheat being harvested. The feeling of that naughty autumn wind on your cheek. The turning of black autumn stormy clouds over your head... The smell of damp forest grounds, the magic of mushrooms popping up everywhere... and the pure bliss of drinking coffee on your porch in the twilight with candles burning, wrapped up in a soft, warm blanket... and maybe I have even added a splash of bailys to that cup... mmm-mm....
See that little shelf with the cups? it's an old metal spice rack. The boxes that came with it decorate my house here and there... And the square planter is an old tobacco box I bought at the local antiques shop :)

I have started to prepare my porch for the autumn... not quite done, and my pelargonias are still ruling out there... but soon it will be filled with pumpkins and autumny flowers :)
The plantstand is a fleamarket find that I painted white :) It needs more flowers... just dont have any that fit yet... :) But hopefully soon :)

Have a brilliant week everyone!!! I am so excited about the comming weekend. One of my best friends from Scotland is comming to stay for a week, and I get time off work... AND there is the huge fleamarket all weekend!!! Hurray!!!