Country living

It probably does not come as a surprise to most of you that have been following my blog that I live in the countryside. Waaay out in the countryside! I live in a village though so I am surrounded by lovely neighbours!

I looove the British editions of Country Living and Country Homes and Interiors. If you cannot get your hands on these you can get inspired here.

I do not call myself a gardener. But I have a garden and for the years we have been living in this house I have been trying to figure out how to take care of it. I love working in my garden and I am in love with peonies. I have a few, but plans are to get some more. My love for peonies go way back to my childhood. My maternal grandmother had lots in her garden and I was always enchanted by them.

This is Martha Stewart's peony garden. It is my dream. Of course I don't have the space for it. But dreams don't need space.

This is the bouquet I carried for my wedding. More pictures from my wedding in the post Dream Wedding.

My sense of style has also been influenced by this love of British farmhouse/country/manor. I am crazy about hats and well all types of fashion you wear on your head. Caps, berets, fascinators, headbands, veils. You name it!

Here's what I wore today. It is a sunny but windy spring day.

Cap was a gift from my sister-in-law, Cardigan H&M, Tank Gina Tricot(another gift from my lovely mom!), old cut-off Levi's, tights Åhléns, flats H&M Kids




My kids were also donning some seriously cute headwear today!

This cap is from H&M.

I wish this came in my size!!!! Old Navy

Outfit of the day! And other rules I broke......

Yep, that's right. Outfit of the day. This blogging thing is an interesting journey. It seems to me like it is a lot like raising your children. You start out with a lot of principles, ideals and rules. Along the way, well something just happens. :) I think it might be called "life". So, I was totally NOT going to post outfit of the day pictures. I have abandoned that idea. And in my early teens I claimed I was totally NOT a skirt and dress type of girl. Yeah, right!  So here comes the outfit I wore today!

(Psst, you can click on the images to make them larger)

Blazer thrifted Strenesse, wool sweater Mango, dress HM, scarf used to be my moms in the seventies, tights Åhléns and cuff Forever 21.

Thrifted shoes. It was actually spring this morning when I got dressed, can you imagine?! Then I went shopping with one of my girlfriends, helped my little brother move into his new place and went to my sister-in-laws birthday party and BOOM! It started snowing and suddenly it's winter all over again.

No, I am NOT in desperate need of a visit to the ladies room. My husband wanted me to hunch so he could get all of me in the picture. This was taken on our front porch and he didn't want to step into the snow. Maybe we need to practice this photography thing...

I just wanted to show you the earrings I wore. The double C:s come from a pair of thrifted clips. They broke and I added a pearl and some earring hooks.

And here's the skirt I bought at today's shopping trip.

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