Marvelous day and other things

It's fun to look up and pretend that you are walking in a beutiful forest...

...even though you are in the middle of the city.

 I don't think my nails have ever been this long. Yes, they are real, not fake.

Photo Jani Lauanne, taken in Mikkeli, Finland.

I woke up really early today because i really wanted to see the transit of venus , but it was too cloudy in Helsinki. Oh, well. I just have to wait for the next time, which will be in 2117...

This is a notebook i bought today. The cover is a copy of a "real" book. I haven't found that book yet (i did ones but that one was in really bad condition...) but i'll have to. Since the cover is made by my favourite illustrator Poika Vesanto!

 This is something i saw today, something you don't see very often. A new building that i actually like! It's fun to look at! I have to foínd out who's the architect.

When i finally got home (few hours ago) i felt like listening something sad. I wasn't sad, i just had one of those moments when you feel the need to listen to something really sentimental. This record was just what i needed, Frank Sinatra's no one cares. I got it few weeks ago from my dear friend Jacques.

 Jacques

 Jacques and I having breakfast

And i don't even like yellow... :D

 And i had to go to see a doctor today (just a checkup). If the hospital is as nice as this, i don't mind going there once a year.

Marian sairaala (Maria's hospital). The firts building was built in 1886.

Dames don't Care?

This is the cover of one of the books i'm reading at the moment, Peter Cheyney - Dame's Don't Care.
(Filmed as Les femmes s'en balancent, France; Bernard Borderie, 1954.)

There are four things i love about this book:

-The cover art is by Poika Vesanto, my favourite illustrator

-It's a detective story from the 30's (1937)

-It's a vintage paper back, printed 1947 (i collect them)

-the translation is brilliant! I have to add an example for my finnish readers...

"Yksi korokkeella seisovista kavereista laulaa kuolevansa rakkaudesta ja murskaa vielä varmasti sydämen joltain naikkoselta. Hänen äänensä on noin niinkuin sitä lajia, joka saa tempperamentikkaan kaunokaisen kaipaamaan luostariin tai johonkin muuhun sopivaan eriöön."

Advent Calendar day 23, Have a Chilling Christmas

Shared by Miss DixieBelle in facebook.

Fashion from 1938 and other stuff

Few flea market finds...

Fashion from Paris and Helsinki, Kotiliesi magazine august 1938.

The coat on the right is by Sciaparelli.

I love old photos. Here's few i found today.

Guys looking smart 1938

Gals out and about.

As you may know, i love old paperbacks. This one is from the fifties.

Death on the Nile, 1937.

Here's another nice paperback. This was not a flea market find, but a treasure i found while dumpster diving.

The Deadly Truth, 1941. This one is from 1943 and the authors name is written wrong! It should be McCloy, not McGloy. Cover art by Eeli Jaatinen.

Day 9

Day 9 in my advent calendar is all about Eijo "Poika" Vesanto(1908-1950) who is one of my favourite finnish illustrators. He also did comics. I'm on a quest to find paperbacks with his covers. It can be tricky, because in many cases the artist is not mentioned.

Here's my first paperback with his cover! This one was printed in 1947. I love it! It's probably my favourite cover of all time!

Peter Cheyney, "Dames Don't Care"(1937).

Vaasa adventure

Wouldn't want to live there, but very much like to visit.

My new favourite red wine, partly because of the label...

Good food in great company, sweet!

Homemade ice cream! I need that recipe...

That lovely plate was a find from Vaasa Antique fair, here's few pics:

Cats!

Lovely owls!

Cool old toys.

Jewelry.

I need one of those!

Paperbacks!

Beautiful old things!

My discreet outfit for a 60th birthday party (Not my party, silly! I'm still just 27).

Here's few cool finds from fleamarkets:

I'm mad about those cool covers! Anyone else share this enthusiasm?

Lovers.

Wink!

A pair of very old skates!

I bought some very cool old photos from the antique fair. I will post them here as soon as i have time to scan them. I should do that to some other old photos too, share the inspiration.