A Dyrberg & Kern copy

After a drab day at work (there are some few at the moment) I had to pop by the colorful "The 3rd Eye" to get my mood up before I was heading back home.
...and it helped. Look what I found.
Doesn't it look a lot like the style of the Danish brand Dyrberg & Kern?
 

Guess what has arrived?

It's finally here...
We have been waiting for this since beginning of May.
With several delays we almost gave up, but we wanted it so much. It fits perfect...

It's out!

On Friday morning this beauty was showing off its good looks.

Isn't it amazing? Easy to understand where it got its name from....

Bird of Paradise

House and Garden *June*

Heya,

Thought I'd send out a little overview of what is going on in the house & garden since last time I wrote about it.

Last weekend, we bought red bar chairs for the kitchen. Looks great and works really well.
Now, we can have breakfast by the kitchen bench and there are heaps of space to read the newspaper on the bench - as opposed to spreading the paper all over the floor and bend down to read it (= bad back).
NZ Herald is a huge newspaper!!!

Breakfast bar. Wine only served after 12 a.m.

We have ordered new venetian blinds and roller blind for the house. Still some few weeks to wait, but think it will look fab.
Next on the list, will be lined curtains.If anyone knows about curtain makers with a great selection of curtain fabrics, please leave a comment.

Oh...and I almost forgot. We are looking for a coat rack or two for the hallway and these are our favourites.

Temping again...

It didn't take long after last article before I was back behind a computer again...

So I am back into the workforce, working in the city and it is a great place to work cause I get to walk through this street every day!!!
The hustle and bustle is starting already in the morning when I walk past to work. People of all stages of life are sitting outside on the cafes and benches, school kids in their uniforms, people on the way to work and shop windows with a selection you wouldn't see anywhere else. Some pubs seems to just have closed from last night and the party goers of the night are on the way home (not sure if that is how it is thought, just looking like it).

Working nine to five

Well...I am not really there yet but the weeks are going by with interviews and work application and it is all a bit interesting to see where it all ends. Piano player, dog walker or the mad hatter?? Time will tell..

Another fun part of finding a job is to also find some good and appropriate work wear.
We don't have casual Friday's every day down under and we get to dress up a bit. Fun!
Below is from the Cue collection 2011 where you can see what is available here.
This is my favourite "power suit" shop and aren't all those 50's and 60's dresses really smart?
I love it!

Thought about adding the above Dolly Parton song to this little article, but I just can't. I don't like it. Basta.
So Cue collection instead. Hope you like it.

To see some more of the collection, check out www.cue.cc
...and hey Cue! If you have leftover clothes and want to send me some, please send me an e-mail.

Happy 17th!

You can pull a Weegie out of Weegieland, but you can't pull the Weegieland out of a Weegie...
Does it make any sense?

It is 17th of May and it is our national day in Norway. It is the day to celebrate our country, to get soaked in the rain, freeze our a** off (in new summer clothes in 10C), eat as much ice cream you can handle (in the cold), hot dogs (to heat up again) and to watch the celebration all around the country on NRK (Weegie telly).
A lovely day.

It is quite nice though. Especially to see the children and the national costumes. You won't see anything like it in other countries.
The day will also be celebrated by the ex-pats around the world. Even here in my garden. I have hung up an old flag from my school days. So here it is. I haven't forgotten it... Hip, hip hooray!!!

Tonight we are off to see Danny Bhoy so that will be our celebration of the day. Heaps of laughter and sore tummy muscles (or whatever is left there).
Happy 17th!