May
4
A great long weekend behind and as promised a few pictures of Paris. The spring was so much more advanced there. Everything felt so lush and green. The weather was not as bad as promised and it actually only rained at a few occasions. But we had umbrellas and trench coats so we were well prepared. Three nights is not a very long time so we did not get up to too much. But it was enough time to visit the lovely Marais from where we always stay which is the St. Germain area. We also did our usual strolling around the streets and popping in at our favourite shops here and there. I had a lovely and very sunny morning run at the Luxembourg garden and we had some great dinners with wine and a lot of laughter. We also walked down rue st. Honoreé on the right bank. It hosts all the big fashion labels amongst some other boutiques. It´s always a Paris “must” to go to the Chanel shop on 31 Rue Cambon. It´s the location where Coco Chanel used to entertain for social events in the apartment upstairs to the boutique that was her very first ( she herself lived in an apartment at the Ritz very close by). Another favourite to see here is the Hermès store. They have a new one on the St Germain area but this is the one we always like to visit for some reason. And a lovely lunch at Ladurée right around the corner is never a bad idea.
Some photos from my phone. From left to right and top to bottom…
*Damyel is a gorgeous little chocolatier in Marais at rue Rochier. We bought some chocolates and pretty pastel jordan almonds just to be able to purchase one of their gift boxes, a big, light turquoise hat box. *The houses in Paris always make me wonder how it would be like to live here or there and what my little apartment would look like. *I was a lucky girl and got a little early birthday present from Chanel. *The beautiful rows of lush green trees on my morning run in Jardin de Luxembourg. *Ladurée is doing a collaboration with the famous Japanese pearl brand Mikimoto. Pearls and pink macarons, what is there not to love in the combination. *I bought myself these peonies you already saw on the blog. They get prettier day by day. I love peonies when they are fully open. *We found a few little things for the girls like this white linen dress from Cyrillus and these softer that soft t-front leather shoes from Rose & Theo. They are the prettiest little girl shoes I have seen in a while and as soft as gloves. *For myself I found a pretty white serving plate that I could not resist although I really did not need a new one. I also got a new basic stripy long sleeved shirt from Petit Bateau because I wear them almost daily. In that pretty pink box is a rose water from Santa Maria Di Novella. It is the loveliest natural rose water with such a pretty scent. Perfect for a morning routine if you want to wake up feeling like a princess. *Peonies oh how I love them. *The little archway leads to hotel Relais Christine. It is a gorgeous hotel on the left bank hidden on a little side street. *That´s me going out to dinner. *Our dinner at Ralph´s, turkey burgers with rose wine. I know it may not be quintessentially French but more of an American thing but the place is gorgeous, food is good and the service is impeccable. And it´s not overly prized either. Other nights we ate at local bistros. *My dessert from our afternoon tea at Mariage Frères. This mille feuille topped with a violet cream and fresh strawberries was by far the best dessert either my mom or I had tasted in a very long time. It was divine. *A little window display of Bonnichon from our night walk. My sister in law told me that in French window shopping is called “leche vitrine” which quite literally translates to “window licking”. I thought it was funny and so accurate. Bonnichon makes me want to have more babies just to get to dress some little person in these cute things. *Another photo from my morning run. I could not help but stop every now and then to snap a quick picture as the park basking in morning light was just so breathtakingly gorgeous. *Postcards sent home from Paris.
Muutama kuva ja ajatus Pariisista. Siellä on yksinkertaisesti aina niin ihanaa ja kaunista. Joka kerta haaveilen hieman pidemmästä matkasta lempikaupunkiini. Haaveissani olisi asua siellä vaikkapa kuukausi ja kierrellä kaupunkia lasten kanssa. Ehtiä käydä eri kaupunginosissa ja ihmetellä museoissa. Ehkäpä vielä joku päivä…
I wish to rent an apartment in Paris one day for even just a month to truly explore the city with my family, especially with the girls whom just love Paris like I do. And I hope they will want to travel there with me when they are all grown up just like I always have with my mom.
Have a chic day!
Lattemamma
p.s. If you click on the photo collage twise you see the pictures a bit bigger…
Apr
30
Hauskaa Vappua!!!
by Sofia - in Random
Hauskaa vappua ihanuudet! Saavuin eilen illalla ihanasta Pariisista ja palaan sitten ensi viikolla keväisten tunnelmien kanssa, mutta nyt vain pikaiset vapun toivotukset muutaman linkin kera! Toivottavasti seuraavat päiväsi ovat täynnä simaa, tippaleipiä tai vaikkapa suloisia pikkumunkkeja. Serpentiiniä ja ilmapalloja unohtamatta!
Tippaleipä on Amerikassa tivoliruokaa. Näin syntyy “Funnel Cake”.
Millaisista ilmapalloista teillä pidetään? Jos saisin päättää perheen vappupallot niin meille tulisi vain isot kumipallot. Todennäköisesti tytöt valitsevat vapputorilta foliopallot.
Jos olet leipomassa kakkua vapuksi, niin tässä olisi hauska idea koristeluiksi. Itse tein kerran tällaisen baby showereihin ja siitä tuli mielestäni hieno ( ja kakku on helppo toteuttaa lähikaupan vesi-ilmapalloja täyttämällä ja vaikkapa pilleihin kiinnittämällä). Varmasti vappu piknikin näyttävin jälkkäri.
Jos et ole siman ystävä niin tässä olisi lemonade-resepti.
Apr
29
Healthy girl
by Sofia - in Random
Many of you were hoping for more posts about a healthy lifestyle and how to feel balanced inside and out. I believe this is a very important subject. But I also happen to believe we all work in a very different way and what works for one diet or workout vice may be all wrong for the other person. What I would love to think is that by listening to ourselves more we would really see what we need in life. More hours spent running in the sun or perhaps a book and a quiet room. As I have said before I´m not really on any specific diet. I love food but I hate that it´s such an “issue” nowadays and as such I would love to leave it out of the blog. I don´t want you to come here and think, great just another person telling me how to eat and feel all worried about that dessert you had at lunch. But I do feel I need to make clear that we don´t feed our kids sugar every day or eat that way ourselves either. When we went to a friends party someone assumed that my kids get treats everyday as I´m often sharing pictures of things I baked. They do on occasion but not daily. We stick to a healthier diet but not by choice for being “skinnier” but because it actually makes us feel better. By healthy I don´t mean vegan or raw but just regular home made unprocessed partly organic and as much as possible domestic food. My kids don´t drink milk or juice with their meals, we stick to water. We try to do active things as a family too but sometimes we do “couch potato” and watch a movie with popcorn. I would like to think balanced is a good word. I´m not one to say no to a fresh croissant for breakfast but on a regular day it´s more likely a smoothie ( and yes I do add some silly superfood in them too like spirulina). Having said all that I´m not at all opposed to sharing my favourite healthier recipes too! And I have some awesome snack suggestions as well to keep you going through the day.
A night snack in our house. Home made almond milk with strawberries, blueberries and toasted coconut shavings. The girls like their almond milk warm and with a pinch of cinnamon. I´m going to share the almond milk recipe on the blog later on.
