The Royal Café

The Royal Café i Köpenhamn sägs vara ett av världens vackraste café. Har för mig (något osäkert) att det är Wallpaper som skrivit så. Hur som helst så är det i alla fall ett otroligt annorlunda och vackert café som tillämpar 'product placement' dvs här visas även de danska kända varumärkena Royal Copenhagen, Georg Jensen, Fritz Hansen, Bang & Olofusen, Kvadrat, Carlsberg, Holmegaard mf l. Man får känslan av ett gammalt anrikt café som funnits i decennier, men det är inte gammalt alls, det öppnades faktiskt 2007. Bilderna är mina egna.

Hela min lista på bra shopping i Köpenhamn hittar du här.

Making a Round and Transforming Yourself: Inspiration from Fellow Bloggers

Several weeks ago, I read a post by Laura@White Spray Paint. She wrote:

Although there are some self-imposed calls on my time (my garden, blogging, spring cleaning), I am ‘making a round’ right now.

‘Making a round’ is a term my father used my entire life to signify he was off to check on things on the ranch or at his farm. It involved driving around to look at things- to check on things.

Where I live, people may also say something very loosely translated (in that hybrid of Spanish/English) like-

“I am going to make a little vuelta.” (in the Spanish pronunciation substitute a w for the v)

So I am making a round. I am on a little vuelta.

As I read Laura's post, I felt a tug, a connection to this woman whom I had never met before. It's as if she were speaking about what I, my heart, and my soul are experiencing. I feel as if I am on a little vuelta in my life right now. Making a round. Checking on things. What is working. What is not. What is important. What can be released. What brings me true joy.

I believe that everything happens for a reason...at the exact right time and the exact right place with the exact right people. Everything is a message...those life whispers that grow louder and louder until you pay attention to them. Have you ever ignored those whispers until they yelled in your face and knocked you down? I have. And now I am listening. With great intent. Making the rounds. Checking every fence post and gate latch.

While there are so many wonderful things on my ranch (in my life) that I would not change, there are are also some weeds that have grown out of control and some buildings that have grown into disrepair. It makes me sad and makes me wonder how I let those things get that way. Gratefully, I know that we all have the innate wisdom and power to create the ranch (the life) that we want to have. We simply have to turn off the noise, become comfortable with the silence, listen to the whispers, and follow our inspirations.

Danielle@Transforming Home is doing just that. In her post about transforming herself, she writes:

I am becoming more and more conscious about the choices I am making, and spending a lot of my time at the computer just doesn't seem right anymore.

I need to be outside.

I need to exercise.

I need to meditate and visualize.

I need to read more.

I love that Danielle has made a round. On her little vuelta, she has rediscovered things that bring her great joy and satisfaction. She is creating herself and her life.

As my favorite quote says...

"Life is not about finding yourself. It is about creating yourself."

I am inspired by these women as I continue my journey, my round, my little vuelta. I find that my realizations and needs are very similar to Danielle's. I've discovered that I desire to create a simpler life so that I have the time and energy to enjoy each moment. That is more in line with my true self, and I feel that I am now headed in the right direction.

Have you ever made a round, or made a little vuelta, to check in on your life? What did you discover?

Blomstermarknad och trendiga second hand butiker

Sista dagen vi var i London hade vi två timmar över och det var söndag. Som tur är hade jag fått massor av bra tips här på bloggen och ett av dem var Columbia Road Flower Market. Så dit begav vi oss och passade då också på att kombinera det med ett besök på Old Spitalfield Market där bl a butiken Elemental också finns. Jättebra tips. Runt Blomstermarknaden finns små butiker som säljer både gammalt och nytt. Både där och på Spitalfield kunde man se väldigt mycket av den trend som råder just nu. Det är mycket bokstäver, gärna som typsnitt eller stora att dekorera med. Vintagetrenden med slitna rariteter som resväskor, fåtöljer, industriskåp, jordglobar, industriklockor m m gick att hitta både här och i de tjusiga butikerna i city. Bilderna är mina egna.

Under kategorin 'Shopping London' hittar du fler inlägg och hela min lista på bra shopping i London.

Charmiga Notting Hill

Vi hittade inte den blå dörren, men väl en taxichaufför som åtminstone fick mig att känna mig som om jag var med i Notting Hill filmen. Han påminde väldigt mycket om Spike, ni vet Hugh Grants lite udda inneboende i filmen. Ungefär så här lät det när vi hoppade in i taxin:

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- Are you free?

- For you I am.

.....

- Where are you girls from.

- Sweden.

- Hm..... .... does everyone look like you i Sweden?

- Yes.

- Good Lord... I have to go there.

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Gulligt, eller hur? Man kan säga att chaffisarna vid centralen i Malmö har en hel del att lära sig.

Bilderna från vänster till höger, uppifrån och ned: Paul Smith (igen), blomsterbutiken Wild at Heart, Antique Market på Portobello Road, fika på Hummingbird House, Toast (4 bilder), Otto Lenghi, vacker butiksinredning på Aesop, och även på Nicole Fahri (2 bilder).

Under kategorin 'Shopping London' hittar du hela min lista över bra shopping i London.

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Capturing Time

Don't you wish you could capture time once in awhile?

You know...

go back...

go forward...

make those good times last a little longer...

 or those tough times a little shorter?

Do you ever wish you could capture...

a moment,...

a feeling,...

that extra-special something,...

or an experience that has changed or could change you forever?

I think we do that more often than not through...

our memories,...

our photos,...

our stories,...

our art,...

our humor,...

our dance,...

our music,...

our food,...

our fashion,...

our style,...

our decor,...

and even our thoughts, attitudes, and behaviors.

These are all things that...

express who we are...

and who we want to be.

While they do not capture time itself...

they reflect the significance of the past...

and possibilities for the future.

So what about you?

How do you capture time,...

express yourself,...

or honor the past, present, and future?

What moments or feelings have you've captured in your own special way?

Designers Guild

En härlig butik är också Designers Guilds flagshipstore på Kings Road. Alltid lika spännande att se vad som är på gång i den butiken. Den är också förvånansvärt basic för att vara ett så pass dyrt eller exklusivt märke som Designers Guild faktiskt är. Även här var det lite nostalgiskt vintage, slitna stolar och bord, men den lite gulliga stilen med blommor i små vaser fanns med. Så här såg det ut. Den lilla innergården är min favorit. Bilderna är mina egna.

Se hela listan på bra inredningshopping i London under kategorin 'Shopping London'.