Slow sunday
Am sooo tired after whole day of maths... Maja and Linni are in the middle of their exam period and we've spent two days revising... We got Milla some friends over, not to bore her to death. Berta and Nicki made sure she had a fantastic afternoon!
There is something extra-ordinary cute with three year old. Their conversations are just hilarious, the cute mix of innocent observations mixed with things they've heard grown ups around them saying. These three together are particularly cute cause they are so confident - both Nicki and Berta just come in to our house with a 'hey I am here now, what's up!' attitude which is great!
There is something extra-ordinary cute with three year old. Their conversations are just hilarious, the cute mix of innocent observations mixed with things they've heard grown ups around them saying. These three together are particularly cute cause they are so confident - both Nicki and Berta just come in to our house with a 'hey I am here now, what's up!' attitude which is great!
Don't funk w my heart
Hurra hurra, finally had time to do a bit of a blog round this morning! As always, those amazingly creative fellow bloggers out there inspire me tremendously! One of my abs favourites is Maybe mej who never stop to amaze me. I got the inspiration to the above from her (allright, allright, i stole it totally, sorry AnneMaj but it was just so cute!!)
Brand new
Today I had an exclusive with Oliver - a very tired little gentleman only 2 weeks old.
He was sooo patient... Just a bit of milk and he patiently endured more of my and his mum's silly ideas.
The teddy bear belongs to his sisters - it is very pink... Thank god for photoshop!
It doesn't matter how many kids you have processed yourself, you never stop being amazed by the perfection of a new human being. So small, but so perfect...
He was sooo patient... Just a bit of milk and he patiently endured more of my and his mum's silly ideas.
The teddy bear belongs to his sisters - it is very pink... Thank god for photoshop!
It doesn't matter how many kids you have processed yourself, you never stop being amazed by the perfection of a new human being. So small, but so perfect...
So beautiful!!
No not my photos - i wish! But oh so beautiful, and as a mum, it makes me very teary and reminds me of that when my angels come home today i will have to have a serious talk with them of the need to STOP GROWING UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello flowers
What a day, what a blue sky! Milla wants to go out and pick some of the gizzillions of yellow flowers which are all around us
What would a supergirl be without her batmobile? Or, as in this case, her hellokittymobile!!! Milla scoots like a flash around Palma, making all living creatures dodge for cover!
Mission accomplished. The HelloKittyGirl scoots back home to the HelloKittyCave. Woomwoom
What would a supergirl be without her batmobile? Or, as in this case, her hellokittymobile!!! Milla scoots like a flash around Palma, making all living creatures dodge for cover!
Mission accomplished. The HelloKittyGirl scoots back home to the HelloKittyCave. Woomwoom
Stockholm, January 2010
Two intensive days in Stockholm: have shot hundreds and hundreds of photos of Betsson staff. Am really pleased with the outcome, got some amazing shots. And how beautiful Stockholm has been! - 6 degrees, stunning sunshine, the air so clear. Had no time to walk around, but luckily the office had a fantastic terace, with this view. Managed to go swimming tonight at an old bath house, Centralbadet, build early 1900. Wow.
Sverige januari 2010
Stockholm lyser som en uppgående sol långt bort i den mörka vinternatten.
Och vilken natt - stjärn klar och knivskarpt kall. Sverige i januari.. så otroligt länge sedan.
Jag som trodde att det bara var långa, ljusa sommarnätter som kunde trolla fram vemoden. Inte visste jag att det finns en outplånlig längtan efter mörkret, kylan som lika obönhörligen skakar om alla år av minnen.
Och vilken natt - stjärn klar och knivskarpt kall. Sverige i januari.. så otroligt länge sedan.
Jag som trodde att det bara var långa, ljusa sommarnätter som kunde trolla fram vemoden. Inte visste jag att det finns en outplånlig längtan efter mörkret, kylan som lika obönhörligen skakar om alla år av minnen.
New year - clean car!
Me and Linni started off the new year with cleaning Kynan's car! Don't know why, but i still hold a childish fascination to carwashes. There is something with those brushes coming down on your car like monster toothbrushes - swooooosh they engulf you in a confusion of water and soap. Aha, i hear some of you saying; Anne's car must be constantly sparkling clean! This would obv only be those of you who have not seen me darting around Malta in my battered ol' Landrover, which constantly looks as if it has just done the Paris - Dakar rally. I just took Linni with me to create some nice childhood memories for her.
And as we all know, Linni is a re-creation of her dear auntie Charmaine. Just like sweet Charmie, she actually loves cleaning! She had a ball with the vacuum cleaner. I tell you, that car hasn't looked better since it rolled out of the audi factory in Germany...
And as we all know, Linni is a re-creation of her dear auntie Charmaine. Just like sweet Charmie, she actually loves cleaning! She had a ball with the vacuum cleaner. I tell you, that car hasn't looked better since it rolled out of the audi factory in Germany...
He came! he came!
Oh yes, Santa knows how to find his way to Ghajn Tuffieha... And the dogs did not scare him away!
We had a great great Christmas, am really pleased!
These are Linni's own thoughts of Christmas day:
i loved cristmas i got so many presents . My fav was a dragon a girl baby doll dragon . I got a lot af sweets from
Santa Claws .
This pichure my mumy put it up because me and my sister were playing a game of wii and the game we were playing Santa Clause gave it to us .
My youongest sister is playing with her white boured that she got from cristmas . The minute she saw it she srarted righting on it .It had to be the best present she hade got .
After opening Santa's present, we went for Christmas lunch at Auntie Juanita
we ate alote and we did't stop ! after we ate Santa came ( someone was dreesed up as him . ) and gave out more presents but this time he gave presents that the family gave to him . we had a lovly time there .
We had a great great Christmas, am really pleased!
These are Linni's own thoughts of Christmas day:
i loved cristmas i got so many presents . My fav was a dragon a girl baby doll dragon . I got a lot af sweets from
Santa Claws .
This pichure my mumy put it up because me and my sister were playing a game of wii and the game we were playing Santa Clause gave it to us .
My youongest sister is playing with her white boured that she got from cristmas . The minute she saw it she srarted righting on it .It had to be the best present she hade got .
After opening Santa's present, we went for Christmas lunch at Auntie Juanita
we ate alote and we did't stop ! after we ate Santa came ( someone was dreesed up as him . ) and gave out more presents but this time he gave presents that the family gave to him . we had a lovly time there .
Merry Christmas!!
Christmas in Mdina
Me and Amanda and our six (!) girls went up to Mdina on Tuesday's AMAZINGLY sunny afternoon. Strolling slowly through the silent city, we passed crib after crib. Milla happily shouted: Oh it's Jesus! I love him!
We stopped and had coffee at the Carmelite Priory Cafe , a monastry which has recently been refurbished and opened to the public. It is hauntingly beautiful, with an amazing simplistic design that just blows you away. Ridiculously expensive cafe though, could be reason it was dead empty. Which was good as our kids were very noisy... They posed in front of ceramic vases which were probably a zillion years old and very expensive should they be crashed...
Maja and Linni brought their bikes, and could bike around as they wanted in Mdina. Mdina is the only city in Malta where no cars are allowed! So girls could get a taste of just roaming on their own. Linni obv had to take that to roam INSIDE the priory...
The weather is very changing at the moment. A few days ago it was horribly cold, around 8 at night. But yesterday it was fantastic again - Amanda came in t'shirt! But as soon as the sun sets, the warmth goes and you remember that it is winter again.
All photos by Amanda, who uses a Canon 450d, 50 mm lens
We stopped and had coffee at the Carmelite Priory Cafe , a monastry which has recently been refurbished and opened to the public. It is hauntingly beautiful, with an amazing simplistic design that just blows you away. Ridiculously expensive cafe though, could be reason it was dead empty. Which was good as our kids were very noisy... They posed in front of ceramic vases which were probably a zillion years old and very expensive should they be crashed...
Maja and Linni brought their bikes, and could bike around as they wanted in Mdina. Mdina is the only city in Malta where no cars are allowed! So girls could get a taste of just roaming on their own. Linni obv had to take that to roam INSIDE the priory...
The weather is very changing at the moment. A few days ago it was horribly cold, around 8 at night. But yesterday it was fantastic again - Amanda came in t'shirt! But as soon as the sun sets, the warmth goes and you remember that it is winter again.
All photos by Amanda, who uses a Canon 450d, 50 mm lens
Christmas concert
In this year's Christmas concert at San Andrea School, Linni sang Silent Night in Swedish as a solo. The show was done twice, and on the second show, Maja sang with her. Oh what a proud Mama i was - tears in my eyes!
Christmas even this year!
Guess you've noticed by now... Christmas is around the corner... Not being very good at doing christmassy things, we did at least put up the christmas tree!!
Exhibition at Mint Cafe, Sliema
Raili
My aunt Raili recently passed away. She was a beautiful, very creative person. On the shores of a Finnish lake, she created a magic summer castle, which we were lucky to visit a few years back. I remember my summers there as a small girl - back then they just had a cabin by the lake, two rooms of which one was the sauna. After the sauna, we ran straight out in the lake to wash. Magic.
I feel for Matti, Tiina and Piia. I wish Finland wasn't so far away.
I have a new toy...
My dear Amanda came back from the uk with a new toy for me: a Canon 50 mm 1.8 lens. And this afternoon, at 4 pm when all indoor photography is usally impossible, we took it for a spin, me and the girls. The results are amazing, am really thrilled!
The lens is so small and light, that the whole camera feels like it lost a couple of kilos. Focus is a bit of an issue, not sure if i have to adjust my viewthing, but when i opened the pics, most of them were out of focus. But the light! The LIGHT! A dream for someone as flash shy as i am!
The lens is so small and light, that the whole camera feels like it lost a couple of kilos. Focus is a bit of an issue, not sure if i have to adjust my viewthing, but when i opened the pics, most of them were out of focus. But the light! The LIGHT! A dream for someone as flash shy as i am!
Happy Halloween!!
Yes i know, i am late... as always... But this stretches the weekend out a bit! Incase it is not obvious, my girls were dressed as Dead Brides - favourite outfit as they can wear loads of makeup, glitz and high heels! Here Maja is feasting away on Linni, so guess Dead Brides slowly turning into vampires as well, not sure... Anyways, my kids had a great time - thank you Maria, Avanes, David and Anna for a great party!! While Kynan took the kids to Mellieha for their Halloween party, I went myself to Madliena Cottage to celebrate the engagement of Megan and Anli, and had an abs fab evening! Megan and Anli so beautiful, both inside and outside. Anli introduced me to oysters - can't believe i haven't eaten them before considering how much i love seafood. They were delicious. I drove home with a taste of champagne and oysters in my mouth, feeling very much full of love for not only Megan and Anli but the whole wide world!
Litet personlighetstest (in swedish!)
Browsing around, i found this little personlighetstest - a personality test. The outcome was quite exact, except for the last sentence: exceptional ability to understand complicated concepts and finding logical solutions to problems. Hmmm, not so sure about that one... But in the suggestions for career choices, photographer is listed! Should have done this years ago, would have saved me the hassle of studying to become an accountant!
Din personlighetstyp:
Kreativa, handlingskraftiga och snabbtänkta. Duktiga på många saker. Tycker om att debattera och kan vara angelägna om att få sista ordet. Entusiastiska över nya idéer och projekt, men kan brista i förmåga att hantera vardagliga rutiner. Oftast frispåkiga, uppriktiga och bestämda. Uppskattar att umgås med andra och är själva stimulerande sällskap. Utomordentlig förmåga att förstå komplicerade koncept och finna logiska lösningar på problem.
Karriärer som skulle kunna passa dig:
Entreprenörer, jurister, psykologer, fotografer, konsulter, säljare, skådespelare, ingenjörer, forskare, uppfinnare, marknadsförare, programmerare, komiker, analytiker, kreditrådgivare, journalister, psykiatriker, PR-ansvariga, designers, skribenter, artister, musiker, politiker.
Wall art
Am looking at flower after flower. Not very me, I know, but am putting together some pics for my friend Elsebeth. We were at Homemate the other day, a cheap version of IKEA here in Malta, and she was going to buy some factory made canvasses to hang in her new amazing flat in Tigne Point. Uejja, i said (like a true maltese!), we can do better than that! Use some of my photos! She took me up on the challenge, and now i am looking at flower after flower...
Here are some of my favourites:
According to my sister, who was the one dragging me around one public garden after the other this summer, these are all Allium flowers, kind of an onion flower. I love them, love their shape and texture.
Here are some of my favourites:
According to my sister, who was the one dragging me around one public garden after the other this summer, these are all Allium flowers, kind of an onion flower. I love them, love their shape and texture.
Milla has started school!
This is Milla on her first day to school:
With the man of her life (daddy Kynan), she is proudly going for the first day of many many school days! And how proud she was! She put on her favourite dress, and her favourite neckless. And without stopping smiling, she waved bye to me when I dropped her off in class. I of course had tears in my eyes! Plus I was worried that the wailing from some 6 - 7 other kids who thought they were dropped off in a Gulag work camp would make Milla change her mind and start her off howling to. But oh no, she loved it, and has loved it since!
This is Milla in the official school uniform of Mgarr primary:
I know, i know: it looks like she has an official Swedish sports outfit! I couldn't believe it when i saw it the first time, and i still can't get used to it! The other day, her yellow t-shirts were all dirty, so i gave her a swedisn football t-shirt to wear instead, with no 9 Lundberg on the back! Worked just as well!
And please note how well the pearls go with the school uniform!
With the man of her life (daddy Kynan), she is proudly going for the first day of many many school days! And how proud she was! She put on her favourite dress, and her favourite neckless. And without stopping smiling, she waved bye to me when I dropped her off in class. I of course had tears in my eyes! Plus I was worried that the wailing from some 6 - 7 other kids who thought they were dropped off in a Gulag work camp would make Milla change her mind and start her off howling to. But oh no, she loved it, and has loved it since!
This is Milla in the official school uniform of Mgarr primary:
I know, i know: it looks like she has an official Swedish sports outfit! I couldn't believe it when i saw it the first time, and i still can't get used to it! The other day, her yellow t-shirts were all dirty, so i gave her a swedisn football t-shirt to wear instead, with no 9 Lundberg on the back! Worked just as well!
And please note how well the pearls go with the school uniform!
