Tuesday, 23 July 2013
Monday, 22 July 2013
Collezioni 0/3 Baby 54
While
it feels wrong to be thinking about Autumn/Winter 2013/14 already,
especially as we are loving the rare English Summer sunshine, our
organic sleepsuits have been featured in the definitive style guide for
childrens' fashion - the Italian Magazine Collezioni 0/3 Baby 54.
For
those of you who have yet to read this do have a look
(best to try to
borrow a friends as it has a proper Italian fashion pricetag!)
Friday, 19 July 2013
Summer Sunshine Promotion - 15% off organic dresses & playsets
The weather turned sunny and hot and with it our mood changed to happy!
We like to share this with you and give you a 15% discount on all our organic dresses and playsets until the end of this month.
Use code SS13 at check out!
Tuesday, 2 July 2013
New Puppies! - named ella & otto
We came just across two adorable puppies called
Ella & Otto!
How cute are they - We love them!
Monday, 1 July 2013
FT weekend - Swedsih Gustavian Style
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This weekend there was a great article in the FT weekend edition about the Swedish Gustavian Style.
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The style is becoming
more and more fashionable around the world and worth giving it a place in the
Home & House section of the FT.
I am a big fan of the style myself as you
can read at the end of the article.
Thank you Kate for the interview and
mentioning me so kindly!
If you like to read it online just click on the link:
Friday, 21 June 2013
Midsummer - longest day of the year
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A typical Midsummer menu features different kinds of pickled herring, boiled
new potatoes with fresh dill, soured cream and raw red onion, spare rib or
salmon, and for dessert the irst strawberries of summer with cream. The
traditional accompaniment is a cold beer and schnapps. Every time the glasses
are refilled, singing breaks out anew. Swedes like drinking-songs.
Summer in Sweden is short.
It starts showing its face in May and explodes
into life in June. The summer has to hurry to get things done before the nights
turn cold in September and everything stops growing.
At Midsummer, the Swedish
summer is lush green and bursting with chlorophyll, and the nights are scarcely
dark at all. In the north, the sun never sets.
At Midsummer, many begin their five-week annual holiday. Midsummer eve is
always celebrated on a Friday, everyone leaves town, everything closes and the
streets are suddenly spookily deserted.
Midsummer is an occasion invested with a certain nostalgia.
Deep inside,
Swedes are all agreed on what it should look like and how it should proceed.
People often begin the day by picking flowers and making wreaths to place on
the maypole, which is a key component in the celebrations. The maypole is
raised in an open spot and traditional ring-dances ensue, to the delight of
children and some adults. Teenagers tend to stay out of it and wait for the
evening's more riotous entertainment.
A typical Midsummer menu features different kinds of pickled herring, boiled
new potatoes with fresh dill, soured cream and raw red onion, spare rib or
salmon, and for dessert the irst strawberries of summer with cream. The
traditional accompaniment is a cold beer and schnapps. Every time the glasses
are refilled, singing breaks out anew. Swedes like drinking-songs.
On their way home, girls and young women are supposed to pick seven
different species of flowers and lay them under their pillows. At night, their
future husbands appear to them in their dream.
Legend has it that the night before Midsummer's Day is a magical time for
love. Like Whitsun, Midsummer is a popular time of the year for weddings.
If you are in London this weekend and am interested to watch or take part in
a Midsummer celebration go to Southwark Park.
Saturday 22 June, 3-6pm in Southwark
Park, Rotherhithe. Closest tube station is Canada Water or
overground Surrey Quays.
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