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Scandinavian blog tour, del två

Still loving the Scandinavian blogs I visit regularly, and thanks to your additions to my previous list, now I have lots more. Enough to take another tour! 

Firstly, I must mention a couple of Scandinavian blogs which have been among my favorites for a looong time, but left off the first list.  One is of course yvestown, which thankfully is in English, otherwise I would be forced to keep systran busy translating every post! And also posidriv sin lille blog which who knows how I left that one off.

But this post is about new places to explore, so let me introduce you to...

blomsterverkstad:

agnes shabby chic:

coeur de beurre: (oops, this one is French... um... side trip)

emma

guldkant pa livet

hemma pa landet

vintage

mikkeline:

Oh dear, there are still more and this post is already way too long!

annas huset pa land

kitchenbloom

lantligt

chez lisen

minlillaveranda

my kind of blog

roomservice

white country

Whew!!! That should keep y'all busy and out of trouble for a while. No doubt I have still omitted some fantastic ones, but my head is spinning and the artwork that's due this week isn't going to finish (Finnish?) itself. So it's back to the drawing board for me!

Cheers,

Jenny

Tasha Tudor

In a recent decluttering escapade, I unearthed a dusty stack of old Victoria magazines from the back of my closet. Flipping through them I came across an article about Tasha Tudor, one of my heroes in the world of children's illustration. The images were so striking, I had to scan and share. Click images to see them up large enough to read the text, her life at "Corgi Cottage" is fascinating. She lives as if time stopped somewhere in the 1800's. And the fall foliage is breathtaking!

I also looked around the net and found her family's web site with even more pics. Tasha turned 91 last year! Look at this pic of Tasha's corgis...

Adorable! Sadly, they note that the little guy on the left has passed on, which made me think of Alicia and how she and Andy recently suffered the loss of their sweet Audrey. I confess I've been looking at pictures of corgi puppies a lot lately. Welsh Corgis have been a favorite of mine for many years, and if I decide to get another four-legged friend I might just have to fulfill that dream! Just look at all these adorable corgi pics sent to the Tudor family!

Her passion for corgis inspired some charming books about the town of Corgiville, including Corgiville Fair and Corgiville Christmas. They are populated by lots of corgis, along with many other species of animals including those silly green creatures with the tassel tails. Those are her version of a "boggart." Too funny.

I also found this clip from a documentary about Tasha. Its wonderful to hear her tell her story and see scenes from around her gorgeous home in Vermont. What a unique life she lives! Just like something out of a children's book.

Like I said, one of my heroes!

Cheers,

Jenny

Jean Eugene

Toxi Magnum (Monica of Happy Zombie) shared this hilarious meme and issued a general tag. I laughed so hard I had to try it myself! If you want to play, consider yourself tagged, too.

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car),
Itsy Infiniti

2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie),
Mocha Gingersnap

3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name),
J-Har

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal),
Red Bunny

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born),
Ann Chicago

6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first),
Har-Je

7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink),
The Blue Espresso

8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers),
Eddie Joe

9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy),
Vanilla Chocolate

10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ),
Jean Eugene

11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter),
Bradwell Birmingham

12. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower).
Autumn Freesia

13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)
Peach Pajamasy

14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree),
Yogurt Dogwood

15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”),
The Stitching Thunderstorm Tour

Fun, huh?

Cheers,

Jenny

ps - there are several more wonderful Scandinavian blogs to add to my list now... I'll post the new ones tomorrow!

Scandinavian blog tour

I read a lot of sites through bloglines, and I have them all arranged in tidy folders by alphabet letter. But I must confess I have another folder just for Scandinavian blogs. I can't get enough, there is something about the way they "see" things over there that is so clean, so fresh... it is amazing. So I thought I'd share my list, with some tempting pics, in case you'd like to join me in my obsession! Now, I know I've probably left some very cool ones off the list, so if you know of some more, please let me know and I can add them, too!

Anyhoo, here we go, no passport required!

jennyshemochharmoni

jordgubbar med mjolk

flitiga myran

den gode feen

mias landliv

min lilla veranda

modern country

And a few more:

julias vita drommar

karna

lantliv i stan

spets och snor

an angel at my table

kirjakahvila

designe

for the love of country

i min vackra varld

Hope you enjoyed this little tour!  I dearly wish I could visit in person... maybe someday.

Cheers,

Jenny