i see LONDON, [ i see france. . ]

i runaway to london to visit my gal cat- a swedish girl i met in boston 2 years ago. she taught me my cinnamon roll & meatball knowledge before coming to sweden. she is also my idol in the kitchen.
i think i have fallen in love with london.

[buckingham palace.]



[graffiti london calling.]






[upon our antique touring, we were stopped to be filmed in a korean documentary on ceramics!]


[all the passerbys thought cat was a movie star. who wouldnt?]

[then i found this tea cup + knew she would come home with me.]








[cats kitchen.]






xoxo.

p.s. i can see your underpants.

new pastries.

idag åt jag en kardemummabiscotti!
det var jättegott och jag ska prova att baka dem snart!


xoxo.

detektivbyrån i stockholm.

one of my favorite swedish bands performs in stockholm. i have been listening to them for over a year; my favorite artist to play in the tea shop in boston. it caused quite a scene with the customers; everyone was always asking about the 3 boys from värmland, sweden.
the show was magical. so much talent i thought the swedish galaxy would burst glitter from the ceiling.








the audience got to snip along with little blue scissors they passed out!




check them out. detektivbyrån.net
xoxo.

snails in sweden.

this past week has been a bit cloudy and rainy.
i dont mind it so much. makes for cozy days.
however. upon my travels in the great outdoors, i have noticed HUGE, BLACK slugs.
alright, when it rains and is wet, slimy creatures come out; slugs, worms, snails.

but one day in particular on my way to dollys, i was stopped in my tracks to find the worlds most perfect SNAIL. i mean, a perfect little shell, with its little body hanging out near a puddle.

i thought i found a rarity; i had never seen a perfect snail, ever. only in books, in cartoons, or on tv. but in real life? they live in sweden, i can tell you that.


[photo: http://hortipm.tamu.edu]

i wanted to bring it with me. and show dolly. so i picked it up. and it freaks out and went back in its perfect little shell. i soon found a little plastic cup on my walk, filled it with a little puddle water and threw in a leaf and twig. [ travel aquarium ? ]

onto the subway.. im sure people must have thought i was nuts when the little snail started sliming to the side of the cup and sticking its head out to peek around.

we made the travel to dollys and i held the cup up at his doorstep like a proud mother. "LOOK WHAT I FOUND!" dolly came in closer, curious. then soon shouted, "A SNAIL?! THAT IS DISGUSTING! GET RID OF IT! WHY DO YOU HAVE A SNAIL?!"

[ sfgkjnesrgkjnesth. ]

because its only the most amazing thing, EVER...

i was informed that mine was a REALLY small one...
so it is my mission in life on rainy days to find BIGGER ones !

perhaps i will wait for a unicorn to gallop out of the woods with a sign that will read, "welcome to sweden, colette."

hm.

xoxo.

hejsan tim dahl!

VÄLKOMMEN MAJ!

thursday, april 30 is a special day in sweden. the day before may first, all gather round for food, socializing, traditional swedish songs and lighting of the fire. this symbolizes spring is here! the days are getting longer and the hibernation period that winter brings is over! WELCOME MAY!











and i will leave you with a sneak peak of what is to come next in sweden!



the first of may also means a day off, with an extra long weekend! i will join the swedish parties and attend a cook out at dollys!

enjoy!
xoxo.