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Interior haven

Today, I need a fresh breeze, a beautiful happy breeze that lifts the spirit.

So, I will postpone the rest of my Europe trip, for a bit of interior haven.

I came across this spread on Beauty Comma, a lovely Norwegian blog that inspires.

This interior space is just the way I like it.

Simple, rustic, full of soul, calming, peaceful, and full of room to think and dream.

It reminds me of a petite place a friend of mine and I went to visit here in February.

What do you think?

Wonderful, non?

I’m a sucker for calm color schemes, with shades of sand, peach, salt washed grey, and white.

And this space is in perfect harmony with me.

I find that when I do add some color to either my wardrobe or interior, it adds a sudden and impulsive jolt of joy that diminishes if I wear lots of color on an everyday basis.

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So today I am sharing this with you, and then I will post a bit more about the Europe trip.

Hopefully it felt like a beautiful and happy breeze for you to on this rather grey and rainy morning here in Norway.

Have a wonderful day!

Photography by: Bernard Touillon & Nicolas Matheus via Beauy comma


Posted 29 July 2010 † Marie§ Inspiration § Interior ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged:

Postcard from Paris

So here’s a bit of Paris for you, the overly romantic postcard version.

I could not help but be all mesmerized by the Eiffel tower.

In fact both American boy and I were quite take by it’s majestic figure.

It does not matter how many times I see her, I am always in awe, and love her stature in the Parisian skyline.

So, as I mentioned earlier, on our first day we arrived just in time for the Sunday evening organ concert in Notre Dame and spent and hour swooned and moved by the powerful organ  pieces played.

It was a still smelting heat both inside and outside the Dame so we grew quite drowsy by the last piece.

Then off we went to wander the streets of Paris.

Hand in hand we walked along the Seine, people watched and soaked up on Parisian history and architecture.

Oh, she is majestic and inspiring!

After and long day and very tired feet we went to Montmartre for a breathtaking view, a Catholic mass in Sacre coeur, and street dance performance, and a Pain au chocolat at the end.

Now let me tell you, Montmartre is of course filled with hungry tourists lining up for the perfect Parisian and overpriced crepe, but don’t let that stop you, press on.

A street or two away from the crowd you come to a petite street that takes me far away from the big city and to a small cosy countryside cul de sac.

But I’ll give you a petite post about this street tomorrow;)

This time around we never made it to any of the fantastic art museum while in Paris as we only had a couple of days before we had to jet to Concarneau in Bretagne for a photo-shoot.

So we wandered, ate, talked and soaked up of the Parisian life.

We stayed in a very charming and small hotel  that I can highly recommend.

Go here.

Well, my friends that’s it for today, but more will come over the next days.

Love

Marie

Photos by: Marte Marie Forsberg



Posted 26 July 2010 † Marie§ France § Travel story ‡ Comments (3) ° Tagged: ,

Summer fashion

When American boy and I set foot in Paris, the sun was hight and the sky was blue.

It was the perfect day to arrive but oh, so hot.

So after having spent some time on the grass by the Eiffel tower, had lunch in a Parisian street cafe, we went down to the Seine to hop on a boat to Notre Dame.

Ahh, the cooler river breeze set in, and we were in heaven.

It was such a great way to greet an old friend (Paris).

We passed breathtaking architecture, sculptures, and every now and then we went underneath an old bridge, 25 to be exact.

By the time we arrived at Notre Dame, we were a bit tired, having traveled from Norway that morning and with the melting heat, so we sought the shade of Notre Dame just in time for their afternoon Sunday organ concert.

Oh, it was fantastic!

Powerful tunes from the organ filled the Dame, and brought life back into its thick stone walls.

However, just before we entered, I saw these two best friends arm in arm slender by laughing and smiling.

I just love their simple summer dresses by a swiss brand I cannot recall.

Long beautiful summer hair.

No accessory overload, and great sandals.

What do you think?

Summer chic, non?

The next day while walking through Tuileries garden I spotted this gorgeous Danish girl strolling through, and I had to stop her for a shot.

Lately I’ve been having a crush on salmon, light pink and light orange colors and just loved her patterned summer dress.

Hope you’re all having a wonderful day!

Photos by: Marte Marie Forsberg

Posted 24 July 2010 † Marie§ Fashion § Fashion-moment of the day § France ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: ,

Perfect summer hair

Phew!

What  journey!

We’re finally back home in Norway and it feels so wonderful!

First thing I did?

Kicked off shoes, walked barefoot on the green grass outside mon petite guesthouse.

Picked some ripe rasberrries and sweet-peas and took a long deep breath of fresh seaside air.

Home.

American boy and I have eaten, listened to, seen, and meet so many inspiring people.

We went to France, Switzerland and Italy, but I will get back to that in another post.

As American boy and I traveled from Paris, to the Bretagne coast, to Zermatt and Milano, on boats, planes, trains, and gondolas my hair got all big, fluffy and tangled.

Now, a little beach hair hasn’t killed anyone, and I actually like it with some wind and sea salt in it, but when I came across this sweet Parisian girl on a boat near Notre Dame, I got a bit green with envy.

Silky, perfectly wavy and nonchalantly styled.

This is the summer-hair I so long after.

What do you think?

Great, non?

Oh, I have so much to tell you, but lets start softly with some perfect summer hair, then tomorrow I’ll continue with some street style from Notre Dame and the Tuileries garden in Paris.

Talk to you soon!

Photos by: Marte Marie Forsberg

Posted 23 July 2010 † Marie§ Street style § Style ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Blog of the week

American boy and I have left stormy and beautiful Carcaneau in Bretagne behind for wonderful Zermatt in Switzerland, where we’ll be for the rest of the photo-shoot.

I have not yet had any time to upload any shots from Paris, nor Bretagne, but as soon as american boy and I reach Norwegian soil I will post like mad about all we have seen.

In the meantime I give you this blog of the week.

Full of visual treats!

These shot are from lobster and swan taken by the blog author

Inspiring  summer treasures and trinkets.

So lean back, have a cup of tea, and head on over to lobster and swan this week while american boy and I eat and work our way through Zermatt.

Photos by Lobster and Swan

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