The colour if phenomenal and it looks like a tower... I think that would be a perfect place to have cocktail or read a book. One day I wish I'd live in a building like this.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Teal
I have a weakness for colourful painted exteriors and funky architecture. How amazing is this balcony?
The colour if phenomenal and it looks like a tower... I think that would be a perfect place to have cocktail or read a book. One day I wish I'd live in a building like this.
The colour if phenomenal and it looks like a tower... I think that would be a perfect place to have cocktail or read a book. One day I wish I'd live in a building like this.
Let's talk about it!
Hello everybody!
I've been thinking about my blog recently quite a bit. I really enjoy writing and love all the comments I'm getting. I have a ton of topics I wanted to write about and was really waiting to start on those once the craft show was over. That's now done and I'm trying to figure out where to start.
I realized I've never really asked what do you like to read about.
I never really come up with an exact category for my blog. I don't think it necessarily needs one, since I like to write about a ton of different things. Mainly whatever happens to pop in my head at any given time. I also figured that eventually this blog will find it's way, so I'm just going to wait an see where I end up.
So, a question for you; what would you like to hear / read about? Crafts? Fashion? Home decor? Montreal? Something else?
I've been thinking about my blog recently quite a bit. I really enjoy writing and love all the comments I'm getting. I have a ton of topics I wanted to write about and was really waiting to start on those once the craft show was over. That's now done and I'm trying to figure out where to start.
I realized I've never really asked what do you like to read about.
I never really come up with an exact category for my blog. I don't think it necessarily needs one, since I like to write about a ton of different things. Mainly whatever happens to pop in my head at any given time. I also figured that eventually this blog will find it's way, so I'm just going to wait an see where I end up.
So, a question for you; what would you like to hear / read about? Crafts? Fashion? Home decor? Montreal? Something else?
Sunday, June 17, 2012
On schedules, cultural differences and the summer
When I moved to Canada and started to get to know more people, one thing I always wondered about was the hectic schedules. There was always something going on. I mean always. Have to meet this person and another is coming to town, then there's a birthday party and a dinner date, not to mention weddings and then the associated showers.
Good luck planning to hang out over a weekend in the summer, you should book a month in advance. I was wondering about it and laughing a bit. Not in a mean kind of a way, just a bit puzzled. I can definitely confirm that Canadians are more social creatures than us Finns are. (well, I've only lived in Montreal, so maybe it's just the Montrealers. However, from the few Americans I know, they tend to be that way too, so maybe it's North Americans in general)
After living here for 6 years, I am slowly starting to realize that my calendar is getting more and more full as the summer approaches. Right now it looks like I have one free weekend a month for until September. And this is when there are some plans that don't have a set date yet, but will still happen in the next few months. I understand that as we get older, there will be more people in our lives and therefore more events to attend, a few more weddings and then a lot more birthday parties for the kids.
This weekend was no exception, but it was a good, efficient one. My friend, the bride-to-be, came over and we spent about 10 hours making things for her wedding. I love doing that, so it didn't seem like a chore at all. Then we went shopping for bridesmaids dresses. We found the dresses, made an initial order and even got the measurements taken. We attended a barbecue to meet people who we don't get to see that often. And to top it off, today's father's day in North-America (not so in Finland and quite a few other places... We have ours on November), so we'll go out for dinner with my father-in-law.
This has becoming a more regular occurrence recently (not those exact events, but several things going on over the same weekend). I'm not complaining about this, all of these have been a lot of fun and I feel so accomplished after a weekend like this, so please don't think I'm trying to sound dramatic. I'm just stopping to compare my summers to those I had when I still lived in Finland. I think the way people spend their free time is one of the big differences between my old and new home countries.
Have you lived in two or more countries or visited for a longer time? Have you experienced this?
Photos in this post are random snippets from the weekend so far.
Good luck planning to hang out over a weekend in the summer, you should book a month in advance. I was wondering about it and laughing a bit. Not in a mean kind of a way, just a bit puzzled. I can definitely confirm that Canadians are more social creatures than us Finns are. (well, I've only lived in Montreal, so maybe it's just the Montrealers. However, from the few Americans I know, they tend to be that way too, so maybe it's North Americans in general)
After living here for 6 years, I am slowly starting to realize that my calendar is getting more and more full as the summer approaches. Right now it looks like I have one free weekend a month for until September. And this is when there are some plans that don't have a set date yet, but will still happen in the next few months. I understand that as we get older, there will be more people in our lives and therefore more events to attend, a few more weddings and then a lot more birthday parties for the kids.
This weekend was no exception, but it was a good, efficient one. My friend, the bride-to-be, came over and we spent about 10 hours making things for her wedding. I love doing that, so it didn't seem like a chore at all. Then we went shopping for bridesmaids dresses. We found the dresses, made an initial order and even got the measurements taken. We attended a barbecue to meet people who we don't get to see that often. And to top it off, today's father's day in North-America (not so in Finland and quite a few other places... We have ours on November), so we'll go out for dinner with my father-in-law.
This has becoming a more regular occurrence recently (not those exact events, but several things going on over the same weekend). I'm not complaining about this, all of these have been a lot of fun and I feel so accomplished after a weekend like this, so please don't think I'm trying to sound dramatic. I'm just stopping to compare my summers to those I had when I still lived in Finland. I think the way people spend their free time is one of the big differences between my old and new home countries.
Have you lived in two or more countries or visited for a longer time? Have you experienced this?
Photos in this post are random snippets from the weekend so far.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
A night of crafting
We were crafting until 3:30 in the morning. I can't really show you the results yet, but let me just say that there is a lot of paper triangles here.
Any idea what I could make out of those?
Any idea what I could make out of those?
Friday, June 15, 2012
Friday Inspiration
I love magazines. I really do. I spend a lot of time online daily to keep up to date with what's going on in the world, but there's still something special about magazines. It's the glossy pages, beautiful photos that you know took forever to get just right, the thoughtful articles and often just the general feel of the magazine.
There's another type as well. They are called zines and are quite intriguing.
A zine is ultimately a self-published magazine or a booklet. The topic could be anything, although the most well known ones are associated to subcultures, political or ideological movements like Riot Grrl and the punk scene. There has been almost a revival of zines in the last few years. The belief seems to be that because of the opportunities online, self-published zines weren't the most efficient way to get the word out any longer and faded into the background for a while.
This doesn't mean that they weren't being made, but it seems that in the recent years they've come back with gusto and with a lot more variety.
I don't claim to be an expert at all. I'm just really intrigued by them. Just look at these, they look amazing.
One day I would like to try this out. It would be like a low-tech version of my blog. It seems like so much fun.
To read more about zines from the experts, check Broken Pencil. Have you read any? Can you recommend something?
There's another type as well. They are called zines and are quite intriguing.
Photo from My life as a magazine
A zine is ultimately a self-published magazine or a booklet. The topic could be anything, although the most well known ones are associated to subcultures, political or ideological movements like Riot Grrl and the punk scene. There has been almost a revival of zines in the last few years. The belief seems to be that because of the opportunities online, self-published zines weren't the most efficient way to get the word out any longer and faded into the background for a while.
Photo from Wikipedia
This doesn't mean that they weren't being made, but it seems that in the recent years they've come back with gusto and with a lot more variety.
Photo from Hello Sandwich
I don't claim to be an expert at all. I'm just really intrigued by them. Just look at these, they look amazing.
One day I would like to try this out. It would be like a low-tech version of my blog. It seems like so much fun.
To read more about zines from the experts, check Broken Pencil. Have you read any? Can you recommend something?
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