Week with my parents

5 days passed so fast but we managed to do a lot if things even though the heat almost killed us. Over 35 degrees every day!!!
The first day I took them to the sea side and a lovely swim in Camogli and a tasty gelato in Portofino. My mother fell in love with Portifino and it's pitoresque architecture and luxurious culture (why am I not surprised ;).
Tuesday we went to the countryside outside Piacenza for a refreshing bath in the river Trebbia and a walk in Bobbio. Wednesday and Thursday were relaxing days at Ivory and good food in small restaurants. Today they left and they will now enjoy a lovely Swedish summer in the south of Sweden and I can't wait to see them at the Skanian seaside in the end of July :)

Mystery

Anyone knows the name and the use for these beautiful glass bottles I gave to Stefano for his birthday?
I think they were used to stream water in to cocktails but I'm not sure... Would be fun to know!

AUGURI AMORE!

29:th of May and my big Love's birthday :)
Stefano has the biggest heart and sharpest mind on earth and I'm so lucky to have this man in my life.
Ti amo ora e per sempre!

Skåne / Skania

We are planning our summer hollidays and I can't wait to go to Sweden and my parents lovely summer house in Skåne/Skania (the southest region in Sweden, just north of Denmark). Our house is placed in a a litle village on the north/west coast which is a peninsula called Kullahalvön and it's for sure a small paradise.
The landscape is amazing and the old architecture with half-timbered houses makes every village an idyll. There is allways something to do or see, just jump on your bike or get in to your old convertible and explore this region.
Lots of flea markets, artist galleries, small lokal delicatessen and cafès, sand beaches and rocky shores, small ports with old fishermen and fields after fields with old windmills and since it's not far from Denmark and bigger cities you can allways flee the countryside for more urban places if you get bored :)
Try the lokal dishes like smoked mackerel or äggakaka (lika a thick pankace with salted pork and lingonberries) and take a trip to the famous cafè Flickorna Lundgren på Skäret for a cup of coffee and a delicious pastry.

(pictures from Google)

Aunt Eva and her cotton pads

Sometimes I'm just too girly. Couldn't help buying the colored cotton pads yesterday. They make me think of my old aunt Eva. I don't know if she really used them or if it's a memory that I've created my self, but now, however, I'll think of her every time I'll clean my face :)