Summer holidays are for:

:: daydreaming in the grass (no four leaf shamrocks found, better luck next time)

:: trying on a new look (these are the glasses frames I chose in the end)

:: having coffee at the streetside cafe (while your children attend a pavement workshop)

:: enjoying all the different colours of Ljubljana (even if the weather is way too chilly for this time of year)

:: buying some pretty jewellery (I fell in love with this gorgeous labradorite stone set in silver)

:: and adding a shiny kitchen appliance to my mental wish list (I had no idea KitchenAid mixer come in all the colours of the rainbow!)...

:: :: ::   Have a nice weekend!   :: :: :: 

Blogger on vacation

I am spending my summer vacation in Slovenia; plenty of rest, catching up with old friends and sightseeing around Ljubljana, my hometown. A lot has changed since I moved away and it is always fun to discover new things as I visit my favourite spots.

Loddelina is taking a break at the moment, buying supplies, making some sketches and looking for fresh ideas. I plan to add some zippered pouches to my shop as soon as I catch my breath :)

It has cooled down a bit in the last few days with rain showers painting the skies dark blue and beautiful clouds scattered all over the horizon. Here are some impressions from the past week:

 Walking up to the Ljubljana castle ...

... as big stormy clouds gather above.

Street musician on a coffee break.

New art installations in old town's cobble street.

 Lunch at the market place (mmmmmm).

And later that day street lights slowly light up.

:: :: ::   Have a nice weekend!   :: :: :: 

A summer hello!

I feel a bit guilty for having neglected you, my blog readers, while I'm on vacation - so I bring you some flowers to make it up to you!

These pictures were taken last Saturday at Ljubljana's central market place where the flower merchants are nestled at the side of the Cathedral of St Nicholas. This time of the year their stands are full of happy sunflowers and bouquets of dried flowers that will outlast the summer.

And while driving around the nearby villages, I could admire even more pretty flowers, a traditional window and balcony decoration of most houses in Slovenia. Somebody felt that even this old, abandoned house deserved some cheerful flower pots...

Ljubljansko barje, the marshes south of Ljubljana, are also in full bloom right now with delicate and colourful wild flowers gently swaying in the wind.

Show me your summer flowers, I would love to see them!

A postcard from Ljubljana

Every time I come back to visit my hometown of Ljubljana, Slovenia, I like to just stroll down the familiar streets, sit down for a coffee at the river bank and snap a few photos. After having lived abroad for some years, I've learned to appreciate the tiny details one usually takes for granted in their own hometown and I try to see Ljubljana through the eyes of a tourist.

I've recently come accross a beautiful blog Servus München, written by Emily, an American expat in Munich, Germany. One of Emily's passions is traveling and she posts delightful reports of her many travels, accompanied by beautiful photographs. She visited Ljubljana a while ago - you might enjoy reading her impressions and looking through the pictures she took on her visit.