Jun
7
Happy thoughts
by Sofia - in Random
Perjantain aikainen aamuvene saarta kohti. Kaupasta haetut lämpimät karjalanpiirakat aamupalaksi tyynellä merellä nautittuna aamuauringon lämmittäessä. Siinäpä vasta onnen aihe. /We left to the island early on Friday morning. We packed the car the night before and were in the grocery shop by 7.30 am and had warm from the oven Karelian pies on the boat for breakfast. There is a happy thought I think can hardly be topped. In paradise before 10 am.
Kaunis kesäinen sää jota seurasi mitä kaunein vaaleanpunainen auringonlasku. Mitä kaunein onnen aihe. /The weather was lovely and we saw some pink sunset skies at night. Absolutely a happy thought.
Pienet sorsanpoikaset jotka harjoittelivat uimista ja sukeltamista saaren rannoilla ja kipittelivät välillä pitkin rantakallioita. Miten suloisia. Ehdottomasti onnen aihe. /Little wild ducks had just been born and we saw the families with their babies swimming around all the time. Squeals, sighs, squeals from little girls. Baby animals are truly a happy thought, they are so cute!
Jun
6
Birthday Girl
by Sofia - in Random
She loves the smell of warm coffee,
bloomed roses
and new beginnings.
Last week was my birthday and I got woken up with a huge bouquet of pastel pink roses and some berries and a cappuccino in bed. The day proceeded to a morning coffee with a friend on a sunny terrace watching work commuters walk past us while we chatted away and we also did some shopping ( a girl needs a new dress every now and then). I then picked my girls up very early and we went for ice-cream. The day was filled with all my favourite weather from super sunny to thunder and pouring rain. So we got dressed in our wellies and rain coats and went to our courtyard to run in the rain. The night ended with a perfect dinner at my friend´s house. We sat outside on her balcony looking at the sea in candle light listening to jazz, sipping champagne and eating oysters.
On my way home I stopped to smell some lilacs and thought how perfect my life really is. Obviously nothing is really that perfect but that is the beauty of it, it´s just the way I need it to be for me. I feel like my four year old has it put perfectly into words when she swings high over the playground and laughs her catching laughter from her tummy and screams with delight ” This is the best day ever!”… every day of her life. All you need is the wind in your hair, someone to push you forward and someone to catch you if you fall.
Jun
1
Bye bye May
by Sofia - in Random
What a beautiful May we had in Finland. The weather was sunny and warm and it felt like summer. Although we only made it to the island once it was wonderful to open up the place. The month ended in the most incredible trip to the French Riviera and in between were many happy moments of regular everyday life, trips to the playground, baking together, bedtime stories and plain old life. Nothing better. So before the blog heads towards June, here is a recap of May from my phone.
After the first of May celebrations we headed out to the island and from there I left to Japan for a work trip. My hint for a “red eye” traveler ( see my “pretty” airplane toilet selfies as before and after), as it´s a night flight, whilst you sleep change to a comfy outfit. I roll my brushed long hair in a tight twist and turn it in to a bun. When closing in on the destination I open it up and my hair looks like it´s been on rollers. Then I just add red lipstick to fake a brighter look on my face. The Japanese wrap everything so prettily ( even snacks). I found some cute food containers for the girls and saw these Liberty print fans. May was also about writing blog posts in bed, heading out on scooter runs with the girls, teaching the girls the importance of writing thank you letters , running in the gorgeous summer weather and stopping for photos of cherry tree blossoms, playgrounds after work as there was still so much light we had the energy, pretty flowers and fresh almond croissants in bed whilst hubby was on a business trip.
