Friday 10 June 2011

In a recycling mood...


With a thousand new ideas in my head, but lacking the time to realize them, and with skies whose hobby seems to be to shower me with wet drops the second I set foot outside, like a young rascal with a water balloon just sooo tempting to throw at a passer-by... well, instead of potentially interesting new pictures, I think today's blog post will be some recycled images from May last year.




My beloved bluebells were in full bloom and I could not resist to set a little tea-for-two table in the garden...

I know ivy can be intrusive and even knock over walls with their growth power, but I can't help it, I just love their evergreen loveliness draping walls and tree trunks.

A special welcome to all of you new readers (and of course a warm hello to old readers too). In the past couple of days my blog visit counter has shown more than a staggering 1500 visits per day, and as this is a lot more than usual, despite my not having posted anything for over a week, I can't help but wonder if my blog has appeared somewhere that I am completely unaware of...(other than the normal blog rolls on other blogs, etc)? Either way, it is very flattering and welcome, WELCOME all of you!

Ps. I have now heard that some other bloggers have experienced a similar "rush" of visitors recently, so perhaps my flattering "popularity" is rather the result of a misbehaving counter..:-)  Have you had a similar experience with the numbers?

Wishing you all a lovely weekend!
Helena

(As I did not yet have my small round garden table at the time of  taking these photos, the "table" above was made with a round piece of MDF on top of a couple of wooden boxes. "Mosquito net" style curtains for a few pounds from IKEA act as table cloth - a cheap and easy way to add a romantic feel to a table decoration, and when outside, they flow beautifully in the wind.)

23 comments:

  1. Åh jag får lust att ta fram servisen jag ärvt efter min mormor och ställa till med ett kaffekalas när jag ser dina bilder! Härligt härligt med det vita och blå mot murgrönans grönska. Jag hoppas att alla dina nya besökare har hittat dig på något trevligt sätt.
    Kram och trevlig helg!
    Maria (Edith och Jag)

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  2. So lovely your bridal white-blue table!

    Have a nice weekend!
    Franka

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  3. I love it all Helena! I hope you will have sunny days soon, after a lot of rain I am now outside in my garden (and only inside to give a comment here on your and other blogs :-)...)!

    Have a nice weekend! Many hugs, Ingrid

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  4. Gorgeous blues, Helena - a wonderful setting for tea - very romantic! I expect - as in my garden anyway - 5 mins later, a small child would have ridden a bike into it, or a cat lept up and crashed the table over - but for that lovely moment....! Have a great weekend, Abby x

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  5. 1500 per day, it is a LOT. I think you could recycle your images for a year and everybody would be still happy, they are so wonderful:)
    Har trevlig helg!
    Henrietta

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  6. Nydelig bord der i haven..og for noen LOVELY kopper...bare så fiiine...
    ha en fin fin og koselig pinse...
    klemklem på deg

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  7. It has been a very hot week in Finland, over + 30 degrees every day. It´s not fun when you have to work during those extreme hot days, but I try to enjoy the summer weather during the weekend. I hope sunshine to you and have a nice, relaxing weekend, too.

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  8. Dear helena,

    your recycling is sooooooooooo beautiful...love the light blue and the idea with the moskito net is great, looks very elegant !!!!

    Have a nice weekend,
    Sanne

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  9. Something strange has happened to my blog too, my page views have suddenly doubled in number, lovely but I am not sure why.

    What a spot to sit and drink a refreshing cup or two, just gorgeous, the blue on white is timeless.

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  10. Love your tea for two corner!
    It's very romantic!
    Have a nice weekend
    Mari

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  11. Iam probably guilty, Swenglish home is in my favorites, sometimes I might click on it twice a day,we are 9 hours behind you, so I check your favorites to read up on their adventures a couple of times during the day, I am an old retired senior so I have plenty of time. always enjoy your blogs. Hope you do not mind me taking a shortcut.
    Have a great summer.
    Arizona greetings
    Agneta Romano

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  12. Yes i have the same ...almost 1500 a day !! normaly round the 400 or 500...and when i post more..i do not understand what is hapemning to my blog......i have not change anything....???...but i really like all the people on blog...it makes me shy......love Ria....happy weekend...xxx...

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  13. Nice to see you again! Loving the pics :-)

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  14. Hej där :) Åh så fint du har gjort!!! och så fint du har det hos dig :) Har läst ikapp mig lite och jag bara älskar fredagar, för då har jag tid på kvällen att sitta och läsa och njuta av allt vackert jag ser, speciellt här hos dig :)

    Hoppas du får en skön helg :)

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  15. Åhhh...bildene dine er bare en drøm, Helena!

    Håper du får en fin pinse-helg!

    Klem,Hanne

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  16. hej, Helena.
    and all the others that are wondering about the increase of visitors on your blog:itmust have something to to with the beautiful book Sanselig Sommer, in which all your beautiful homes are shown. I really love it, I live in Holland and i adore this style.

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  17. Hej Helena! Ja, jeg tåler fint at se noget fra sidste år. :)
    Smukt lille bordsarrangement du har ordnet der. Enkelt og indbydende.
    God ide at camouflere bordet med den lange lette dug, når man ikke har et fint bord. Tror jeg må forsøge at efterligne det. :)

    Ha en rigtig fin pinse!
    Klem fra Ina

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  18. Love your spot of re-cycling Helena. I agree ivy is attractive but left uncontrolled can be devastating for trees and buildings.
    Interestingly,my statistics are doing the same! I was wondering why my visitors had trebled in the last few days....must be blogger as I haven't been doing anything differently.
    Have a lovely weekend,
    Julie x

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  19. Hej Helena
    Så ljuvliga bilder, i maj är det kanske som grönast och lummigast hos dig. Det är så fint med duken och ditt blå-vita porslin.
    Hoppas ni får lite varmare väder, här har ju varit upp emot 30 grader vissa dagar. Men sen kom ju regnet och åskan.
    Ha en fin helg
    Varm kram till dig vännen
    AnnaMaria

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  20. Stunning as ever. I love the blues. x

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  21. Hej! Jag älskar Dina vackra bilder, dessutom är jag ett fun av blå-vitt! Du inspirerar verkligen. Får jag använda ngn av Dina bilder i min blogg?/Varm hälsning Chris

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  22. Hej Helena
    Superfina bilder :)
    Me Like :)
    å missa inte

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    Håkan

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  23. Hej Helena,

    Vilka härliga tekoppar du har, så himla fina. Jag älskar ju vitt och blått... och krukan är i stil med mina också. Roligt att besökarantalet har stigit, men visst kan man börja undra vad det beror på. Jag tänkte föreslå att det hade med boken Sanselig Sommer att göra..? Jättefin bok och det låter som den kommer bli en stor favorit i sommar.

    Tack för att du gillade min tavla och du är inte ute och cyklar ;) Texten har jag däremot överfört och handmålat själv. Hittade inga färdiga schabloner eller stämplar i rätt storlek sååå... då får man hitta på nåt själv.

    Det var mitt första försök, så nu kan det väl bara bli bättre hoppas jag.

    Kram på dig!
    Sanna

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