Myöhäinen Brunssi - A Weekend Brunch

This weekend we had a late brunch. I recommend. 
We had a little bit different plans but this is how it turned out. 
Can't complain. Brilliant way to get more power to start a new work week!

Totally wrinkled table cloth

say cheese

whitefish - i think

salad with seeds in a corner

homemade juice - redcurrant

rhubarb-strawberry cake - gluten free and dairy free 

Have a sweet and colorful week!

James Farkut - Finnish Vintage James Jeans

vintage jeans - James jeans

This is a true story of how silly a vintage fan I can be. A big auction was coming and I found out that there were some fabulous never used 1950-60’s vintage clothing. I went to see them and I found children sized James jeans. Wow! For your knowledge James jeans is legendary and iconic Finnish jeans trademark. First they were called James Dean but when Dean died in 1955, they changed the name to James. That time you could see these cool jeans on Finnish rock stars like Danny. But when the next generation grew up, they didn’t want to wear same kind of jeans, which their parents did, so that was a beginning to the swan song for James jeans. It was Mattisen teollisuus which made these Finnish legendary jeans. In 1990’s L-Fashion Group brought James back with low profile to supermarkets. 

lovely label

But let’s go back to my auction story… After I found these lovely jeans, I made a bid and I got the box I wanted. But because of large number of boxes I went through, I had remembered wrong and I had chosen wrong box that didn’t have James jeans. Oh my…! I was so disappointed…and I didn’t understand how I had remembered so wrong! But at the same time it occurred to me that I wasn’t alone collecting my bid. I started thinking that I had seen one lady organizing huge number of these boxes when I collected mine and then a thought came to my mind. Could I ask her if she could change something from my box to these James jeans, which I really remembered and which she had in her boxes. And there were more than one pair of jeans so I could ask and it wouldn’t be so bad…so I went back. And when I saw her again - she really looked familiar. I recognized that she was the owner of one lovely vintage clothing shop...which is a really sweet place. So I asked her…if we could do the change. I wanted them badly. It was a really funny situation. Almost embarrassing. And first it was awful but we talked about the matter and after weird beginning - we got an agreement that she looks my box through and if she finds something interesting she can change James jeans to me…but she didn’t find anything!  (great)…then she asked if I want to buy them from her. Well, if you go to the auction…and you end up buying from somebody else’s bid, it is evident that it’s not cheap! But I had to get them - so I did. I paid more money only because of having been stupid. Well, can’t complain after I got a second chance and I was happy and she was happy.

Can you imagine that I got a second chance? Funny things happen and I have to admit that it was great to talk with her. She is pro shopper in auctions. And I’ve been thinking, how fun it is to tell my godson (when he’s a little bit older) how I got those James jeans for him…auntie is a little bit foolish but didn’t give up! That is the main point in this story – don’t give up. As the box lady said…it was the right decision to come and ask…you never know…but if I hadn’t asked…I’d never know and I would be thinking that I should have… whatever. The most important thing is that now I have a wonderful gift to my lovely godson – James jeans - he will have the most coolest vintagest jeans eveeer!

Have you ever made a wrong bid or have you bought something that you really don't need...?

Here are little sneak peeks to some other clothing which were in the box….they are also quite nice!

Jamekset! Löytyivät huutokaupasta. Luulin huutaneeni itselleni oikean laatikon, jossa olisi sellaiset aidot ja käyttämättömät. Mutta sepä olikin väärä laatikko. Tämän havainnon jälkeen löysin itseni tilanteesta, jossa olin neuvottelemassa toisen huutajan kanssa hänen laatikoissaan olevista James farkuista. Ehdotin vaihtokauppaa mutta laatikossani ei ollut mitään mitä hän olisi halunnut. Lopputuloksena päädyin siis ostamaan kuvien Jamekset kummipojallemme tältä toiselta huutajalta. Ei ollut aivan halpaa mutta sen väärti. Ja minkäs sille mahtaa, jos on itse mokannut - niin siitä saa myös sitten ihan itse myös maksaa. Mutta ei harmita laisinkaan. Juttu tuokio tämän vintageliikkeen pitäjän kanssa oli loistava ja loppujen lopuksi sain sen minkä halusin...ja paljon muuta. Muutama kuva laatikon vaatteista. Kaikki ovat siis käyttämättömiä 1950-60-lukujen vaatteita.  

Pääsiäismatka - Easter road trip

This is a photographic essay of our Easter road trip to see our moms in Western Finland. We found lovely grove and rapid and I found out that my mom's orange tree is 47 years old and that it has grown from fruit seed which was bought at a grocery store in 1965. I was amazed. I knew it was quite old but 47 years that was surprise. Spring in Finland is just beginning. We have harsh light and it reveals everything which has been sleeping under the snow.


Tämä on kuvaessee matkasta äideille pääsiäisenä. Kevään kova valo paljastaa lumen alla nukkuneen luonnon, joka on heräilemässä uuteen kasvukauteen. Äideillä on hauskoja harrastuksia. Toinen keräilee kiviä ja toinen maalailee posliinia. Ja itselleni yllätyksenä tuli, koska olin täysin unohtanut, että äitini olohuoneessa kasvava appelsiinipuu on 47 vuotta vanha. Se on kasvanut vuonna 1965 kaupasta ostetun appelsiinin siemenestä. Hullunkurista. Todellakaan en voisi kuvitella, että nykypäivän kaupan hedelmien siemenistä kasvaisi yhtään mitään. Ja aika hurjan hieno onnistumisen tunne on äidilläni ollut, kun on saanut siemenen kasvamaan. Puhuimme, että ensi kerralla voisin ottaa oksan puusta ja yrittää kasvattaa siitä uutta puuta. Voi olla mahdotonta mutta voihan sitä aina kokeilla!

Willow in the sun

Snack

Run-down old gas station. Or it was before big chain of stations.

Pines and the blue sky with sweet clouds.

Run-down house next to the road. I wonder what kind of history it has.

Pheasant's feather at mom. She also collects stones.

Old-fashioned lace in a window at mom.

Barn in the middle of field. In Finland you can see a lot of barns 
when you are driving through the countryside.

Barn close-up

Coltsfoot - first spring flower

Someone's road to home

Red is the color of the countryside

My love and power lines

Our destination -  Mommola rapids

There was a grove next to rapid. Beautiful.

Mom walking with her green colors

Mommola rapid

On the way back mom's place -reflection of us and the road

Mom's hobby - porcelain painting. Rose vase and below there is the table cloth made 
by mom's auntie. Crafts run in our veins. 

Orange tree. My mom has grown it from an orange seed bought at a grocery store.
It's very old tree because the year when the orange was bought from grocery 
store was 1965. So orange tree has been in my mom's living room 47 years.
It has lot of  thorns - oranges are safe.

On the way back home

Suunnittelija ja kuvittaja - Lovisa Burfitt - fashion illustrator and designer

Upeaa ja mielenkiintoista designia ja suunnittelua - Lovisa Burfittin kuvittamat Rörstrandin Mlle Oiseau  kupposet tarttuivat matkaan saman tien, kun ne näin viime vuonna. Oikeastaan ostin kolme, että on varaa rikkoakin. Arjen aamupalan sulostuttaja ja aamukahvin koti. Tänään päätin tehdä Burfittin mukin kuvituksesta mood boardin. Liekö linnun laulu korvissa vaikuttanut päätökseen ja tulkintaan. Tummat kohtalokkaat sävyt luovat kivan kontrastin tulvivalle valolle. Ja aivan loistava lause maanantain iloksi meille kaikille: Today I am a bird...  

Oh so wonderful design by Lovisa Burfitt. Mlle Oiseau Mug for Rörstrand is fabulous. I bought this mug sometime ago - last year and actually I bought three because sometimes we break these precious things...anyway after that I've enjoyed it's beauty at breakfast table and evening tea. And today I made a mood board of this Mlle Oiseau Mug...and you might notice that it was great fun to photograph this mug for me. Maybe it was bird singing in the morning or April but this decision took me to black and white with only one color. These dark shaded pictures makes interesting contrast to bright and shiny spring day. I think it's so lovely to have pretty things around you especially on monday morning at breakfast time. And it's good to read then carefully: Today I am a bird...  

Have an inspiring week!

Sunnuntain suosikit - Sunday snapshots

What can I say… the best day ever is Sunday…when sun is shining and nature is waking up after winter. Here is collage of my weekend: flowers, beans for dinner, great candy from Ekorrens Ekologiska, decoration birds, DIY cushion decorated by old-fashioned carpet rags and the last but not the least…I did a wonderful find: Jupiter china by Arabia. Designer is Raija Uosikkinen and she made these lovely creatures in the 1960’s. They were in production between years 1960-1967. I’ve been looking for them for a while (years!!) and now I found them and the price was reasonable! 

So what can I say. Thank you! And I wish you found something special too!  

Viikonlopun kruunasi aurinkoinen sunnuntai. Päivä kului puuhailuun ulkona pihatöissä ja tilojen keväisessä koristelussa. Vähän ehdin siis piipertämäänkin. Saldona myös tyynynpäällinen, jonka koristelin matonkuteeksi tarkoitetuilla kangassoiroilla ja parilla napilla. Söötti tuli – ehkä liiankin söötti meidän kotiimme – sille siis pitää löytää uusi koti. Ruokalistalla oli papuja. Liotus yön yli ja keittäminen. Ei ole kiireisen kokin juttu. Maistui kyllä. Ja ruokahetkeä ilostutti ystävämme tuomat tulppaanit parhaimmassa loistossaan. Jälkiruokana laiskalle uutuuskarkkia suoraan Ruotsinmaalta: Ekorrens Ekologiska. Loistavia polkupyörän muotoisia karkkeja! Ekologisuus yleensä ei ole maun tae karkeissa mutta näissä oli! Ja täydellä vatsalla oli kiva ihailla kirpparilöytöjä: Arabian Jupiter –astioita. Jupiterin suunnitteli Arabialle Raija Uosikkinen 1960-luvulla. Niitä valmistettiin vuodesta 1960 vuoteen 1967. Löytö oli mahtava! Todellinen etsivä palkittiin. Monta vuotta niitä olen jahdannut ja sopuhinnalla vielä olen uusi onnellinen omistaja. 

Ihan paras sunnuntai!