old tornio

 

 Dress&Bag - Mama's old

Shoes - Vagabond

 

Honestly, I haven't forgotten about this lil' blog of mine. My plan was to have lots of time to blog during the summer, but somehow it hasn't been really happening. It's not that I don't do things and take photos, there just seems to be so little time and then the internet connection at my mum's is so unbelievably slow that I get really annoyed and give up on writing a post (e.g. I was uploading these photos for ~5 hours and still would've had a couple more I was going to upload, but I got too impatient.).

Anyway, enough moaning and excuses. These are the last "holiday" photos, before I started working. We were at my mum's with all of my family for almost a week and one day we visited Tornio. Mama especially wanted to walk along the oldest street in the city, from where the photos are as well. We also made a wee trip abroad on the same day, as we drove to Haparanda, Sweden. It's doesn't really feel 'abroad' because it's an hour away, haha! I think the others like visiting Tornio more than I do, as they used to live there before I was born. It's a lovely city though, and I must go back soon to visit my favourite doughnut place! I also learned that before I was born, my parents were looking for houses on the other side of the border too, and not only in Finland. Which means I could've been born a Swede. That's so strange!

summertime

It's actually been over a week since I took these photos.. How come the time's going by so quickly? We stayed at my aunt's summer cottage for a long weekend and it was as lovely as it always is. The lake, sauna, strawberries fresh from the field and all the other essential summery things are there in one place. It's not even an actual cottage anymore, as they have a proper house. When I was wee, there was only a lil' two-room cottage, the sauna and an outhouse. I'm glad I can use the toilet inside nowadays, but there's something about the cottage feeling in the simpler and smaller buildings.

P.S. So much about getting into regular blogging again.. Our neighbour/landlord was trimming some trees and accidentally cut our cables, and we didn't have any connection for some time, haha! It's all good now, so expect to hear from me more often:-)

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the happy ones are near

 Dress - Vero Moda

Hat - H&M

Sunglasses - Citymarket

Ah, it feels like forever, but here I am again! I've been back in Finland for about a week, and so far it's been great:-) I arrived at my mum's only a couple of days ago and my sister&brother came too. Also, I started work on Monday, but luckily have days off until Friday. Anyway, I've got pictures to show you and all that, so I'll try and get back to regular blogging again:-) And I have so much catching up to do!

These are from this weird built stone labyrinth that my sister insisted on visiting. It wasn't too bad. Hope life's been treating you all well while I've been offline♥!

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I really like the sentiment behind this quote (although I could've made more of an effort when writing it down). And I do love A. A. Milne!

so long

I'm starting my travels towards Finland today, and should be there Wednesday morning. (It is so hard to find flights and coaches and trains that would make smooth transfers, so my journey isn't organized that well. I have to wait at different stations and airports ~17h. It's going to be so much fun..) But I won't be at my mum's place until next week, so it'll most probably be a wee bit quiet on the blog! I was going to make some scheduled posts, but it's been pretty hectic these past few days and I suppose it's good to take a wee break from blogging every now and then:-)

I'll see you lovelies later♥!

blog lovin' an' followin'

In primary we had an English book series called "Follow me" and the theme song from all the listening comprehensions and such is now stuck in my head. I can only remember it beginning "Follow me, are you ready? (Ti di!)" and I spent forever trying to find the song on youtube or somewhere. Apparently, over-decade-old English songs designed for Finnish primary school children aren't that popular that you could find them anymore..

Anyway, I've mentioned this before but it'd mean the world to me if all of you lovelies would continue following this wee blog of mine via bloglovin' (Go on, you know you want to!). If you haven't already, you can import all the blogs you read to bloglovin' here.

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come on skinny love, what happened here?

 Playsuit - H&M

Top&Shoes - New look

I did say I'd take photos here again. The lions, lil' angels and pillars just look so amazing. I wish buildings like this were still built, or at least the old ones restored and preserved. They're so much prettier than all (well, most) the funny-looking modern constructions, and everything with historical and architectural value is preferable, I think. I'm a traditional gal.

My conservative values probably aren't best shown in my outfit choices. The shortness of this playsuit is nearly too much for even me. (Not really..) I tend to keep my hands in my pockets so it's easier to pull the shorts down a little without drawing too much attention to it, aha! It's one of my favourite clothings though, and I love wearing it with this sheer top. Although you can't see it, the top also is buttoned all the way at the back, which I think is pretty neat:-)

you have always worn your flaws upon your sleeve

Top - Gift from Paris

Blouse - River Island

Skirt - Primark

Shoes - Vagabond

Hope you've all had a lovely weekend! I've (for once) been quite busy. Can't believe I only have a little more than a week 'till I leave Leeds, this year has gone pretty fast! It'll be good to be back in Finland, but I'm also looking forward to coming back to Leeds after the summer. The packing is almost done and I finally got around to going to uni to print my tickets. And even though there's been some lil' sprinkles, the weather's been nice enough. And it should stay sunny 'till I leave just to please me, hehe. Don't mind if I was to take the sun with me to Finland.

Anyway, I'm going to see if I can conjure a nice wee Sunday meal for myself. Catch you later!

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What do you think?

can you suture my wounds and feelings?

1. BASTILLE ft. Ella - No Angels. <3

2. Churchill - Change. I've only just found Churchill a wee while ago and I'm very much liking them!

3. Mickey & Sylvia - Love is Strange. I've been listening to the Dirty Dancing soundtrack, it is so good! Everyone knows that soundtracks are the best thing about revision, and even after revision I haven't been able to stop listening to all my favourite soundtracks:-)

4. She & Him - I Could've Been Your Girl. I love this song, She &Him, Zooey Deschanel, the Volume 3 album and everything about this wee video.

5. Biffy Clyro - Opposite. Have I ever told you that I love Biffy Clyro? Well, I do.

baby, i hate days like this

Dress&Over-knee socks - New look

Bird rings - H&M

Heart ring - Gift/SunKoru

This is how rainy days should be spent. Reading a good book (I'm reading Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca!), maybe having something to munch on. And, obviously, after finishing the book you watch a good movie and/or catch up on your favourite TV shows. Actually, I do this on other days than rainy days as well, but when it rains it's a must. I do like days like this.

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