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SUMMER 2023 - work, pavlova and birthday champagne

 

First of all, let me apologize for not posting anything for half a year ♥ 
It has been a bit hectic with work. The whole summer went by so fast, and so did the fall! I was busy first with our popup, then with opening up our new shop and then with designing a few design projects for a Finnish ministry. A lot of interesting stuff going on lately! 

Blue, pink and red field flowers


bearnese mountain dog in a field in Porvoo, cathedral and colorful houses on the background

But it wasn't all work. Our neighbor Tuula's dog Manu the Great stayed with us several times during the summer and fall ♥ According to my health app I have walked about 1300 km during the last 12 months, a trip equivalent to walking from Helsinki to Inari up north. Most of it with Manu!


 And who wouldn't love to walk in these kind of surroundings!



Red little wooden houses by the river







A bearnese mountain dog rolling around on grass field



Had of course time to eat a lot of pavlova ♥ 



Had time to sit down with family and enjoy the beautiful Porvoo evenings.


Organized also the defence, space and aviation themed Porvoo Summit, first ever. Sorry, no pictures from that event due the privacy of our guests. Since one of our guests arrived all the way from Texas, the event was organized on the most suitable day for him. Which happened to be on my 60th birthday :-)! 





Went swimming a few times at my most favorite spot by the sea, Varlaxudden in Emäsalo. 

Jutta Kuure swimming in the ocean


Bright green bladder wrack on a plate

Dove some bladder wrack for cooking!

Fireweed and nettle in a white sieve

Picked up a lot of breakfast treats from the nature ♥





Ate a lot of icecream 😍



BASIL ICE CREAM ♥ Love it!

Pink ice cream in a paper cup

Ok, love other flavors too 😍


For the whole summer I had a popup store in our living room on Vuorikatu, close to the cathedral of Porvoo. And surprisingly people found us there, better than they did our store in the center of Helsinki during the last couple of years. We had visitors from all over the world, from Alaska to Singapore and back. Thank you for visiting us, all you lovely folks ♥ 


The popup was just a middle step. In the beginning of September we opened up a store in Välikatu 5, between Brunberg Chocolate Factory Shop and Tea and Coffee House Helmi. What a location ♥



Colorful cushions on shelves and wooden tables



A couple standing in front of our new store on Välikatu, Porvoo

My dear friends Sanna and Ilkka came shopping in our new store already before it was officially open ♥



Red poppies lying on the ground in front of a blue house





Colorful houses by the river



A young man fishing at the sunset





A young couple dressed in yellow clothing is on a bicycle, with green house on back

Pink flowers on side of a narrow street going up to the church

It is like living in a story book when you live in Porvoo Old Town ♥ 
And guess what! We are going to stay here, so I might need the change the name of my blog...

Picnic blanket under the tree, a cloth hanging from tree branches
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Location: Porvoo, Suomi

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