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Hi! I am Asta! I am a philologist and a philocalist to the heart's core. Here I share things that I consider being aesthetic and fantastic!
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Showing posts with label Summer. Show all posts

It's kind of becoming a tradition of mine to celebrate Midsummer in Sweden. This year me and my spouse went back to Göteborg to eat some quality herring and potatoes, but of course these were'nt the only things in our agenda, so here's a brief recap of our adventures.

Midsommar 2023

It's kind of becoming a tradition of mine to celebrate Midsummer in Sweden. This year me and my spouse went back to Göteborg to eat some...

26 Jun 2023

Midsommar 2023

Madame En Vacances: Come and Thrift With Me (Pt. 3)

Second hand shops, flea markets, trunk sales... As a lover of old things I just must go to places where I might find some unexpected gems an...

21 Aug 2021

Madame En Vacances: Come and Thrift With Me (Pt. 3)

Madame en Vacances: Vintage Outfits for Holiday

During the past year my closet has seen some changes: while couple of years ago I have owned only a few pieces of vintage clothing, today or...

18 Aug 2020

Madame en Vacances: Vintage Outfits for Holiday

Madame en Vacances: Discovering Nida

  2020 being a total mess, my husband and I decided to play it as safe as possible and chose to spend our vacation in our own country, Lithu...

14 Aug 2020

Madame en Vacances: Discovering Nida

Bye bye, July

Last days of July is when the summertime sadness hits me. The sudden realization that just one month separates us from autumn is always ove...

31 Jul 2020

Bye bye, July

Fragrance Discoveries | Tilleul Friction de Nuit by d'Orsay

In 1999 the perfume house of Parfums d'Orsay created  Tilleul Friction de Nuit , a fragrance for women. Needless to say that I was comp...

10 Jul 2020

Fragrance Discoveries | Tilleul Friction de Nuit by d'Orsay

Vacation Sewing Project: Recreating 1930s Dress

Summer is already here and since current pandemic messed up my carefully assembled plans (a trip to Sweden, to be more precise), I was left...

20 Jun 2020

Vacation Sewing Project: Recreating 1930s Dress

Welcome to My Garden

If fifteen years ago somebody would have told me that in my 30s I would voluntarily spend my free hours planting seeds, watering plants, an...

8 Jun 2020

Welcome to My Garden

Summer Summed Up

It's September once again and although it still feels quite summery outside, you barely can miss the signs of early autumn: cooler n...

8 Sept 2019

Summer Summed Up