this summer ( Boom Oo Yata-Ta-Ta)

What are your plans for this summer???
This year we have no idea where to go on holidays!!
Mister Kay  has the idea to go to San Fransico  or to Germany( Baltic sea).
Nila aka little Monster  is thinking of the Belgian coast..
and I..Brixham, Copenhagen , Vienna or Warsaw

So where will you go this year???And where should we go?


I was lucky to find a large vintage Dala horse on the weekend.Not sure what I will do with it.

My blog of the week Kalastajan Vaimo
We love  Boom oo Yata-Ta-Ta

tell me

Tell me...when did you last lie on the sofa, not reading, talking, sleeping or watching TV but just resting and thinking???? Try it...

Fjeldborg... great norse blog

the bag

My friend Joan was so kind to send me  the Orla Kiely bag (they where sold out in Kent).
Orla designed this bag for life for Tesco. The bag costs 4 pounds and for each  bag sold 50 pence of the sale price will go to CLIC Sargent. Green living & charity...that sounds good!!

Enjoy your weekend.

Kay

this week

I got my first strawberies. yum

I was lucky that the chocolate shop was closed, lol

lots of happy colors in town

Finally got it, The Happines Project by Gretchen Rubin

We have great plans for the next couple of days:

• the Picasso Exhibitions at the Van Gogh Museum
• a trip to the cinema  ´Water for Elephants´ with the girls

see you soon

kay

summer dress

This summer I'm lucky  the 50s look is really trendy, so there are a lot of pretty summer dresses to find.  Any plans for the summer??

Here a some great German vintage blogs. Have a look...

Retro meets vintage
Trodelhaus
Roboti liebt (she is from Austria)
Emil and die grossen Schwestern

Kay

Quality time

Guess I got a new fav garden corner.....
The blanket I got in the UK at a car boot sale and the small cushion was a gift from Zoe.

Yesterday I had my bookclub meeting and I did borrow some books:

• 'The thousand autumns of Jacob de Zoet' by David Mitchell (I'll start with this one)
• 'The Museum of Innocence' by Orhan Pamuk 
• 'John The Revelator' by Peter  Murphy

That will keep me busy for the next couple of weeks.

My blog of the week la cabinet gris
My music this weekend Freddie Mercury

enjoy the rest of the weekend
kay

sweet flowers

I saw  those pretty coffee cups in a vintage shop in Brighton and I still don't understand why I did not buy them...they are so pretty (flowerpower).

At the moment I'm so busy but I try to make time for my yoga class & body pump. I noticed if I don't sport, I'm more lazy & got less energie...

• My fav food in the moment  Asparagus 
• My fav music Imelda May
• My fav snack  Blueberries
• What did I buy this week? ...a museumscard
• Most of my time I spent in my garden, working on a cottage garden
• Love the work from Julia Humpfer
• Reading the Cochroaches by Jo Nesbo

see you very soon
kay

Badgers Hill Farm

At Chillham, a beautiful  small Kentish village you can find Badgers Hill Farm. I tell you I love that place.
It's a working cider farm with a mini zoo and they sell locally produced food. Great place for coffee and garden accessories.

Badger Hill Farm & Cidery
New Cut Road
Chillham
Kent

At the moment Mister Kay and I spend lots of time in the garden.
We wanted a new look and a new color .
Tell you more about it soon.

kay

Royal Wedding Tin

From all the royal wedding souvenirs ,
this biscuit  tin from Marks&Spencer is my fav one.
The design is by  freelance Illustrator Kate Forrester,
definitely a collectors item  but then it was sold out right away.
For me Marks & Spencer make some great tins
and I "m looking forward to see what they will bring out this Christmas.

more knitting

I should take some more knitting lessens so I can knit a cover for my bike, lol.
The kids bike looks so cute.

This weekend :

- we are busy in the garden
- did go to a small flea market in the morning
- made some pizza
- watching Eurovision Song Contest,  Denmark is my fav!!!

see you
kay

beach walking

Did you know it is good for you to walk on the beach? Besides the beautiful view and the great people watching, walking in sand or pebbles makes you burn more calories.

There is also a lot of things you can collect like shells, driftwood and glass.

Or just  take a good book & some coffee... enjoy & chill

PS. I posted this before but that post disappeared with all the comments...  Sorry.

handkerchief vase

I never was a fan of handkerchief vases but

when Mister kay came home with this Mid-Century modern one,

I was more then  happy.

Made in 1961 by Chance Glass

They are very collectable.

 our news:

- Nila and I are crazy about apple with sugar & cinnamon , our  fav summer snack.

- Still catching up with Grey's Anatomy.

- Busy with unpacking our new vintage finds (more photos soon).

sunday brunch

I love brunch ! The Habour Cafe (10 The Parade) in Margate is a great place for brunch. The restaurant overlooks the sea front and beach. The staff is very friendly and the place looks very bohemian & cosy, very much my cup of tea.

-the work from Ethel Spowers is more then wonderful

knit your own...

Knit your own Royal Wedding, got this book for my friend Mette .
 I hope she will start knitting. The Queen  & the bride are on my wishing list.
 The woman from the fabric shop in Whistable did make them and
I tell you they are very cute. I"m happy to make some copy for my readers
( just send me a mail and tell which patten you want)

On Monday we are back to normal life..still two more days to go...

see you
kay

bluebell heaven

In the beginning of May in the forest in Kent, the bluebells are showing and color the forest with a beautiful blue carpet. It's like magic!

Did find some great vintage straw hats...

enjoy your weekend
kay

Turner Gallery Margate

We have been to the Turner Gallery in Margate twice last week and I'm sure I will be back there soon.
So if you feel like a nice day trip to the sea side go visit Margate.