Saturday morning at moms place. We made scones and listned to the "music-crossword", a radio show that has aired for ages. My mom, aunt and paternal grandmother used to do this crossword every week, calling each other when it was something they didn't know. Everyone knew never to call between 10 and 11 on Saturday mornings =) Granny's been gone for 15 years (rip) but my mom and my aunt carry on the tradition.
Scones, tea, homemade marmelade, music on the radio and a dog sleeping on the bed in the other room. A very relaxing way to start the weekend.
Said dog on said bed. Love how she matches mom's new bed cover! =) Mom claims it wasn't intentional...
During Saturday Stockholm showed her best side, all sunshine and lovely colours. It's utterly bizarre to see green grass at the end of November! I took the oppurtunity to wear my favorite hat (it's a tad too cold for hats in Umeå now), teamed up with the new coat, red gloves and my trusty handbag.
Sunday was a whole other story - windy, dark and a constant drizzle. Brr! Here I'm the Old Town, Stockholms oldest part, after a long lunch and fika with dad and my aunt.
A new blouse! I've been working on it for ages (or rather, not working on it) as I'm not 100% happy with the pattern. The sleeves look ok like this, but with the arm relaxed a bunch of strainlines appear. Also, the shoulder seam falls back. I'll re-do the pattern before cutting into any silk, but I've decided that this blouse is ready. Just like that =) I'm not thrilled about it, but it's ok and I like the fabric, so while I won't devote any more sewing hours to it, I will still wear it and be happy about it.
How adorable is Elsa?! We're all sitting in the living room, celebrating my brother's 25th birthday, and she naturally wants to be a part of it. Sitting in the sofa, with one paw on Joakim's legs to ensure that he won't run away =)
It was of course a huge disappointment that my class got cancelled, and I hope there will be other weekend classes in the future, but am a bit hesitant to sign up if they're in the habit of cancelling in the 11th hour. We'll see... While it would have been fun to sew the entire weekend, I instead had a very relaxed weekend with family and friends. Just the thing to fight the December darkness!
Love, Erika
3 comments:
Åh, din frisyr på första bilden, passar dig! Tråkigt med kurs som inte blev av, men bra att du fick ut nåt av helgen iaf.
Tackar =) Så bekvämt med pincurls på morgonen!
Jo, det var klart trist. Helgen var dock riktigt härlig, så det känns bra. Är lite osäker om jag skulle anmäla mig till några nya kurser på tillskärarakademin i Stockholm dock... Vilket är synd, de har några väldigt intressanta helgkurser i mönsterkonstruktion...
I enjoyed your blog! We visited Stockholm in 2009 and Hogsby in Smaland, where my in-laws live. My husband was originally from Goteborg. Sweden is such a beautiful country.
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