Tales of Midsummer

I am so happy to be featured in the newest issue of beautiful enfants terribles magazine with photos from the blog and an interview. The theme of the issue is Tales of Midsummer, and I guess it comes as no surprise that I instantly felt related to this theme.

The whole issue is packed with beautiful and magic photos to evoke the warm feeling of summer and sweet memories. Go have a look - it's such a good job in my opion!

*hello*

I'm still here, but we are up here, in our Swedish house. These past weeks have been so packed with holidays and we have had wonderful get-aways and mini vacations with the girls. Up here we love it - June is so lush and green and we are grateful to have the opportunity to free our city kids a bit and let them explore on their own.

1. Molly in the green - still in her pajamas.
2. Wild flowers from my big girl.
3. She is reading comics from another decade in bed.
4. Flea find (and the doll came with an impressive handmade wardrobe!)
5. We practice the names.
6. Rhubarb compote in the making - it was good, with freshly baked waffles.

feeling summer

yes, we feel summer now. In the past week we had some Danish holydays. A had his birthday and the girls woke him up with lots of hugs in the morning. We went to Tivoli & we picked the first strawberry flowers in the backyard.

1. Molly has dressed up & reads books. She wants to be big now.
2. She picked me tiny pink strawberry flowers in the backyard.
3. Birthday hugs.
4. "Lune hveder" - a Danish tradition for a special holyday. These were good, with lots of cardamom.
5. & 6. Tivoli.

we have anemones everywhere

We are up here in our Swedish country house for the holidays. It's so quiet and nice. We have anemones all over the plot and everything is much more springlike than last year's Easter vacation. It's good to be here & the girls are happy.

♥ Molly 2 years ♥

Yesterday we celebrated Molly. 2 years is such an adorable age. she had no expectations and was happy & surprised with everything. Frida Viola chose a baby doll set with bib and baby food as her present and Molly was playing with it all afternoon feeding and nursing her dolls. Who else than her big sister would know what is fun to play with when you are 2 years old? It was a fine day.

in the woods

today finally warm enough to take off the jacket, to sit still for a moment or two, to spend a full day outside & and to end it with eating ice cream. couldn't be more grateful.

Hokus Pokus Alfons Åberg

While my mom was here we went to the cinema to see the Alfons Åberg movie with the girls. And we liked it - all of us. I truly love the old Alfons Åberg animations with the wonderful voice of Thomas Winding in Danish from my own childhood, and so does Frida Viola, so I was a little anxious to be dissapointed. But I loved it. I love the small updates with the dad's smartphone, his 85% dark chocolate, the fact that Alfons is a little older, but still a dreaming, fantasizing kid with his own wishes and desires. I love the style of the animation - warm & filled with little daily life details and objects, yet still also filled with magic, even for grown ups (despite what some reviewers write). The girls loved all the cute dogs, the magician, the switching between magic and reality, and all the very-very exciting moments where the kids do things not at all approved by the adults.

We didn't like all the noisy trailers before the movie, though...

If you didn't see it already (I know we are late), then hurry up and go see it - it's perfect for the younger kids.

days off

my mom has been here the last days and we have taken some days off with the girls. we started a little early this year and have been baking the first shrovetide buns. these ones - with whole grain flour, apple compote & marzipan. they always turn out good.
today my mom and i bought lots of wool in nice colours for sweaters for the girls. My mom, her sister and my grandmom are skilled knitters - i feel so lucky.
these days were good for all of us.

my home today

1. molly this morning with a tiny bit of porridge on her chin.
2. beautiful light and colours this afternoon.
3. in my mailbox the other day - the new printed issue of Lille Nord with the fine-fine cover by Lisa Grue.
4. in her own little world.
5. snake's head fritillary.
6. reading old favourites.

Hope you all had a nice weekend!

winter days

This weekend we went to some friends' tiny baby twins baptizm in Jutland. It was freezing cold and the most beautiful landscape. It was snowing quitly when we came home late last night, and the snowing has continued all night. The girls were thrilled this morning when we stepped outside.

1. yesterday in the snow.
2. beautiful old doors - I love this colour.
3. my mom's homebaked paleo bread - so good.
4. she still loves books.
5. spring.
6. winter landscape.