When I wrote my Today post a little over a month ago I said I'd try to remember to do one again soon. So here it is.
Today...
Outside my window... grey skies and fall weather feeling. And it's still only July!
I am thinking... about starting up my Etsy shop again.
I am thankful for... finding a new hairdresser who cut my hair shorter than in a long time.
From the kitchen... not much. I'm home alone.
I am wearing... black polo shirt, jeans and black mary-janes.
I am creating... some prints (for my Etsy shop?). I am going... to paint some frames white. Bought a can of white spray paint yesterday during my lunch hour only to discover on arriving home that I'd accidentally grabbed a silver one instead. Yes, I started spraying. No, my frames will not be silver. Yes, I'm going back to the store today at lunch. Yes, I will look closely at the lid this time. Yes, this has happened before. Yes, I wish it would SAY White on the front of the can and not just lid color = paint color in minuscule print on the back. I'm reading... Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelson and a German crime novel (in Swedish).
I am hoping... I'll have the energy to ride my bike to work tomorrow. As I woke up this morning I couldn't face pedaling the 8 km so I took the bus...
I am hearing... Master Chef Goes Large on BBC in the background. Don't know why I like that show so much. It's about food and cooking and I'm into none of that!
Around the house... it's kind of in an in between stage. I removed some pillows which led to removing some art which led to removing some other things so it's a little bit bare at the mo.
One of my favorite things... the smell of the roses from my garden.
A few plans for the rest of the week... try the new cushion on the bench in the hallway after having washed it multiple times so it won't look so new, ship some Ebay items I've sold , paint some more windows, figure out what to do with our gooseberries (ideas are welcome!) and unfortunately I have to go to work too.
A picture to share...
Beautiful photos- a perfect rose colour. Awful weather here in the Uk as well, but we're fitting a new bathroom so it stops us wishing we were outside instead... Off to get tiles and a light fitting when the shops open!
Posted by: Rattling On | July 28, 2009 at 09:10 AM
I think we need a picture of the haircut :)
Posted by: Judith | July 28, 2009 at 09:47 AM
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Verkar vara en tjej i din smak. :)
Posted by: AnnaA | July 28, 2009 at 09:54 AM
Ja, jäklar! Vad kul, nu måste jag tillbaka dit och läsa mer! Tack snälla för tipset :)
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | July 28, 2009 at 11:15 AM
Thank you for the roses!!
Looking at the photographs I can really smell roses (isn't memory amazing?) - which is an especially nice treat, as I have no roses here.
Now I'm off to begin my day...a very long workday today, as yesterday and tomorrow. I'd feel tired already, if I wasn't feeling energized by "my" roses...thanks! :)
Posted by: quinn | July 28, 2009 at 12:38 PM
You are welcome!
Posted by: Benita ~ Chez Larsson | July 28, 2009 at 01:10 PM
Stunning roses! I cannot believe it is fall-like there! We are still hitting 100 daily. yuck.
Posted by: Autumn | July 28, 2009 at 06:13 PM
Hi Benita,
Would you please describe your beauty routine? You look so fresh and clean, and I think I read somewhere you don't wear makeup (I don't think you need it). And in a photo I saw some Kiehl's products. I'd be interested to know what you like for skin and hair care. Thanks!
PS-I wrote you a while back for vacuum suggestions. Still saving to buy a new one!
Posted by: Leslie | July 29, 2009 at 02:22 AM
Recently we made our own gooseberry turnovers with yummy flakey puff pastry. Technically my husband made them (which made them yummier)...and I gobbled them up.
What colors do you like to wear? Solids? White? Any patterns? Simple, minimal?
Posted by: Samarra | July 29, 2009 at 02:54 AM
Benita, your last pix is just so dreamy I could get lost in it!! I love summer and it says summer to me big time! Love your blog!!!
Posted by: Karen | July 29, 2009 at 04:07 AM
My sister and I used to have gooseberry eating contests behind my Aunt's house. I think about it now and makes me want to laugh and go back in time. Thanks for the memory.
Posted by: kelli | July 29, 2009 at 06:45 AM