norröra

A little cottage for sale at the Swedish island Norröra where the filming of Vi på Saltkråkan by Astrid Lindgren took place. The children and I love to watch the films and dream about waste places.

Lots of little houses at Cabin Porn.

mellösa-vik karlsro

Another pretty Swedish country house. Via here. Happy weekend all :^)

læsø

We had lovely summer days on the island. Læsø lies between Denmark and Sweden, and the nature there reminds me of both. Along the roadside are plenty of small shops where you can buy organic vegetables & herbs, and simply put money in a jar. In the late summer you can find lots of chanterelles and wild berries on the island. The children took a swim in the sea and in the mornings we sat outside with our coffee.

sabine timm

German artist Sabine Timm are using vintage objects to make the most wonderful miniature universes and stillebens with titles that make me smile. Like yoga lesson for trees and sleeping box for tired combs.

This week we are going to spend some days at the small Danish island Læsø. I will show you what we saw of fine things and places on the island, when we are home again :^)

yellow

1  Flora in the woods with her beloved rubber boots

2  Koldskål from Øllingegaard is so good & definitely the best if you don't make koldskål yourself (which I do not)

3  Pretty roadside flowers

byvägen

Oh so many amazing colour combinations in this old Swedish house! I like the green floral curtains, the brown checkered table cloth & all the blue shades in the kitchen very much. See more pictures here.

flea market

The flea market season has started and I have visited a few in the past weeks.

Picture #1 was an old lady's table at a garage sale. She had so many beautiful things and she was very sweet as well! I bought the blue potholders from her. The book at picture #2 is a fine Swedish schoolbook from 1952.

svinkløv

We drove to the North Sea with the children today to visit the beautiful old seaside hotel Svinkløv. We go for a walk there sometimes and this afternoon we had cakes & coffee.

tove jansson's house

For 30 years Finnish author Tove Jansson spent all her summers in a small cottage on the island Klovharu in the Pellinki archipelago, Finland. I would love a summer with my family in a place like that. Pictures via this great Tove Jansson site.