winter rail yard and winter knitting

 Hello. It's been a while.

moomin mug inspired: snorkmaiden (pink)

 It's time for me to be Snorkmaiden yet again!

moomin mug inspired: moominpappa

I am off on an adventure!

moomin mug inspired: moominmamma

 It's all my favourite things yet again; Moomins, vintage, sewing. None of which there can be too much of in this world. (Yes, there can, but there isn't too much of them in my life!) This time I'm dressed up as Moominmamma and trying my best to be as gentle and as patient as her - characteristics that I would not perhaps normally choose first when actually describing myself.

queen of the underworld

 I was only going to take one of these photos, but one turned into a whole lot and it felt only right to share them. Really, if you don't take photos of yourself as Persephone and publish them on your blog, what are you doing with your life?

moomin mug inspired: light snowfall

 You may have already seen this mug in some of my Project 365 posts as it's the newest and most favourite addition to my collection and obviously had to be the next one in this series. I knew I was getting the mug for Christmas so I actually took these pictures before owning the mug (apart from the ones with the mug in, obviously!).

through the years: december

 Ending the year with not reflecting on 2018, but on all the past Decembers of this decade. And reflecting only on my personal style, really. Here we go:

moomin mug inspired: winter forest

 Wishing you all a merry Christmas, happy holidays and all the best things in the form of these photos that are the second batch in my Moomin series! What could be more festive than me as Moominpappa in a winter forest looking for a Christmas tree? (Nothing, clearly!)

moomin mug inspired: the groke

This is a thing I've been thinking of for quite a while and finally decided it was at least time to start. I'm going to do a series inspired by/recreations of all of my Moomin mugs! The plan was to get to the north before proper winter to get autumnal photos, but on arrival it was rainy for almost a week, then snowed and so we're starting with wintery scenes! I'm really excited, though, as there's so many Moomin images to create, something for every season and my collection is ever-growing. I love Moomins and I know a lot of people reading my blog love and are interested in them, too, so this shoud be fun!

through the years: november

As it's the end of the month, it's time for yet another look at old outfits I've worn in Novembers past. Here we go:

evening star

 My hope and expectation when thinking about and taking these pictures was to look ethereal, elvish and Arwenesque in every way. But the reality is that I am more of an Aragorn - in the photos and in real life. I was cold, windswept and at times felt and looked like I had been striding in the wilderness for weeks. My visit to the seaside and the little forest area on the peninsula was definitely closer to a couple of hours than weeks, and even though I was majorly unprepared for the frigid autumn wind I did enjoy it. Because I will love and enjoy any time spent by the sea. (I will not and have not, however, been kidding myself that it is still no-tights weather or that it's appropriate to leave the house without gloves and other autumn essentials. I don't know who and where I think I am sometimes.)

through the years: october

It's the end of the month, so here's a look into outfits I've worn during various Octobers since 2011:

everything is yellow

 These autumn colours have been pretty amazing at the moment. If only they lasted even a tiny bit longer! I obviously had to match all the leaves and live a proper yellow moment.

through the years: september

 The last time(s) I did these Through the years posts, I kind of stopped before the end of the year. One of the reasons being that I seem to often not post in September for some reason. But I really like doing these and going through old photos and blog posts, so wanted to get back to this series. So here's some outfits from past Septembers:

dressed for a funeral

 This is one of my favourite vintage dresses, but also one that I wear the least. And this is one of those rare occasions when I don't necessarily want to wear it more often - it is my funeral and mourning dress.

ruissalo-love

 You know how I'm continuously gushing about Ruissalo? Here's some more of that! It is just such a gorgeous little island and a 100% one of my favourite places in Turku.

berry-picking

Blueberry-tinted lips, snack breaks on big rocks, pretty light rays through the trees, forest smells, and tiny plant-life. These are my favourite things when blueberry picking. And of course getting lots of berries - both into my belly and my basket!

saaronniemi and the sea

 This has been one of my favourite places this summer. And even more so now that it's autumn and the beach is more deserted. I am a bit sad because all the summer cafés have or are about to close down until next year (where can I get my weekly chips after swimming now?), but otherwise the beach and the sea are still where I try to go about once a week.

houses and horses

While I was at my mum's we visited Taavola again and it's still my favourite little café/historical house/boutique/flea market. Not that I know of many places that are all those four things rolled into one! The cakes were still just as good (and gluten-free since that's who I am now), the place just as charming and full of interesting details. I especially like the sign that forbids one from spitting on the floor.

the fields are alive

It's my birthday!