2010...

here follows some things from this year that is on the blog..

in the winter..

-one of the two horses died.
-i spent lots of time in the snow, ice skating and riding.
-had the best easter so far. i still daydream about it lol. (here's also part 1 and part 2)

in the summer..

-i spent days at the beach and some nights camping in the fells.
-i swam in the sea again.
-i discovered lots of new food here and here.
-i went to the americas for the first time, mostly san fransisco, to find my sister and hung out with friends who were in the neighborhood here, and here.. because.. the usa is such a small place.
-i took a road trip through california here and here and here. I love it.
-i saw the rocky horror picture show in theater. aah dream come true.
-had so much fun carrying around that bag with a silly number of big plastic cameras in it.


in the fall..

-i turned 25 so i had a fun masquerade with my family.
-i "went back" to university and found myself out in the woods for a few weeks digging up bronze age. which was unexpected and awesome.
-i carved my first pumpkin, it turned out silly. and i was Maleficent for halloween.
-i saw reindeer.

in the winter..

-because it came early i had christmas all through december.
-went to the gamlia christmas market and made gingerbreads for the first time in 14 years.
-my hair is longer than it has ever been.
-i have a whole year seen through polaroids.


but most importantly... be around stardust!

24th tomorrow!

god jul! the most cosy day of all the holiday days is tomorrow..
Julafton!have a good one! mine will circle around hot cocoa.

me, mom and sister went christmas shopping today downtown, something we do every year together on the 23rd, it was cold outside (-10 F) and still i burned my lip on hot cocoa. but it was worth it.

*i love this photo. it's of my mom and tomten in östersund. she and her grandmother were out christmas shopping. i've made lots of copies of this photo in case it gets lost and i always take it out for this time of the year.

christmas tree!

some gingerbreads,
instax mini's,
vintage decorations
and candy canes.

well, obviously!
happy holidays and
heartagram kisses!

a little sunshine helps..

the snow storm outside wants me to curl up in bed and hide for a few months. not to sleep though, i've been having awful dreams lately.. the bad dreams that are very real and could be real are the absolute worst. hate them. When the weather has been good these last couple of weeks i've been taking little walks just before the sun comes up in the morning, around 8-9. i kind of dig the pink. and i dig these two couple of feet. that's what forever looks like.

pepparkakor.

i made gingerbreads yesterday with no imagination at all. some years i have had no christmas spirit what so ever.. it is always so different from year to year. this year it came to me really early and i started christmas at the end of november. i've already put the tree up. glad i did all of that cuz this month is turning out to be superbusy with university/work. also i like the idea of christmas the whole month. (better pics of my dear tree will come soon!). it is snowing, and i'm attending a small christmas party this evening. it is december. *drinking cold punsch and listening to talented friends jamming on music instruments. loved it.

one of the many things i love about december..

we went to the christmas market at the museum today.
we've never been there so we thought we needed to go.
i loved last years little christmas market i was at in stockholm.
december is such a cosy month.. with all the cloudberry jams, red apples and
"aurora" and "midwinter" warm drinks. i'm very happy that the christmas holiday isn't all about shopping and plastic things. and instead about.. food! a shopping mall with thousands of lights make me very stressed and unhappy.

*i'm still trying to figure out how this instax mini camera works.
it was not that dark outside..

winter photos from the market.

mid winter cinema!

little christmas films i used to watch as a kid. and still do. i loved watching all the little short films and programmes on swedish tv around december, they were all so good and magical. getting up early in the morning to catch them all, i didnt want to miss any. i can't remember the names of them.. but the chronicles of narnia was one of them for example. i wish tv was still this good.





i totally want to bake these many gingerbreads.


(this one is so much better than the new narnia movies. just saying).

plastic toy camera with 120 film.

Holga FN 120. this one i haven't tried yet. i bought it in sunny LA.
it will be my winter film. this camera it's the only toy one i have with a flash,
so indoors during this long dark winter it is. excited to use it this christmas.
sun is basically only up from 9 to 14 and plastic toy cameras love sunlight.
i really have to be fast if i want to catch those holga photos i want this winter.

i will post my favorite toy camera soon!

what is new on my wishlist for christmas?
well, film!
i came up with pretty lame things
for my wishlist, but that's another post.

advent.

december! the month of candles and gingerbreads.
4 weeks left until jul! 4 weeks until the days get
longer again. the only good thing about this constant
darkness outside is that i can fika all the time.

frost.

some winter photos from last years. and kasmir.
frost on trees are my fav.

a little meeting.

free little reindeers by the road.

i was so happy to see them, i got out of the car and thought
they would get scared but they just looked back at me.
i got to take a few pics before they ran away.
i guess christmas is here soon.

i love norrland!

for halloween.

Why dress up as a pumpkin or the devil when you can dress up as your favorite character?! we took halloween very seriously this year. that made it all so much more fun. my goodness. My list of favorite characters is at least a page long!

me as maleficent.
this is what sci fi and anime conventioners must feel like? i looked so funny. couldn't stop laughing. teletubbie. i failed at putting on an evil face. i threw this costume together before and after school while being sick, the same day i wore it.

frida as edward scissorhand's.

stina as zombie vampire Lestat.

first time we had pumpkins. my favorite thing were the marzipan fingers the sunshine girls had turned into chopped off fingers with "blood" and "nails" on them. they were a little scary cuz they looked a little real. those are def going to be a tradition. stina made jello shots, a recipe she brought back from america. jello.. such a strange thing. though these shots will probably make the tradition list too.

but why did Lestat blow dry Edward's pants?

reasons winter is good...

this is a pep talk.

can't wait for beautiful winter days with the sun shining bright.
those are the only ones i'm looking forward to..
i don't want winter.

i need to get some more 120 film..
i still have to try the holga.
for the icy pink skies and the furry white ponies.

above polaroids from last winter.

leaves..

still looking good. i was eating a muffin in this park this saturday.
not the best muffin ever, but right there at that very moment
it was the best one ever. everything was alright with the
world in that moment. for a few seconds.
but only almost everything. or far from it. äh!