Happy Father's Day

Here is to you, PAPA!


We want to thank you for being a great Papa! You play soccer with us and tennis and hang out with us, you wait late hours to pick me up from parties (L.), you work hard so we can get all these gadgets and vacation and all....



You help us with school stuff and homework, you massage us almost every night, you clean the garden and walk Oscar with us, you go on bike rides with us, you are generous with allowance....You are funny and make jokes! You play guitar and chess with us! You always talk with us about everything!WE LOVE YOU!
L.& T. and E.& A.




And I am so thankful too, my love! You are the best Father I can think of!



XX
Victoria

Etsy love

Book Art via EartArt. I love it!


Since I found Etsy I have enjoyed looking through many sites, found many sellers I love and have tried here and there things as gifts or useful for ourselves. I love the abundance of individual, vintage and often handmade pieces, clothing, jewelry, pottery, one of a kind furniture or artworks.... The list is long.
Today I take you to a few of the sites I found note worthy!
Let's get started!

Who has the time?



In order by seller imotime and mbartstudios.
And these small pretty things to decorate or use at tea time...


I absolutely love this tea or coffee pot. So gorgeous and the gunmetal glaze is very beautiful!
Porcelain bottle through etsyseller PigeonToeceramics, birds via redhotpottery and tea pot from juditavill.

I love a pretty set table and these tablecloth below are handmade Russian linen. I bought a square one in blue with 8 matching napkins for my parent's 50th wedding anniversary this summer. I have it embroidered with their initials and I wish they will hopefully have still many years of use for it!


Via estsy seller tablecloths!
And speaking of pretty linen I love these pillows and small linen containers:
Via WillaSkyeHome and eNanoo!


And look at these cute, environmentally friendly lunch pouches...From TheSilverBobbin!
The following can find a home in a stylish home office!

At babableu!
Which gets me thinking towards prints and letterpress items:

Via Sycamorestreetpress.
I love birds and can hardly resist these lovely prints as well!


Littlebluebirdstudios.

Via Sooooound!
And this little key chain flew all the way from London from the lovely Melanie of fourandplenty! It will go with me on our trip to Italy!!!


Then there is jewelry, so much, I just pick a few...


Via AllThingsTinsel and Cocosgreenhouse! Aren't those etsy seller's names fun? I love what sprouts in Coco's greenhouse!
And then there is fashion! More then I can get my mind around and it takes a bit to find the things I like!
But here are some of my favorites!

From 13threads! You have such pretty pieces! J'adore!

And Prizesebastian's dresses are fabulous!


Both above via YongS.

This one fascinates me with it's sparkling color and adornment! From the talented seller RawHemline.
And last but not least furniture!


Something rough and tumble via PunctureBags.



Fun from fabulousmess!
And how about the little parade for a nursery?

Via ellynelly!
And this stool had me at hello!!!


And below will conclude my travels through Etsy:


Woodguy32 has steampunk on his mind!!!

I hope you've got inspired and find your treasures on Etsy next time you go and look!


XX
Victoria




Pictures all through mentioned etsy sellers!

Birthday bash

June 17th is a special day, which my oldest son shares with an extraordinary group of people: Charles Eames, M.C.Escher, Igor Stravinsky, Ferdinand Freiligrath (among a few others, I guess...)


Happy Birthday, my love, your are in good company! They surely are an inspiration to you and with your artisic talent you fit in this line up....Franz List was so inspired by Freilgrath's poem
"O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst" and set it to music and composed the famous 'Liebestraeume #3.
Today this wonderful piece is dedicated to you, may you receive love and may you share your generous love always!



I am so happy today thinking of you and a little sad, since you are way to far and I miss you, as always...
We can't wait to see you so very soon, we all miss you and hope you will spend this day in great spirit! I am sure all around you will celebrate you as you deserve it!!!
We know you are in the last strenuous part of your studies for this semester and we hope you finish well and to your satisfaction (we have no doubt)!
Stay healthy and strong in this coming year and may your deepest dreams come true!



Many hugs and kisses for you today! Happy Birthday!
We all love you!


XX
~ Mama and the gang!

Summer reading

When I think of summer reading, not matter where I am, I think of a garden spot, a bench in a park, overlooking water or perhaps a mountain range. I want to submerge myself in the story and when I look up I am going to dream!
I imagine myself curling up here...


Looking out to there...


Reading this...



Or that...

And that bench invites me to indulge a little in English reading...




While that chair reminds me of these books:




And these must be read here:





I just started my summer reading off with Elizabeth Goudge's Scent of Water! Oh, what a delight!
And may these books and all your reading desire last for a whole wonderful long summer!
Wishing you hours under a tree in a shady spot for reading, napping and... what ever else you like doing on a bench...


XX
Victoria




Pictures all books via V.Zlotkowski and amazon.com, art work via angelpig.net, woodengardensheds.org.uk, gardenoutdoorfurniture.net, indonesiateakfurniture.com, remaining linen chair via etsy seller sydg, and post card -I do not remember, but I do not take credit!