Keeping warm with a knitted scarf
As a thank you for helping her with some technical stuff with her blog, someone gave me a handmade knitted scarf! I'm wearing it in the series Outlander style! It's warm and comfy!
How to Keep Your Christmas Tree a Safe Affair
A Christmas tree can be, without doubt, a wonderful decoration for your home. You can turn a simple green tree into quite the stunner with the right assortment of ornaments. There are lots of stores offering great decorations. Like Neiman Marcus. They've got a big selection to choose from, at very attractive prices right now. Ornaments at...
Trying to find my way
I don't know about you, but I'm not finding living my life easy at all. Most days I'm just winging it. Trying to find my way, without falling....
Dancing with my husband
Life can get busy. And sometimes you kinda get lost in the shuffle. Dance lessons to reconnect And lose sight of your husband. Which is why my hubby and I decided to take up ballroom dancing. Ever Sunday evening, for the last year and a half we go dancing. We hold each other as we...
Ikea Ektorp sofa: make-over for Fall!
Don't mind the dog! That's our Trixie. I love the changing of the seasons. And I love to change my interior accordingly. Suitable Ektorp cover for Fall. So I started searching for a suitable Ektorp cover for my Ektorp sofa at the end of August. To help it reflect Autumn. I love floral covers, but...
Shopping triggers
I have discovered something about myself: I am very sensitive to shopping triggers. Don't know what those are? Let me explain: shopping triggers, are triggers that make you want to shop! Shopping triggers My shopping triggers are: Junk mail eBay Walking through the mall Pinterest Blogs with cute stuff you can buy The promise of...
Favorite clothing item
My favorite clothing item was a jersey, floral skirt from Laura Ashley. I wore it day in, day out. Year in, year out. Until last year. Suddenly little holes appeared in my favorite skirt. As big as my fingertips. So with a heavy heart, I threw it out. This is the one: Me and my...
They said it couldn't be done. And they were right
Experienced knitters frowned worriedly, when I triumphantly told them about the SuperEasy Poncho Pattern I had found: a big rectangle with a hole in it. 'Even I can do thís!' I bragged. 'Are you sure?' they asked. 'It doesn't even look like a poncho, now does it.' They were right... And they were right:...
Modern family
On my Saturday morning run, I spotted this friendly modern family!
He lit up my morning, without a light
On my Friday runs I always encounter this wooden construction that reminds me of a telephone or something. But this Friday something was different about it. There was something inside! A cute little man A colorful male figurine was inside. On further inspection I could lift him up, and saw that you can place...