tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77289080903184297492024-03-06T09:33:46.645+02:00the Bluebird's diaryMelodies of everyday life. Just some simple joys.Anuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06819346497154754806noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728908090318429749.post-10414292221224628682015-04-01T13:20:00.001+03:002015-04-03T11:52:46.692+03:00Gifts and catkins<br />
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Catkins, green woolen socks made for me by one lovely soul, Easter time, Japanese white chocolate (so good!), beautiful stay at the oldest part of our city and the music played there by my son at the music festival for kids, soft Malabrigo Arroyo, blooming tea in my new glass tea pot - these are my recent delights and blessings. So much to be grateful for. <br />
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My dear, dear friend Vibeke is celebrating her 40th birthday by hosting a Month of giving at her soul warming and beautiful blog<a href="http://abutterflyinmyhair.blogspot.fi/"> a Butterfly in my hair</a>. Every day there will be given a new gift at her blog and introduced the maker of it through answering some questions. Feel free to join, it is open to everybody and the gifts will be sent worldwide.<br />
You can discover my little gift at the 14th of March. I am so honored to be a part of this celebration. Congratulations Vibeke!<br />
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me of our generous host of this lovely Month of giving. I know
that Vibeke is a friend of birds so I knitted a pair of Sweet
Robin wrist-ees (pattern: tiny owl knits by Stephanie Dosen). I used
Jamieson's Shetland spindrift, 100% wool, in pretty colors. On the left
hand wrist warmer there is a nest with tiny eggs and on the right one a
bird, a robin. These wrist-ees are the perfect thing to wear when feeding
little birds. As Stephanie Dosen wrote to the pattern "when feeding
birds you can simply point to your wrists and explain that you are a
friend" .<br />I also arm knitted a huge scarf and then felted it and shaped it to a collar/neckwarmer. The yarn is 100 % wool.</span></span><br />
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Lately I have enjoyed a little crochet adventure with my favorite crochet book called Crochet Workshop - learn how to crochet with 20 inspiring projects by Erika Knight. This pattern from the book uses the v-double crochet stitch with the puff stitch (my book is in finnish so I hope I got those names right in english...) and I love how it looks. The structure is simply beautiful. I just finished a spring snood for a dear friend and am already planning to use the stitch for something else, too.<br />
I bought the first narcissus for this spring, baked a simple chocolate cake to surprise my husband and son and opened a lovely parcel full of yarn. <br />
I hope you also have a lovely day out there.<br />
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- Anu<br />
<br />Anuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06819346497154754806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728908090318429749.post-78620869382446989472015-03-08T18:14:00.001+02:002015-03-08T22:40:07.486+02:00A Coat for these early spring days - for autumn too<br />
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Hi! I am so happy. I finally finished my coat. Do you know those projects that you think will never be finished? The ones that lie on your basket for months and months and you just do not find it in yourself to continue. Well, this was just like that. First I thought I would knit a cardigan and actually began my project with that thought (some old Novita pattern from a Finnish knitting magazine) but then I changed my mind and wanted to have a coat instead and just improvised. Yes - I wanted to have a woolen, informal, oversize coat I could wrap myself into and feel perfectly cozy and warm. <br />
I am going to wear the coat during my walks in the forest on these early spring days when the wind is still cold and it is too chilly to wear only dresses. I think the coat goes well together with my dusky pink linen dress I sew last summer and with some of my other favorites too. Of course I am already dreaming about wearing this during the early autumn. It is just as perfect for October walks with a huge scarf and a pair of wellies. Simple pleasures. <br />
Today we had a lovely bicycle trip alongside the river. I found my first catkins this year and brought some branches home. Catkins are my all time favorite sign of the spring season.<br />
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I am wishing you a lovely Sunday and inspiring moments for a new oncoming week.<br />
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- Anu<br />
<br />Anuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06819346497154754806noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728908090318429749.post-91854758229962517172015-03-06T09:06:00.000+02:002015-03-06T09:23:16.825+02:00Today<br />
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Wishing you a happy Friday!<br />
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We spent a few days at Aland island. The wind was cold but our hearts and souls so warm. We explored the nature, swam in a freezing pool can you imagine (!), laughed and loved both each other and the place. I also got to visit the local yarn shop and found some treasures for spring time. </div>
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Before our vacation I knitted a pair of Sweet Robin Wrist-ees. I used Jamieson's Shetland Spindrift in lovely colors and enjoyed both the yarn and the pattern very much. I especially like the nest on the left wrist warmer.</div>
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We all need a safe place, a cosy nest. Some place to call a home. I am planning to brighten up my nest with light, happy toughts, kindness and fresh flowers this week. Small things but so important.</div>
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This week I found a pretty little cissus from our local flower shop. Ever since I bought it I have been thinking about spring and summer season, warm evenings and light. Oh, how I miss sunlight. We have had quite grey days here in Finland lately - well actually since November. I remember one sunny December day but otherwise it has been grey and cloudy. But guess what? Grey is one of my favorite colors so I am trying to make the best out of these days too.<br />
One day my son came to me and asked if I would knit him a grey cardigan or hoodie. Yes! Yes I really would like that, I answered. He is very fiber sensitive and can not stand wools that tickle him (at all) so we begun testing what kind of a yarn would be something he would like. He choose Pickles Summer wool (I have it in my stash in soft pink) and we ordered it in grey right away. It arrived this week and I am very happy about the color. It is a grey with a green touch, I think. I think it is so lovely that my son nowadays asks me to knit something for him, like a cardigan or this fox scarf I did earlier. I did not have any pattern but just experimented and had fun with the project. Now I finally found buttons for eyes and he has been wearing it even inside the house today (Can you see those cheeks? Like red apples. I took the picture after a two hours time playing outside) Just now I found the creature on his bed with all of his stuffed animals. This all makes me so happy.<br />
I have many knitting goals this year. Actually they are more like dreams because I do not want to think about knitting as something that will stress me and a word 'goal' has a little stressful meaning for me. My knitting time is mostly in the evenings after my son has gone to bed and after house work is all done. I rarely have a possibility to knit during daytime. One dream is to find days that would offer me an occasional, even a little moment with my needles during daytime. Another dream is to knit this hoodie I mentioned and then I have a list of garments I would love to try. One of them is <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/viuhka"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #274e13;">this Viuhka. </span></span></a> <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Karinemunster/poetkoftan"><span style="color: #274e13;">This one</span></a> is on my needles right now but I have not made any progress lately. And then I would just love to knit something from the new oncoming Madder anthology 2 book by Carrie Bostick Hoge. <span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/leigh-tee">This Leigh Tee</a> </span>is so to my taste and Rowan Cocoon..... I found a tiny little Cocoon swatch I once knitted and now I am so hungry for that yarn.<br />
Mainly my dream for this year's knitting projects is to knit with fibers and yarns that are kind of "yarn love" to me. It doesn't matter how much I actually get done but the journey with lovely fibers and time with my needles is something I am looking forward to. I have so much to learn and I am enjoying every new project whether it is small one or something bigger.<br />
Oh yes and I finished my grey <span style="color: #274e13;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bas-relief-hat">Bas Relief Hat</a></span>. I like it so much!<br />
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Today; grey wool, trellis pattern, soft white snow, dreams about next knitting projects, child's laughter, baking and one absolutely delicious pecan butter mocca muffin with a cup of cranberry tea. <br />
I hope your days was a good one too.<br />
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<br />Anuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06819346497154754806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728908090318429749.post-55302223286528303112015-01-01T19:28:00.000+02:002015-01-01T20:39:23.181+02:00Slow living<br />
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A New year has begun. I have spent my day cherishing everything that I am grateful for in my life. And there is so much that it makes me cry! One thing I am so grateful for is that last year I had the courage to change some elementary elements in my life. First when pondering the possibility for change I thought that I was going to have to settle down for something that I need to work hard to accept but actually I was so wrong. After making up my mind about changing the course of my career and my life, our family's life has grown to a whole different level of well-being. I am so grateful and happy. This year my goal is to continue to seek slow living and well-being for myself and for my loved ones, finding us rest in everyday life. I wish that my dreams come true and that all your dreams come true as well.<br />
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ps. In these pictures you can find some of the things I am so grateful for: moments with my loved ones (new year celebration with family), small knitting projects of mine (hat and a scarf a knitted early autumn), friends (mittens, tea, card and a coaster from lovely friends) and nature (pine cones my son gave me to make me happy), tea times!<br />
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<br />Anuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06819346497154754806noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728908090318429749.post-38467771095544792572014-08-29T20:16:00.000+03:002014-08-29T20:18:27.451+03:00About trees and their ways<br />
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The season is changing. I can feel the lovely autumn air coming closer. I want to embrace it and celebrate this oncoming time of year. Yellow and golden leaves, welcome!!<br />
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Sweet Sunday to you my friend! I have spent my morning swimming in the glorious august sun, drinking elderberry, quince and honey flavored tea and planning something to knit. I am ever so grateful for dearest <a href="http://aldiladeglispecchi.blogspot.fi/">Anna</a> who sent me this beautiful skein of alpaca yarn together with all kinds of other treats! Thank you - you are a sweet soul!!<br />
The past week has been very exciting. My new job has officially begun. These first days have been quite busy - lots of passwords to remember, lots of new faces and some new tasks as well. Nevertheless it feels great! A great, great week.<br />
I have also had an extremely lovely snail mail week. I received this parcel from Anna and and my new scarf from Gudrun Sjöden arrived. I thought it would look nice with the cotton knit (last post) and also with autumn cardigans - the ones I already have and the one I am about to knit. It is nice to have plans for the oncoming autumn season. <br />
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ps. Maybe I will use the yarn that Anna sent to me to knit <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/thicket-4">this </a>hat<br />
pps. I found a new (for me - it has been there for two years!!) yarn shop just a few kilometers away from our home. They had Debbie Bliss Winter Garden in gold/yellow. Apparently the yarn is no longer in the collection in the future so it was on sale. I bought some... LOVE the color.<br />
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Today I have been enjoying the day wearing my hand knitted summer tee I just finished knitting. In the beginning of this summer I saw<span style="color: #e06666;"><span style="background-color: white;"> <b><a href="http://lankakauppakera.blogspot.fi/2014/07/kahdesta-kappaleesta.html">this (click) </a></b></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"></span>and kind of fell in love with the curvy neckline. I wanted to knit a neckline like that but otherwise to have more of a work appropriate tee. Finally I ended up drawing my own pattern. After knitting the bust I changed to over sized needles to capture a more relaxed and breezy look. I am so happy with the result.<br />
I learned that Lang Sol is a wonderful yarn to knit!! Because I am not that experienced a knitter I find these little findings very valuable. Some yarns just feel like "YES" and some not so much. This is a definite YES - yarn :)<br />
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<li>pairing my summer knit with an organic cotton skirt I sew in June (you can see the fabric underneath the yarn ball) and my "friendship pearls". You see,<a href="http://abutterflyinmyhair.blogspot.fi/2014/07/the-brightness-of-summer-days.html"><span style="color: #e06666;"> <b>we</b></span></a> picked them out together :) One for me and one for her. That is a lovely memory.</li>
<li>ordering new yarn for a cowl. I'll tell you more later. By the way, is it just me or do you knitters have this enthusiasm about new patterns and yarn when the fall is slowly coming closer?</li>
<li>getting a full basket of sweet peaches and apples from the market</li>
<li>and this huge news of mine; I have got a new job!!! I loved my old one in so many ways but sometimes things one loves separately do not work together or are just too much when they are all together. That is what happened to me. My working days were way too long, my weekends and evenings were full of work (because of multiple roles and responsibilities at my work) and that just is not something at least I can live with year after year. My family is <i>everything</i> to me and I felt constant agony of being always at work and for that reason away from them. I was also exhausted and did not have much time for anything else either, like a social life or crafts I enjoy so much. I am going to miss my students and my closest colleagues sorely but I just needed to jump! For our family's sake and for mine too. What a blessing there was a soft descent - I got a new job just some four kilometers from our home (compared to some 50 km I used to have). I have the same aged students, teaching, counseling and administrative work but only drastically less per week. Hurray!! So this new summer tee of mine is going to see some action in August :) </li>
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something to say about photographs 3, 7, 8:<br />
3. A meadow in Mossby Sweden - oh, how I love poppies!!<br />
7. Wall in a church at Kalmar castle, Sweden<br />
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8. Pickles yarn store, Oslo, Norway<br />
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“Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim.”Nora Ephron<br />
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<span style="color: purple;">...And just wanted to say once more that sometimes you just have to jump!</span><br />
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<li>the rain! It has been so hot that I needed some cooling off. Actually now we have a little thunderstorm going on </li>
<li>friendship and true and special friends </li>
<li> the BEAUTIFUL moment I had <a href="http://abutterflyinmyhair.blogspot.fi/">with a special friend</a> in her country, Norway</li>
<li>and all of the presents I got from her: her time, conversation, sharing, caring and things she had made and prepared for me and that she afterwards sent for me via email (like<a href="http://www.deeplyrootedmag.com/"> this wonderful christian magazine</a>)</li>
<li>LOVELY emails</li>
<li> that I am quite ok despite of falling down yesterday. I once wrote about <a href="http://melodiesofabluebird.blogspot.fi/2013/09/gratitude-sunday-these-are-paths-i-am.html">these</a> health issues. Due to those my steps are not always steady and yesterday it happened that I fell. I hurt my leg quite badly but it could have been so much worse.</li>
<li>the recent family vacation we had in Sweden, Denmark and Norway. We had such a great time there together.</li>
<li>new yarn and many ideas - too many actually :)</li>
<li>new knitting patterns </li>
<li>that my summer cotton knit ( kind of a t-shirt) is all done - hurray!! It is a simple little knit but still - hurray!!</li>
<li>the chocolate cake that is waiting for our family in the kitchen - it is a dessert after dinner but I have difficulties to be patient :)</li>
<li>some new finds: </li>
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<li><a href="http://hopesofahomestead.blogspot.fi/">Jordyn's blog</a> I found today </li>
<li><a href="http://pienthesky.blogspot.fi/p/about.html">Melisa's blog</a> and DIY ideas like <a href="http://pienthesky.blogspot.fi/2014/02/m-k-e-leather-journals.html">this leather journal</a> and this <a href="http://pienthesky.blogspot.fi/2012/01/art-of-planning.html">dream keeper</a></li>
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1. Me wearing a cowl<a href="http://abutterflyinmyhair.blogspot.fi/"> this beautiful lady </a>kindly made for me! Cowl love! /Norway.</div>
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2. Hammars backar /Southern Sweden </div>
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4. Me on a beach crocheting in silence /Mossby Sweden</div>
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5. + 6. + 7. Waffles and tea with a true friend tasting the teas and admiring the tings we gave to each other and :) /Norway</div>
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I really enjoy my visits in inspirational blogs. One of my favourites is Vibeke's <a href="http://abutterflyinmyhair.blogspot.fi/">A Butterfly in my hair</a>
and it was there where I found this idea of a Gratitude Sunday last year. Vibeke wrote that she tries to join in on Gratitude Sunday with
Taryn and all
the others over at her blog <a href="http://woolymossroots.blogspot.fi/search/label/Gratitude%20Sunday">Wooly Moss Roots</a>. I am thankful for this lovely idea for Taryn and for Vibeke who brought this to my attention.<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://woolymossroots.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> </a></span></span></div>
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listing things I am grateful for here in english (In
finnish I have done that on and off for years in my private diary).
Those most important things I am grateful for in my life like my family and faith are the
same as mentioned <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7728908090318429749#editor/target=post;postID=5611933830538927035;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=3;src=link">here</a>. I have so much to be grateful for. We all do.</div>
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Right now I am in love with these colors I have gathered in my pictures. Soft pink, lilac, warm grey and sunlight. Can one say that sunlight is a color? At least for me it is ;) <br />
Ooh, how I have enjoyed these summer days. I feel like I have almost been living inside a soft pink bubble. This bubble has taken me to a meadow after meadow. Free time, almost all the time in the world (except housework and all that ;)) for me and my loved ones to spend doing happy and inspiring things. We have just come home from a wonderful Scandinavia tour during which I got to meet <a href="http://abutterflyinmyhair.blogspot.fi/2014/07/the-brightness-of-summer-days.html#comment-form">my dear friend</a>!!! It was heavenly! One knows when one has found a kindred spirit :)We traveled from Finland to Sweden, Denmark and Norway by car and ferries. There was something for everyone in our family. Our son's little feet got to run on a hot and soft beach in Mossby and in Copenhagen Tivoli plus Legoland. My husband got to enjoy his favorite bbq place and other things he likes and I got to meet my friend and pop in to tea and yarn boutiques. We all LOVED to explore the nature. <br />
Now I am going to enjoy going through my photographs from our trip, knit a little (one tee is soon all done) and taste all of my new teas :) I got sooo tasty tea from Vibeke on top of plenty of other wonderful things! Thank you!!! I love this cowl you made for me and that basket too (you can see a peek of the greyish basket in my first picture)!! I also had the opprtunity to visit A.C.Perch tea shop and salon in Copenhagen and Aarhus and on top of all this I visited Palais de The in Oslo.<br />
Guess what else is on my mind? Well, what kind of a cardigan to knit out of this heavenly summer wool I bought from Pickles Oslo? I love to go through options. I would like it to be something quite simple so that the yarn would have all the attention. <br />
I also wanted to share with you some pictures of a dress I sew on June. It is made of linen. I did not have any pattern but just improvised. I quite like how it turned out. <br />
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I am wishing you soul warming summer days!!<br />
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ps. I adore this cup I got from Ystad, Sweden. <a href="http://www.marialiliegren.se/">Maria Liliegren </a>makes all kinds of funky ceramics. It was exiting to see her studio. My favorite is the series called ALBA. This Alba cup of mine is going to be much loved :)<br />
pps. Can you see the text on the pink wall? It says: All people smile in the same language. So true!<br />
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These summer days have offered me little escapes and lovely moments exploring my home town and also nearby cities. I have found lovely tea houses, yarn shops, beautiful scenery and warm and cosy company. <a href="http://kera.fi/">This</a> yarn shop was like a dream and <a href="http://www.turunmuseokeskus.fi/public/?contentid=9073&nodeid=17803">this </a>coffee house just to my taste. <br />
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hugs,<br />
Anu <br />
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Ps. Thank you for your lovely comments to my previous post! Anuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06819346497154754806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728908090318429749.post-42072382835032557502014-05-17T15:12:00.001+03:002014-05-17T15:17:10.202+03:00If not project 333 but something like that<br />
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I have always liked to live in a well organized home but during the recent busy years I somehow have not had energy or time to maintain my previous standards. Well, they might have been too high...However, now I have taken some steps to slowly feel more organized again. Not in every aspect in my home or life but in some. This spring I have eagerly been going through our things here at home and organized things like cups and plates, crafting materials, yarn, toys, linens, and also clothing. <br />
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I read author and essayist <a href="http://terratrevor.blogspot.fi/2013/05/project-333-small-wardrobe-for-lithe_17.html">Terra Trevor's thoughts</a> about clothing and simplifying one's wardrobe. I agree on so many things! I also read about<a href="http://theproject333.com/oprah/"> Project 333</a>: <br />
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The Basics (<a href="http://theproject333.com/getting-started/">source</a>)</h3>
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<li><b>When:</b> Every three months <i>(It’s never too late to start so join in anytime!)</i></li>
<li><b>What:</b> 33 items including clothing, accessories, jewelry, outerwear and shoes.</li>
<li><b>What not:</b> these items are not counted as part of
the 33 items – wedding ring or another sentimental piece of jewelry that
you never take off, underwear, sleep wear, in-home lounge wear, and
workout clothing (you can only wear your workout clothing to workout)</li>
<li><b>How:</b> Choose your 33 items, box up the remainder of your fashion statement, seal it with tape and put it out of sight.</li>
<li><b>What else: </b>consider that you are creating a
wardrobe that you can live, work and play in for three months. Remember
that this is not a project in suffering. If your clothes don’t fit or
are in poor condition, replace them.</li>
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I am not very fond of strict rules like these but still there is something to think about in this project. The basic idea is very good, I think. One does cope with a smaller amount of materia and in fact might feel better.<br />
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I went through my wardrobe and decsided to donate most of the items that I haven’t been wearing in a long time; items that are too small (yes, I have saved those for future skinnier days...bah. Why? I do not want to feel all the time that I have to fit into those and feel not good enough. I do not want to use most of my space or thoughts for that!!) and items that have been sort of mistakes (too short sleeves, wrong shaped trousers etc.). However I decided to keep some of my all time favourites regardless of the size. I am planning to pack them in to a memory section in my wardrobe (like my wedding dress, some sentimental things like something my husband or mother have given to me). I am also organizing clothes seasonally more carefully than before and make enough space for the things I am actually wearing right now.<br />
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I figure that by doing this I gain:<br />
- self esteem - I do not have to live in this odd state of needing to be drasticly smaller or something I am not all the time. It is a fact that I have health issues that stop me from exercising nowadays. I can do a little something (like walk a little and ride my bike slowly shortly) but still exercising is not a real help to weight issues.<br />
It is another fact that even before I had these limitations I found it really difficult to stay in the same size all the time. For my wellbeing it is crucial to try to stay under some scale numbers but otherwise I do not want to stress myself with that.<br />
- it is easier to find something nice to wear when there are real options to choose from<br />
- I can make someone happy by giving away things someone else can enjoy<br />
- I can let go and live the life that is happening right NOW <br />
- I will focus to gratefulness towards my body instead of dissatisfaction - I have been given this body. Why not embrace it?<br />
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I am not going to be strict about the exact amount (33) of my clothes and accessories per season. But I am trying to practice the idea of letting go when it does me some good. I am going to buy and sew/knit new items when I feel I need them or want to but consider more carefully every choice.<br />
You can see some of my spring/summer items in my pictures above. I truly enjoy those items and colors. There is my beautiful Ona Brooklyn leather <a href="http://www.onabags.com/store/shoulder-bags/the-brooklyn.html?color=chestnut#chestnut">camera bag</a>, summer bags and shoes, camel colored pants, some tops, scarves and my happy colored new linen/cotton coat (LOVE IT). <br />
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Anu<br />
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Ps. I Don't consider myself fashionable, and I don't care much about trends. I like beauty, however, and clothes that make me feel happy but I think it is ALWAYS the person not the clothes that matters.<br />
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<br />Anuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06819346497154754806noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728908090318429749.post-80782941538863046942014-05-12T21:34:00.000+03:002014-08-31T11:27:28.270+03:00About trees and their ways<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="text Isa-43-19" id="en-KJV-18525">Behold, I will do a new
thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make
a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.</span></div>
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<span class="indent-1"><span class="text Isa-43-19"> Isaiah 43:19</span></span></div>
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<span class="indent-1"><span class="text Isa-43-19">Green leaves - they are finally here! I am breathing that vivid air, whispering that I have missed you!!</span></span></div>
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<span class="indent-1"><span class="text Isa-43-19">Anu </span></span><br />
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<span class="indent-1"><span class="text Isa-43-19"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Photographing trees is something I enjoy tremendously. Trees speak to me
the language of silence and they remind me about fragility but also
about strength and possibility to be renewed. I started this series last fall and am going to share my love for trees with you
by taking you with me to a journey to explore my everyday trees. There
will be photograps about surroundings of my trees as well, like fields
and all kinds of natural beauty. I am sharing my photographs just as I
have taken them (either with my camera or cell phone) so there will be no
image processing. This series is about <b>modest everyday meetings with
trees</b>, not aboutperfection. But then again I think there is often
perfection like the purest kind of beauty hidden inside imperfection.
Welcome to my world of Trees and their ways.</span> </span></span></div>
Anuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06819346497154754806noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728908090318429749.post-12261978900695808692014-04-19T22:41:00.003+03:002014-04-19T22:42:09.051+03:00Gratitude Sunday<br />
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There is nothing extravagant in our Easter days yet I am so grateful for everything; mornings without haste, child's laughter, his small hands into mine, little eyes full of happiness, family time, just enough chocolate, some low budget flowers from the market, home made pastries, catching up my reading, playing music together, gardening, dreaming about things that might come true and the joy of Easter. I am grateful!!<br />
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Happy Easter to you!!<br />
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hugs,<br />
Anu<br />
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ps. I just LOVE that combination of pink and golden little chocolate eggs :) (first picture)<br />
<br />Anuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06819346497154754806noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728908090318429749.post-21005378196921939882014-04-19T17:48:00.002+03:002014-08-31T11:27:52.640+03:00About trees and their ways<br />
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Do you ever think how much potential is hidden inside people near you? People are like trees. If there is enough warmth, enough caring and nourishment they will burst into bloom. It is beautiful.<br />
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This is one of my everyday trees. I am so unpatiently waiting for it to wake up from it's winter sleep...... And then, all of a sudden, it will transform into green and alive again. It just needs the sun to kiss those branches gently, silently. Day after day.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Photographing trees is something I enjoy tremendously. Trees speak to me
the language of silence and they remind me about fragility but also
about strength and possibility to be renewed. I started this series last fall and am going to share my love for trees with you
by taking you with me to a journey to explore my everyday trees. There
will be photograps about surroundings of my trees as well, like fields
and all kinds of natural beauty. I am sharing my photographs just as I
have taken them (either with my camera or cell phone) so there will be no
image processing. This series is about <b>modest everyday meetings with
trees</b>, not about perfection. But then again I think there is often
perfection like the purest kind of beauty hidden inside imperfection.
Welcome to my world of Trees and their ways.<br />
</span>Anuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06819346497154754806noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728908090318429749.post-27392466789539668602014-04-04T10:32:00.000+03:002014-04-04T10:35:10.981+03:00Surrounded by loveliness<br />
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Lately I have not had time or energy for my own projects. BUT I do have organized my yarn stash. When I buy yarn I often go a little overboard....one more skein just in case. Do you know the feeling that you are afraid that you do not have enough yarn for your pattern to finnish it? But of course I usually end up having too much. Actually it does not matter because I have enjoyed knitting little things from that left over yarn for family and friends but now I decided to donate most of my stash to my son's school for the kids to knit and crochet. Today that stash was given to my son's lovely teacher who was pleased to have yarn for the kids to enjoy. It makes me happy too that the kids can experience knitting with quality yarn. It makes all the difference.<br />
I left some of the stash for myself. There is enough for a sweater for my son (greys, blues and greens), for a few scarves and beanies (pinks, yellows and whites) and some for our crafting moments here at home. At the moment I have two cardigans I need to finish but now has not been an enjoyable time for knitting. But I am hopeful...this professional life I am having right now may turn into a more peaceful rhythm. I very much hope that I then I could have energy to do things I love more often. And guess what? I enjoy just seeing and touching those pretty colored yarn balls. I feel I am surrounded by loveliness.<br />
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Have a great week end my friend!!<br />
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hugs,<br />
Anu<br />
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<br />Anuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06819346497154754806noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728908090318429749.post-66712004625084472982014-03-29T10:23:00.001+02:002014-03-29T11:34:07.278+02:00My week in cups of tea<br />
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Hi! I am sitting in my kitchen drinking tea while writing this to you. This kitchen is one of my favourite places in the world. I can see over the fields, my eyes have room to wander. I often see friendly wild life while enjoying my cup of tea. Today I met a huge rabbit. He was staring me as if he wanted to say something through my kitchen window. The birds have also been very busy settling down to their new home. The nesting has begun and there is obviously plenty of "housework" for them to do. How hard working they are! This morning I have also enjoyed <a href="http://melodiesofabluebird.blogspot.fi/2014/03/about-trees-and-their-ways.html">a decision</a> I have made which gives me hope and peace. I am ready for the spring to come. Welcome friend!!<br />
The color of the week has been green. I am so hungry for it right now. I kind of love that outfit in the second last picture (The Simple Things/21). Are you hungry for some color right now?<br />
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Things I have enjoyed lately:<br />
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<li>my tea moments</li>
<li>fresh flowers, especially hellebores</li>
<li>willows, catkins</li>
<li>color green - everywhere: on clothes, on my plate, in my tea cup, on flowers, pictures...you name it</li>
<li>gratefullness!!</li>
<li>my new shower cream called Spring rain </li>
<li>the scent of spring late in the evenings</li>
<li><a href="http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/12-sewing-patchwork-fabric">purl soho</a> - beautiful fabrics </li>
<li>birds singing outside our bedroom window in the mornings</li>
<li>watching bird nesting</li>
<li>seeing happiness in the eys of a loved one </li>
<li>waking up to sunlight</li>
<li>coming home in daylight </li>
<li>starting something new with our son - piano lessons</li>
<li>baking chocolate cakes </li>
<li>conversations with a true friend </li>
<li>these lovely parcels I have received from <a href="http://aldiladeglispecchi.blogspot.fi/">Anna</a> and<a href="http://lieslmade.com/"> Liesl</a>. Thank you both so very much!!!! </li>
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Anna had sewn me a blouse. LOVE IT!!! Thank you!<br />
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And Liesl had put together a sweet combination of plum and cocolate crafting material with lots of other treats as well. We were swap partners via <a href="http://abutterflyinmyhair.blogspot.fi/">Vibeke's</a> color swap. Thank you!<br />
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I am afraid I have a nasty flu for the second time of this year so today it is going to be just resting and drinking hot, hot tea. At least that is lovely :)<br />
Have a happy week end!<br />
hugs,<br />
AnuAnuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06819346497154754806noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728908090318429749.post-61186774099424298892014-03-29T08:39:00.002+02:002014-08-31T11:28:14.320+03:00About trees and their ways<br />
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I have taken action to change my life towards a more peaceful way of living. I am seeking slowness and peace of mind. Sometimes it takes quite a lot of thinking to be able to find an escape but I can see an open door somewhere there in front of me. My path will go towards that door. Slowly.<br />
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I am already in spring mood but I still wanted to share these pictures I took some weeks ago. In these pirctures the quietness and peace are so intensely present.<br />
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hugs,<br />
AnuAnuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06819346497154754806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728908090318429749.post-16515616589010514942014-02-18T16:41:00.001+02:002014-02-18T16:43:35.609+02:00<br />
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I am on vacation. Yippee!! It is so lovely to be able to breath freely and do small tihings with joy.<br />
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Things I have done lately:<br />
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<li> I hosted a party for some friends last week end </li>
<li> I celebrated my dear friend's birthday just before my vacation started </li>
<li>We had a romantic dinner, just the two of us, me and my husband (It was our 12th anniversary)</li>
<li>We watched a swedish Maria Wern movie, me and my husband</li>
<li>I got a new hair cut. Happy!!</li>
<li>I bought 30 tulips (for sale) and have been enjoying them enormously</li>
<li>I knitted a cardigan for my son's owl (on january)</li>
<li>I visited Ateneum and got familiar with a new brand (for me at least), <a href="http://www.mifuko.fi/mifuko/en/frontpage">Mifuko</a>, in the museum shop. <span class="tekstiOikealle">Their products combine traditional African handcraft techniques with Scandinavian design.Mifuko web site:</span><div class="NewsSummaryContent">
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about new markets and adapt their existing skills to meet European
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<li>I am going to enjoy low budjet vacation with my family. There are so many things that do no recuire a lot of money. I am going to take little walks, enjoy home made food, play with our son and take him to aviation museum with my husband. We are going to sing and laugh, tickle eachother and dream about summer time. And every evening I am going to cuddle beside my husband on our sofa and enjoy our moments together.</li>
<li>I am going to organize some of our kitchen cabinets</li>
<li>I am going to knit a little </li>
<li>and sleep!!</li>
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- AnuAnuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06819346497154754806noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7728908090318429749.post-88226740625478923642014-01-12T16:06:00.003+02:002014-01-12T16:08:43.575+02:00Gratitude Sunday<br />
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Yesterday it was snowing. I love to walk on the new snow. Everything is pure and I can start making my own little paths from scratch. It is a fresh start. New Year's was a fresh start for me in life, too. For the first time, really. I've never felt such a need before. Last year was one of the hardest I have had in my life. Just after losing a family member we lost another loved one. In addition there were severe health problems concerning several family members and myself. There were also many other challenges and sometimes I felt really tired and hopeless.<br />
Nevertheless last year brought many good things, so many blessings and joys. Our son started preschool and it is the most warm and wonderful school. It is a small christian school. It is a true blessing to see him enjoy his days there. He is a happy little boy.<br />
One of my joys and reasons for gratitude is friendship and this blog I have. I needed to start from scratch last spring and left my old blog to start a new one. I am so grateful of the warmness I have experienced here in this wide world of talented and warmhearted souls. Thank you for that, dear friends!!<br />
When the new year started I promised myself something inspiring and beautiful. I ordered two of the most beautiful hand made rings from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/164176363/crystal-ring-natural-stone-ring-unique?ref=favs_view_6">Mariaela</a>. They are so, so beautiful. They remind me of the beauty that surrounds me every day. The stone rings remind me also from the strength that God gives us when it is almost impossible to carry on. Now I have two of the most wonderful reminders of this. I am going to wear them with joy!<br />
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Other things I am grateful for today:<br />
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<li>knitting!! I have knitted something simple but with love for friends. I am wrapping those little presents today :) </li>
<li>inspiration - looove this picture and that scarf.</li>
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<li>the courage to start using instagram :) I know. It doesn't sound anything big but you know I am the worst in all things that need computers, phones or programs etc. By the way, how do you people make links to another person's instagram account in your comments? I do not know...please help :) </li>
<li>the snow!</li>
<li>the light that snow brought with it</li>
<li>winter clothes! And that I can wear them now when it is finally winter. </li>
<li>scones :)</li>
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hugs and blessings,<br />
Anu <br />
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I really enjoy my visits in inspirational blogs. One of my favourites is Vibeke's <a href="http://abutterflyinmyhair.blogspot.fi/">A Butterfly in my hair</a>
and it was there where I found this idea of a Gratitude Sunday a while
back. Vibeke wrote that she tries to join in on Gratitude Sunday with
Taryn and all
the others over at her blog <a href="http://woolymossroots.blogspot.fi/search/label/Gratitude%20Sunday">Wooly Moss Roots</a>. I am thankful for this lovely idea for Taryn and for Vibeke who brought this to my attention.<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://woolymossroots.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><br /></a></span></span></div>
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finnish I have done that on and off for years in my diary).
Those most important things I am grateful for in my life like my family and faith are the
same as mentioned <a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7728908090318429749#editor/target=post;postID=5611933830538927035;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=3;src=link">here</a>. I have so much to be grateful for. We all do.</div>
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HI! It is snowing!! I am so happy. We have been waiting for the snow to come for so long and this morning it finally decided to float and swirl its way here. It is slowly frosting trees in the woods and covering the paths I usually walk.<br />
Lately I have been enjoying warm woolen clothes like this scarf from Oska I got for Christmas from my husband. Scarf love! Mittens are made by my<a href="http://abutterflyinmyhair.blogspot.fi/"> dear friend</a> and trousers are also from Oska (pure wool, ooh, how warm they are).<br />
Today I am going to enjoy my little present, the snow, I am visiting the post office to get something I bought from etsy and I am gift knitting for friends. Something warm for them, too.<br />
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Hugs!!<br />
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ps. I have a huge hunger for new yarn right now. How about you? <br />
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