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Egersund Korulen
Apart from emptying an endless number of cardboard boxes with stuff to go in the kitchen cabinets, (I have the reclining tower of Pisa, cardboard edition, in my hallway:-) I managed to squeeze in some...
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Mystery vase, some new additions and another mystery solved
Ahhh, finally friday, what a glorious day that is! Last weekend was great, thrifting wise, just have a look at these beauties. I found this gorgeous vase standing on a very dusty shelf in one of my...
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A few kitchen snaps... and a couple of thrifts!
Yay- finally all the boxes are empty and all my things have found their places in my new kitchen. And my conclusion is- there is leftover space for new thrifts! I'm not sure if that's my husband's...
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Thriftin' weekend
I found some great pieces this weekend. It's funny, it was one of those weekends when you think not much will happen, thrifting wise, but then it turns out to be quite the opposite. Even at my oldest...
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A great gift
Only one piece today, so you'll get it from all angles:-) I feel so fortunate to own my grandmother's Folklore set, designed 1970- 75 by Turi Gramstad Oliver for Figgjo, have a look here. My gran used...
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Rare Egersund pot?
Has anyone seen this before? I found this gorgeous Egersund teapot this weekend, but forgot to include it in Sunday's post. I haven't seen either the pattern or the shape before. The shape is very...
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How wrong could I be? Or Manrique, part one!
I hope you all had a great Easter! I've been away for a week and have fallen in love in the most unexpected place, not with a man (I already have one:-), but with an island and a local artist/...
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Manrique, part two
If you liked the Manrique building in my previous post, here's another one for you! The Mirador del Rio, completed in 1973, is a lookout on the nortwestern tip of the island, almost 500 meters over sea...
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Well, hello there! A Liebster and a meet n' greet!
A while ago, I was awarded a Liebster by the very first person who joined my blog and left a comment- the very lovely Pippa from Ouch Flower!I'm so thrilled!! And feel bad that I haven't acted on it...
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The Japanese Country Cookbook
What are the chances of this book turning up in a local thriftstore over here? I guess the previous owner must have done some travelling. Not to Japan, though, which seems to be the obvious at first...
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Great new findings
Besides the Japanese Country Cookbook, I found some more great stuff this weekend. First out is this beautiful glass bowl. I know it's from Hadeland, probably 60s, but that's all I know! I'd appreciate...
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Icelandic, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish & German pottery
This post is gonna be a tour of the Nordic countries (minus Sweden, sorry- no Swedish finds this time!), as well as a visit to Germany. This weekend was amazing, thrifting wise, I found some great...
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Sweet Annika...and Egersund mystery solved!!
I've had a bit of a dryspell, thrift wise, much of it due to crazy days at work. Today I finally had a couple of hours to myself and squeezed in some thrifting between driving the boys to soccer...
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Manrique, part three
I've studied a LOOOT of buildings, and I'm never impressed with the glitzy, the glossy, the biggest, the tallest. If you have huge amounts of money, anything is possible and it makes me lose interest....
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Living room snaps
The gorgeous spring sun seeping through the blinds inspired me to take a few pics around the livingroom. I'm constantly arranging and rearranging my String shelves. I love them to bits, but never seem...
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"Retro & Vintage Inspired Corner of My Home" link up
Today I'm joining in the Retro & Vintage Inspired Corner of My Home link-up with the Kylie of Lucy Violet Vintage and Donna of Hung up on Retro! I highly recommend their amazing blogs. What a great...
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Waking up the garden
We did some much needed gardening last weekend. This year's winter has been hard on the garden, and I can't remember the last time spring arrived this late. After doing some removal of plants that...
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Recent thrifts
On Thursday I found something amazing in a nearby thriftstore. A very sweet lady runs it, and I've found several great pieces there. She had spent a few hours unpacking new stock, and had put this out...
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My aunt's cabin
I can't wait to visit my home town this summer. I usually spend Easter there too. This year, however, I didn't get the chance to go, so I'm really, really homesick. Even though I've lived half my life...
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Tribute to Tapio
Isn't this picture of Tapio Wirkkala amazing? (Image courtesy of Rut Bryk Foundation) He was such an incredibly talented designer/ artist who didn't really want to draw a line between the two...
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