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October 11, 2011 1

finders keepers

By in inspiration, interior items

This weekend we went to the finders keepers market. It was a combination of new and used clothes, and design stuff being sold. I’m really bad at looking at clothes at flea markets (and other places in general that are not in a store). I can’t concentrate – and I find the task of looking [...]

October 10, 2011 0

October winds

By in garden, hardwork

So it’s been almost to month since I’ve posted last.. quick update:  The house business: We’ve sent in the appeal to the board – and they’ve accepted! This means that we get to bring it up on Fortbo’s general meeting next spring, and hopefully win 20 additional cm in height! Wohoo!  We’ve officially moved back [...]

August 17, 2011 0

The Plan

By in renovating, the house

So the time has come for the big unvieling of our house plans! I think I’ve mentioned it a couple of times – but not really elaborated on it… Until NOW! Yes, we will be tearing down the house – and yes it is a lovely house – and yes it will hurt! But the [...]

August 15, 2011 0

Summer saver

By in interior items

With all the rain that has fallen this summer – (I heard in the radio this moring, that in the past two months there has fallen more rain than ever recorded for two consecutive months!) – the amount of mosquitos around and in our house was out of control! And they came from one day [...]

August 7, 2011 0

pots

By in hidden treasures, interior items

Here’s another treasure from the house. Love the color.  

August 5, 2011 0

Garden addition

By in garden, hardwork

First project of the summer – Project Flagpole! It was give to me as a gift from Thomas’s parents after I ‘graduated’ from ‘college’. (all these ” are because it’s in a Danish version of schooling that would take a whole new blog to explain!) I was very happy with the gift – it’s my [...]

July 26, 2011 0

Summer lovin’

By in fie, friends, garden

Short verison: That was our summer vacation! Long verion: We’re back at work after two weeks vacation. It was fun, it was too short, it was dogtastic, and it was rainy – I love rain – this was too much! We actullay went back to work for a few days – saving some vacation days [...]

July 11, 2011 0

Collect shelf = Amagerhylde

By in hidden treasures, interior items

Amagerhylde = an Antique Danish shelf from an area of Copenhagen called Amager. (Thankyou  Noonton and Cocobean for that definition) You use it to display memorabilia, porcelean, and what some would consider junk :) We were ‘lucky’ to have our own hanging in the kitchen when we got the house, and Thomas has added his [...]

July 7, 2011 0

Le Kitchen!

By in the house

Finally the kitchen was in some kind of state of cleanliness for me to be able to snap a few pictures :-) We haven’t really done anything to the kitchen – except clean! If we decide to keep the house – the plan is to paint the seating area and the walls. We’re both not [...]

June 20, 2011 0

Planting table

By in fie, garden

Here’s something I never knew I wanted or needed – a planting table! I had never heard of a planting table before Thomas told me I needed one after the first week at Fortbo. And he was right! I did need a table for my new hobby gardening! Here I can fix flowers, clean pots [...]