1. Small (!) things I brought home from my vacation: Postcard, Revuegirls by Jeanne Mammen and tiny, tiny paper envelopes made by Mihoko Seki (bought at R.S.V.P.) 2. Need to do something about my workplace! 3. A nice billboard campaign I saw in Marseille. 4. Everything in the garden has been speed-growing lately. We feel like miniatures standing near the plots. We are almost a bit scared of the pumpkin. (Will show you a pumpkin-portrait later on!) 4. Always make the same mistake. I carefully label all the sowing seeds, and when replanting them I overestimate the capacity of my memory and throw away the name sticks. So; who are you, Cabbage?

The very last pictures from our trip.
In Annecy there is a lot to see if you are interested in animation and stop motion. In June the International Animation Film Festival is held here, and you will find exhibitions and a permanent museum of animated film in the town. On the top pictures we enjoy one of the animations (I sadly forgot the name of the artist behind the film.)
And I was in a sort of dadaistic mood that day... The last pic is from home. (The name of the sunflower is Chocolat.)

Window-shopping is an ok option if you are travelling with a limited suitcase space. The only things you can bring home have to be really tiny. Like... lumps of sugar?

The Botanical Garden, Zürich. Not a very big garden, and maybe not the most inspiring, but fun to see. Anyway.

(Stone sculpture by Josef Wyss.)

Hotels. Very simple, but clean and friendly. And among them, the places that really make you feel so at home that you can stay for weeks. Two of the favourites from this trip: Hotel Central in Annecy, France. And lovely Hotel Pension Columbus, Berlin.

Back home! Lawn has turned into a meadow while we have been gone. The cucumbers are hardly edible any longer, covered by thick yellow rinds, as they are. We have had a nice trip, visiting friends on a boat outside Corsica, and interrailing across Europe. Heavy rucksacks, good food, remarkably empty trains, hot weather. And from the big cities - lots of inspiration for a country girl like me! Not a single book has been read.

Some new houses for my royal family and their crowd. And I really, really love the garden when you can go out and pick things. Squash, cucumbers, lettuce, roses! We share the same favorite spots in the garden, the hens and I. Now, time for a swim!

And a blog break for some weeks. Enjoy summer! I will read books and keep my computer out of reach.

(And Mörtforsdagen went so well. Litet tidningsklipp här.)

It´s time for Mörtforsdagen again! On Saturday. If you are in the neighborhood - welcome! (Click on the poster for bigger.)

This truly is a favorite book this summer. Penguin 75: Designers, Authors, Commentary, by Paul Buckley. Fun and interesting to see the creative steps, the rejected drafts and to read the humoristic comments to each book cover.

Paul Buckley Design's photostream

Penguin 75, i svensk nätbokhandel nära dig.

What a summer! Blue skies, nights without any mosquitos. You can watch the squash growing under a broiling sun. And the hens are curious, social and such a nice company.

(The trellis on our house wall is made by Johan Carpner.)

Koinobori - Flying carps

Sometimes I think of my old classmate from school. What is she doing now?

Eductional on Flickr, P E Fronning

A canvas bag with my pattern on, for Wirum Glass.

Jonna Bjornstjerna, blog

Room 26 Cabinet of Curiosities