morning colours - aamuvärit

Autumny colours are especially enchanting in the morning time. All the frosty and muted shades appeals to me very much: brown in its numerous shades, blueish grey, muted yellow, pale pink, frosty lilac, bright green... I'm happy that my dog conducts me to the forest every morning.



Syksyn värit ovat kauneimmillaan aamuisin. Ruskeata monissa sävyissä, siniharmaata, murrettua keltaista, vaaleanpunaista, elefantin lilaa, hailakkaa vihreää... Huurre viilentää värit miellyttäviksi. On hyvä, että koira vie minut joka aamu metsään.

verla

A few weeks ago I made a day trip to Verla Mill Museum. It is an old board factory ( in the factory board was produced from 1872 to 1964). What a likeable factory it was! You might think that what an odd woman I am praising the board factory, but I was really impressed by the mood of the place and its environment. Old factories are so thrilling. I can only imagine how hard and even dangerous it was to work in the factory in the old days. On the other hand community of workers was familylike and people was proud of their work. Museum guide told that workers of Verla was usually so keen to carry on their work in the factory that they didn't want to retire at all. Visiting in the museum strenghtened my admiration toward old board products :) Well, I collect vintage boxes and cases.

Here is some photos of Verla Mill Museum. In upper pic it is a facade of the factory, great factory architecture from the 19th century. Next one is a recidence of a factory owner. That was also very charming house. Below it here is a detail of verandah glasses, very pretty glass indeed. And then here is raw material of board, blocks of spruce. And below it, sheets of board. The last one is my favourite corner of the factory, room of a board master. It was so cozy little office!

Tässä vielä yksi museomuisto kesän retkiltä koto-Suomessa, Verlan tehdasmuseo. Verla on kylä Kymenlaaksossa ja kylässä on vanha Verlan pahvitehdas (pahvia tehtaassa tehtiin vuodesta 1872 vuoteen 1964). Kuinka tehdas voi ollakaan näin sympaattinen! Tuntuu ihan hassulta hehkuttaa pahvitehdasta, mutta Verlan pahvitehdas kyllä ansaitsee kaiken hehkutuksen. Niin hieno se oli, ja täynnä kiinnostavaa katseltavaa. Opastetulla kierroksella esiteltiin pahvin valmistusta ja samalla mieleen piirtyi mielikuva entisajan työyhteisöstä ja myös siitä kuinka hurjan raskasta työtä pahvin valmistaminen on tuolloin ollut. Jos muutenkin ihailen vanhoja pahvirasioita, tehdasmuseoon tutustumisen jälkeen tajuan millainen työmäärä sellaisen rasian takana piilee.

Kuvista ylimmäisessä on tehtaan ulkoseinää, hienoa tehdasarkkitehtuuria 1800-luvun lopulta. Sen alla on tehtaanjohtajan kartano, joka seisoo auktoriteettina tehtaan vieressä. Kaunis lasi on tehtaanjohtajan verannan ikkunasta. Kuoritut kuusipölkyt odottavat pääsevänsä pahviksi taitavien, sitkeiden ja vahvojen pahvintekijöiden käsissä. Alemmissa kärryissä on Verlan arvostettua puupahvia. Ja, ah, alimmaisin kuva on suosikkini - pahvimestarin työhuone.

baby blue jacket

Yesterday I sewed a woollen jacket for myself. My man, well he is a carpenter, made wooden buttons for the jacket. Leavings of fabric I used for a brooch.






Ompelin eilen itselleni uuden syysjakun mieluisen vaaleansinisestä villakankaasta. Puunapit teki mieheni, puuseppä kun on. Kankaan rippeistä syntyi rintarossi.

bonjour de luxembourg!

Just now I'm visiting in Luxembourg. At sunday I had a wonderful day in Belgium in a town called Arlon. There was a really nice brocante (antique/flea market) . In the pictures there is my purchases. And can you imagine, I spend only 30euros for a soup tureen, an oval platter, old spools of thread and lovely candy cones!




There was so many lovely pieces of furniture in brocante. For examble this tiny cabinet. Sometimes it would be nice to take a trip to the brocante with a pickup. I almost cried for a lovely old white wardrobe. It would have been just fine for us and it was really cheap!




Terveiset Luxemburgista! Olemme mieheni siskon luona kylässä. Juuri nyt on pieni hetki aikaa postata. Kävimme sunnuntaina Belgian Arlonissa mahtavilla antiikkimarkkinoilla/kirpputorilla. Kuvissa löydökseni: pitkään haaveissa ollut terriini, terriinin takana oleva paistivati, vanhoja lankarullia ja sievistäkin sievimmät makeistötteröt. Alimman kuvan pikkukaappia tosin en voinut ostaa, koska matkustamme lentokoneella. Mikä harmi, se oli aivan halpakin. Ostamatta jäi myös iso, valkoinen, vanha kaappi, jossa oli hienot, yksinkertaiset peiliovet ja hauskasti kaartuvat jalat. Kaappi maksoi vain 90 euroa! Miehenikin (joka yleensä välttää tavaran raahaamista matkoilta) harmitteli kaapin kohdalla.

Nuo markkinat ovat varsin kirjavat hintatasoltaan. Siellä on paljon ammattilaisantiikkikauppiaita, joilla on tietysti kohtuullisen kovat hinnat. Mutta enimmäkseen myyjät tuntuvat olevan tavallisia ihmisia, jotka myyvät kaikenlaista tavaraa ja enimmäkseen aika halvalla. Kulutin ostoksiini yhteensä 30 euroa! Suosittelen markkinoita suuresti! Ne pidetään Arlonissa kesäkuukausien jokaisena ensimmäisenä sunnuntaina. Tosin pakettiautolla sinne olisi järkevää mennä, jos aikoisi tosissaan ostoksia tehdä.

Mukavia kesäpäiviä sinne Suomeen!

seven things

How exciting! I was tagged by Charlotte to play game called Seven Things. Now I tag my dear friend Maria.

"Each person tagged gives seven random facts about themselves. Those tagged need to write on their blogs seven facts, as well as the rules of the game. You need to tag one other and list their name on your blog. You have to leave the person you plan on tagging a note in their comments so they know that they have been tagged and need to read your blog".

Here are seven random facts about myself!


One

I wear woollen socks nearly all the time. Woollen socks are so cosy and calming. Nothing is better after a hard day at work than a big cup of tea and the woollen socks on my feet.

Two

I dream of an old house in the countryside. Now we lodge a little apartment in a charming old wooden house which is very nicely located in Helsinki. BUT... Our apartment is too small for us and the most regretable thing is that it's not our own. That means no repairs of our own style, not an own garden... But however, I'm quite satisfied with this situation. Our fee is reasonable, neighbours are nice and the forest is close to us. It is good to live in dreams... The picture below is from exquisite book made of Lars Sjöberg: Svenska Trähus.

Three

I'm a gastronome. I think food must be delicious! Just now my favourite goody is tea and savoyry white roasted bread with fresh apricot marmelade and Brie. The list of my favourite foods is such a long so I won't bother you with it.

Four

Oh, fabrics! Now I'm getting glose to one of the most tempting thing in the world. This girl is a real fabric lover! I work in a fabric shop (beside studies) so you surely can imagine what a big part of my salary goes back to my embloer. And the rest of it goes to the other fabric shops (at least if you ask from my lovely man).

Five

Here is the delight of my life. Our little doggy girl. She is a Lapponian Herder, also known as Reindeer Dog. In fact she has not even seen a reindeer and she is scared of skiers too. Maybe we should take her to the Lappland sometimes. She likes to sleep on the sofa pretty cushion under her head. Play with a ball or a stick is the funniest activity to her. She is calm, gentle and obedient. It is so good to take walk with her in the forest. Umbrellas are dreadful things if asked her. So if it's rainy outside, no way, not umbrella with us. Even if I take a look at the umbrella, the dog scrambles under the bed.

Six

Childish things please and inspire me, particularly old ones. Picture below the text is from the newest issue of Finnish magazine Glorian Antiikki. There is a little booklet and two paper dolls from the end of the Forties.

Another inspiration for me is Caroline Zoob. Lately I've been sewing and embroidering a skirt and a dress influenced by Caroline. Maybe sometimes later I post some pictures of these.

Seven

Flowers, especially white and pale pink flowers are charming. I wasn't able to resist bright colour and courageous shape of this Begonia in my latest trip to my favourite flower shop. I think it's a bit aunty-style but it fits me perfectly because, well, I wear woollen socks, I dream of an own house and I drink tea all the time ;) I think I'm a bit aunty-stylish too. And my hope is to become such an excellent gardener as my mother is.