Autumn is upon us

So, long time no read.I haven't been blogging for a while. Autumn is a busy time.
It is time to harvest what the garden and the forest has given us,

time to turn that harvest into jam, marmalades, bread, muffins, pies,

marmalades from left: peach with menthe, plum with cinnamon and black currant

time to pick also the non-edibles from the woods and make decorations,

time to sew curtains for the kitchen from grandmother's old hand-embroidered sheets that I coloured grey,

time to pick up some "new" reads from the thrift store for those long autumn eves,

time to raid the after-summer-sales and thrift store for some new loves

like this thrifted dress and tights bought at sale that goes perfectly with some of my old loves

my grandmother's brooch

and these gorgeous vintage leather shoes

and then, the love you thought lost because of a price too high suddenly appears on the sale rack for a fifth of the price! Thank heaven and all the angels! The dream dress now resides in my closet. Til it falls apart. ♥

Autumn is also the time for a new season and I will soon be back with some of my favorites from the runway!

Girls Night!!!!

I loooove girls night! I always have, but since I became a mom I appreciate it even more. This week me and two of my girlfriends had girls night, or actually it was more like half a day.  We had a great day with a Sex and the City theme. A few months ago we took this online test to see which character from we were most like. It was so spot on! My friends are Carrie and Samantha, of course! And I am Charlotte. Ha, ha! Makes sense....

So we decided to go together and watch Sex and the City 2 dressed up as the characters! That's exactly what we did, but before we went to a large thrift store and to some stores in town for some shopping, we went home to Camilla (aka Carrie) and got ready for the movies! After the film (which was a real treat! So much eye candy!) we went to a local sports bar (there isn't that much to choose from in our small town on a week night!) for some drinks and food!

I bought this fabulous seventies dress,

these beautiful suede shoes

and these cute clips!

We tried on some hats in town, I kind of regret I didn't get this one...

Camilla's apartement got a little messy as three girls where trying to get ready in half an hour...

...while eating. This is me in character as Charlotte!

Here we are, three chicks at the sports bar! From left me (aka Charlotte), Marica (aka Samantha) and Camilla (aka Carrie).

And there is my vintage clutch on the menu.

I loved the movie, talked a lot of girl talk, made some great shopping finds and ate some great food! Thanks girls for a wonderful time!

"Charlotte" ready to go!
Pearl necklace H&M, dress clothes swap, cardigan Lindex, umbrella thrifted and shoes my wedding shoes!

I hope you all had a great weekend!!!

Food, Fun and Great Rides

So, you wish for some recipes? Well, your wish is my command! I will throw in some recipes now and then. I enjoy cooking and baking and often come up with my own recipes.

My Own Custard

2,5 dl milk

1,5 dl cream

2 tablespoon corn starch

2 egg yolks

1 teaspoon raw sugar

Whisk together in a sauce pan. Bring to a boil, let it boil til it thickens. Don't let the sauce overcook or it will separate. Pull the pan from the heat and add 3 teaspoons vanilla sugar. Pour it over pie or use it to fill a cake.

This is me yesterday on my way to Midsummer celebration! I wore the thrifted dress I bought last weekend, my Judith Ripka heart earrings, sandals from H&M and DIY hairpins made from metal string and pearls.

This picture was taken on the way home, when my shoulder was sunburnt. The weather was fantastic!

My nailpolish, "Lacy not racy" by Essie.

The celebration took place in a rural area by the sea. So beautiful!

There were a lot of different activites like: guess the size of the log, dancing, horses and wagon, boat rides, shooting hoops, darts and also there was a car show! We had so much fun.

My Prada "inspired" glasses are from Forever 21.

This is the real thing, they cost a bit more than the six dollars I paid for mine.

Peace, love and weekend

White sweater from the clothes swap (see yesterdays post), blue tank Aeropostale, jean leggins H&M, earrings Gina Tricot, blazer thrifted Strenesse, scarf Old Navy and suede ballerinas Gap.

I am leaving home til tomorrow for a kid free hotel stay with my mother and my sister (mother of a six month old). We are gonna eat out and just enjoy each others company. I hope you all have a great weekend!!!

And remember, with our actions we can change the world. While staying fashionable of course! ;) Dream on! Peace out!

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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