Tomorrow...

dad with me, a long time ago

is the day of my dad's 70th birthday party.
Such a great day. Can't wait to celebrate him.
Love him so much.

dad with Niki and my niece Rut 2 months ago

dad with Vanja, also 2 months ago

SO PROUD - BROWN BELT

Love.

Before and after

be still my heart.
(below, a different before of same person)

Before count Dracula got his fangs

He was just a wee Vlad.

More wonders of the past

Babylonian whore on seven-headed beast. Not looking very depraved or scary, either one. The only one who makes me feel bad are the saint and angel, pointing their fingers.

From a wonderful website for a wonderful exhibition.

ps. Click on image to see better. You must.

dreams

I wish a wellfitting coat would simply descend on me. tell me if you stumble across any.

I've bought tons of coats and returned them. Do you like this one? Should I keep it? Have 30 days to decide. I hate looking for a coat, but my old one is falling to pieces, have worn it since 2005.Have changed the lining twice and even told Anders I've thrown it away, but I haven't really.

See how little Joel is?

Not even two. My arms ache to hold him again at that age, his little rounded tummy, the soft warm smell of his peachy cheeks. And Vanja, the giggle at 4,5, her amazing and constant food/toast artistry. It's not that I want to stop time, I just want to copy+paste a version of each age.

who the fuck am I kidding, I'd five anything to stop time. just a little.

Skansen

It was this good.

The reward - Patricia Highsmith

Never mind that it was some internet robot/bot who said that I was in any way similar to this amazing woman! I'll run with it like Gollum treasured his ring. Even if it is in no way true, I WILL CLING TO THE FACT THAT I'M 63 % PATRICIA HIGHSMITH. Don't take it away from me, as the remaining 27 % are likely made up of, I don't know, Laura "you're really scaring me with that weird stare" Bush?

CHILLS!!!!

THAT FEELING OF BEING PREGNANT! THAT FEELING.

TEARS WELL UP. SO FUCKING HAPPY.

Baby at 30 is PERFECT, I KNOW CAUSE I HAD ONE THEN.

And then every morning looking at those kids right before you wake them up - the love is almost too much to handle. They balance it off nicely though by not co-operating at all once they're awake so you feel ok by dropping them off at daycare. Thank you children!

I have to remind myself now why I am so grateful every morning not to be pregnant these days. Why is that?

The weekend in pictures

Sarah and Jonas got married after many years and three sons. Sarah is into dinosaurs and the north pole. She doesn't care that much about clothes. So the wedding gown thing was stressful. We, her friends did not understand this. Why not leave that to Jonas as she does with the rest of her clothes. This was different, she said.

But then, on her birthday, Jonas gave her 3 different Burberry dresses. Yes. As if he was her fairy godmother. One contemporary, one from the 90's when they met and one vintage 50's dress. Marry him!

Jonas himself wore a wonderful ORANGE BURBERRY SUIT.

In the bathroom, I saw an important message.

It was such a great party.

Etsy love

Saw this dress on Etsy (Dear Golden's shop), couldn't stop thinking about it.

So ended up buying it. LOVE IT SO MUCH. I would love to know more about it. Where did it use to live? Who did it dance with? What parties did it attend? Was it custom made? I think it was. There are no labels.

I only know this: the previous owner must not have worked hard on arm strength, had to let the sleeves out. Some lily armed person wore this before me. Who was she? I'll never know.

daily reminiscence

For years, this was my favorite docu, it was the first thing I had my parents tape for me on VHS. I've lost that tape, now trying to find the dvd. Do you share the love? SHARE THE LOVE!

Update. Found it! GET IT HERE!!!!

Hat parade

Sock hat. Concept, design and construction by VANJA. You know that pile of unmatched socks we all keep in the unlikely event that their matching partner would suddenly appear? It's right here! We tried to persuade Anders to run the marathon in this hat. Sadly, he declined.

Orange belt!

She's such an ass-kicker. So proud to be her mama.

Ok.

So I told you I wouldn't buy this dress. Well, I couldn't stick to that promise.

Wearing it today to the office.

Almost can't believe it's true. Do you prefer this kind of pic? It's the one that comes most naturally to me.

Remember the recurring dream? That of being a childrens' book editor in Manhattan in the 50s? Ursula Nordstrom lived that dream. I love this book.

love

-e

Michelle Obama Dances at DC School

Via Baby Blabber
Feeling the love for the first lady.

And, as always, for Beyoncé