showers and sun

We are trying to mix holiday and work and it can be stressful :) my parents and sister and ivan are coming this afternoon! they are bringing some baby-stuff from home :) Hope your summer is beautiful.

mafia

a bit more city-nature from another place along the way to the vet. We just got the last part of the sopranos final season on dvd, so the rest of the evening is going to be mafia.

▶Sandra: Thanks -and yeah, rufus was really disappointed. I was like: "couldn't you just be happy for her? i mean you live very far apart" but he just sulked in his cave.
▶ Epe: You are so right! i have to get my photographing-act together!
▶ sylvesterandmama: thanks! i haven't finished it yet...
▶ Little Nutbrown Hare: Neither did i :) but if my dad uses one i trust that it is important! i just made some bread that turned out great and im sure its all because of the stick :)
▶ Emma: I love that there are so many different flowers there. in the middle of a really boring neighbourhood!
▶ Fine Little Day: Thank you so much!
▶ Lisen: Sometimes when its really hot and rufus is home alone i get all nervous even though the window is open and he has plenty of water. Actually he hardly drinks or eats anything when he is alone -its as if he forgets! and then when we come home he is so thirsty :) When we talked about moving to sweden we also found out that even if we just brought Rufus from sweden to denmark for a short visit he would have to get all sorts of things. so difficult -but i guess Sweden has a lot less sick dogs. I hate ticks though! thats the only good thing about the fact that we can't take rufus to a forest very often. bla bla bla :)

smudged nature

I have been such a bad photographer lately, forgetting to bring my camera or forgetting to use it. When i took Rufus to the vet i finally brought my little digicam and took some photos of the city-nature along the way. What i had not noticed was a gigantic smudge on the lens which made for an interesting result. I decided to try and make it into a style and cranked up the contrast on the photos. Rain and thunder just hit copenhagen. Im not ready for summer to end.

▶ Sandra: He's not speaking to you since you got married :)
▶ Lina: This was a strawberry and peach smoothie. My favourite right now is one with raspberries, apple-juice, banana, yoghurt and ginger (the last four things i almost always use)
▶ Kristina and Julia: Yes, Rufus is very very very happy to have him back -he almost missed D more than me.
▶ Steph.: Can babies suffer from colour-overload? i hope not :)
▶ Emma: I love the way rufus is lying so relaxed and safe
▶ Lisen: Thank you for the luck! -good luck with stinas vaccinations :) did you know that if Rufus had to visit stina he would have to get several shots six months in advance before going to sweden?? you swedes are crazy sometimes :)

"vaccination" (sung by alphabeat)

smo-smo-smo-smooothies -its the perfect taste for summer! D is back from Roskilde! Which is so good -even if i did get a lot done while he was gone, i found it very lonely! Rufus has been to the vet today and gotten his vaccinations. He is a very brave dog and does not even squirm when he gets the stung by the big needle.

▶ All my favourite readers: Thank you so so much for all your sweet words about the pillow! i have a lot of projects going on right now and its such a big motivation that you guys say such sweet things! you are the best!

parchwork-pregnancy-pillow

the first thing i finished was a cover for my all purpose pregnancy/baby pillow. It has a million uses and now it has almost a million colours as well :) i used triangles in different sizes.

▶ Stefanie: here is the first finished result! more to come!
▶ Katrine Ny: Det var den også -tror speltmel er et hit
▶ young: hi hi -undskyld den ekstra sult
▶ Rynke: Thank you so much!
▶ Anonymous I: Thank you so much! hope you like the result! in regards to the coffee I follow the guidelines of the Danish health authorities which is max three cups a day, and since i haven't been drinking coffee everyday since i got pregnant and i don't drink any other caffine, i think we (the baby and i) should be okay :)
▶ Anonymous II: Tak for de søde ord -håber du kommer tilbage en anden gang. Jeg er ikke sikker på hvor D købte mit tæppe, men man kan i hvertfald få det her: www.scandinaviangrace.com. Mit er det mindre af de to str. ellers er der vidst link på Vik Prjonsdottirs hjemmeside som jeg linker til i indlægget :)

breadmakingstick

I got this beautiful tool for making bread from my dad because of my bachelor thesis -he made it him self and he bakes the best bread with the one he has got -the best thing about mine is the very cute, sort of sad or melancholy face at the top. I have been experimenting with my pizza-dough. For some time i have tried a really fluid one that you sort of smear on baking-paper, but I think I'm returning to something a bit more solid again. I have also been trying using spelt-flour instead of wheat and a coarser durum. Both are working really well!

▶ everyone: Thank you so much for the sweet comments!
▶ BB: Its quite allright to ask! and yes, they probably are... i have to face it, especially since i have at least three other major triangles project in the making... all for our living room... more is more??
▶ Anna Caroline & Lina: They are cut from adhesive folio -really easy to work with, but im not really sure about the durability :) The plan is to maybe paint the bookcase at some point
▶ Niller: Right on!
▶ Rose: Tak -nej bogkassen er fra Trævarefabrikkernes udslag -prøv at google det, de har flere forskellige slags -og trekanterne klipper jeg selv af sådan noget klæbefolie man kan købe ved farvehandlere -der er tit tern bag på så det er nemt at klippe først firkanter og så dele dem i trekanter! Prøv det!
▶ Gamza: Thank you so much -such a sweet comment! a furniture blog would be so much fun -and a little dangerouse! i would be totally absorbed!

bookcase

this is another project im working on. We bought a bookcase like the one we keep records in and im decorating it with triangles. Simple and pretty cool i think, but im not quite done yet.

▶ Everyone: cool that you like it so much!
▶ Anna Caroline: aw thats so cool! thank you!
▶ Emma: I would love some marimekko cups, but again; who has the money?
▶ Debi van zyl: You can easily fall in love with rufus from a distance! he is an incredible dog :)
▶ Lea: Måske kaffe på fredag?
▶ Mieke Williems: I love that this fabric is so much fun! you could make alot of good stories about these three!
▶ Sara: Thank you so much! keep stopping by!
▶ Sofie: I really don't like the flowers and marimekko makes so many much cooler fabrics -too bad that is always the flowers everywhere!
▶ Lisen: Its funny i really thought of you looking at the fabric! especially my favourite: The last dude who looks like a sailor! i thought: He could be a Lisen-character!

marimekko

One of the patchwork things i will make is a down-blanket with the triangles on the one side and this fantastic piece of marimekko fabric on the other! Marimekko fabric is too expensive for me, but this was half price and i think it is just perfect, don't you? Im thinking the blanket will be good for a baby to lie on... Im trying my best to enjoy my alone time, but boy this apartment can get quiet! the funny thing is, that it would usually be me doing the talking anyway, but Rufus is as fun to talk to as D...

▶ Maria: I did drink some of it, but because it was from draining cucumber i had added salt to make them drain faster.. it was a little too salty!
▶ Emma: I don't think triangles are difficult -the trick is just to be okay with being sloppy! i know i will never be as precise as one should be when doing patchwork and im okay with that! for me the overall look is more important than the detail :)
▶ Kristina: Im really happy with the apples too! i mostly just bought scraps in different colours and found all the fabric i had lying around, but the apples, and a few more, i went to a cute little store and got
▶ Lina: Thank you! it takes for ever! i have been doing alot of sewing and nothing is finished yet.
▶ Louise: He has got many talents! -and i love polarbears too! wish i had a collection!
▶ chrrristine: I can't wait until something is finished!
▶ Lisen: Thank you! maybe i should just have the triangles lying around :)

patch patch

Im doing triangle patchwork! its a lot of work but i think it will be oh so pretty when its done :) Im eating strawberries and white chocolate and drinking coffee too -actually i really should be ice coffee in this heat, but i always forget to freeze icecubes and my blender just broke.

▶ Emma: Yeah im lucky rufus decided to stay home. at first he really wanted to go, but then he realised that he really does not like music
▶ Lisen: I hate being at concerts where you have to stand really weirdly to see because you are too short. and yeah -i guess i will never be all alone anymore :)
▶ Lina: I can't wait for some of it to be finished so i can show you!
▶ Epe: I all ready am. actually i think i will make a whole bunch of juice tomorrow.. i wonder what to put in..
▶ BB: i won't force you to ever drink it -but water with cucumber slices can be nice
▶ Provins: Ja, det er faktisk virkelig godt med lidt alene tid nu og da -jeg synes bare det er super mærkeligt ikke at have nogen at snakke med! -og hvis du bliver misundelig på roskilde så bare tænk på det at vågne med tømmermænd i et totalt overophedet telt uden luft!
▶ Steph: You are so right, this probably will be the last time i have some serious time alone! maybe i should think of a way to get D to stay away one more week....

lonesome

today D left for Roskilde Festival and Rufus and I will be lonesome for a week. its been years and years since we last went to the festival and we both agree it has become way way way too expensive, but this year D won two tickets for the festival! i really did consider going, but came to the conclusion that in my current state it would not be much fun sleeping in a tent, eating crappy food, staying up late, having to share disgusting toilets and being the only one sober on the whole festival, so D sold the other ticket and went with some of his old friends. I will spend my lonesome time sewing a lot of stuff without annoying D with the sound of the sewing machine and not feeling bad about going to bed around 21.00. (p.s. the green juice is drained cucumber water from when i made tzatziki. not the most tasty drink but wow what a colour!)

▶ mieke willems: i can't wait for that day! i will totally do that when i get a very normal and square fulltime job someday!
▶ Lisen: I also got a really cool photo of him actually looking angry! it almost never happen. i should post it!
▶ Emma: Yeah it is so cool that the baby will have Ivan as a cousin and they will only be one year apart!
▶ Sweet fine day: a week at the beach sounds great - even for me, a very non-beach person :)
▶ B: Ja, vi ses jo lige om lidt!

red fields

a couple of memories from my mini-vacation last week. it sucks that i can't take more time off from work! i want to be rich enough to take 4 weeks off to do n o t h i n g! for now the weekend will have to do. we are cleaning out our little room in the attic. hope i will feel really good afterwards!

▶E: rufus said: yes! a little too hot! but i don't have arms and hands so i couldn't remove it! + if i moved maybe the good sunspot would disappear!
▶ BB: This was with banana and milk as well -i think i just used a whole lotta blueberries!
▶ Famapa: So funny that HE wakes up like that! i don''t think my little baby quite have a scheduale! there don't seem to be any rhythm to it :) except that he/she wakes up as soon as i go to bed :) its a fantastic feeling!
▶ Brit: i was so surprised how he got all the way under the chair!
▶ Lisen: Rufus is a good kicker too!
▶ Mieke Willems: our whole apartment is full of doghair :) luckily the woolen blanket has so much white wool in it that you can't see rufus small hairs!
▶ Rynke: Thank you! i drink much less coffee now that im pregnant so i will have to make each and every cup a good one!
▶ Kristina: When the sun hits our bedroom i don't see rufus for hours except when it gets too hot and he comes into our cool living room panthing like crazy :)
▶ Maria: Smoothies are just too perfect for summer!
▶ Ai: You are so right: Rufus is a cat inside a dog! actually whippets are known for their catlike behaviour!

blueberries and sun

mmm blueberry-smoothie and coffee! today is so hot it should have been ice coffee! rufus loves the sun and will go to great lengths to find a spot in the sun. How he got the blanket down from the chair and on top of him I have no idea! hope you have summer too!

▶ Emma + Epe: it is all so good -the baby kicking is amazing and i so wonder what he/she is doing!