spring – An English mamma in Stockholm

May 4, 2013

The Gallery – self-portrait

I let very few pictures of me pass, mostly because I am the official photographer of the house, so I get to delete them ones I dislike in the editing process, but also because I am the official photographer of the house and so I’m rarely at the other end of the lens. (Seriously, Husband has many, many skills but taking decent photos is not one of them – the DSLR and him is a disastrous combination.)

Something happens when I put on sunglasses though. Maybe it is the summery feeling that I get, maybe it is that they hide the bags under my eyes and cover up half of my face; whatever it is, photos of me in sunglasses get allowed nine times out of ten.

And it looks as if Little O is following in my footsteps (and he even managed to get them on the right way up this time!).

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Filed Under: Photo · Tagged: Little O, me, Photograph, photography, self-portrait, spring, sunglasses, the gallery

Mar 25, 2012

Photo 366 challenge – week 12

By Kat · 10 Comments

We’ve just arrived back from a very last-minute trip down to southern Sweden, which has been totally draining. So I am afraid that this week’s photos are accompanied by very brief captions only.

Day 79:

Little O demonstrates the new way to wear a bib

Day 80:

Reading nook

Day 81:

Wedding day memories found in a magazine

Day 82:

Look, no boots!

Day 83:

Just before attempting "the transfer"

Day 84: No photo this day, I’m afraid.

Day 85:

Now boarding at gate 2

So that has been this week… Head on over to The Boy & Me to check out what others have been up to this week

Filed Under: Photo · Tagged: air travel, Baby E, häckeberga slott, instagram, Little O, photo 366 challenge, Photograph, photography, photos, shoes, Skåne, spring

Mar 4, 2012

Photo 366 challenge – week 9

By Kat · 12 Comments

Week 9 already? The time is just flying by. And Baby E turned six weeks old yesterday – incredible. He really feels like he has been a part of our little family for longer than that, but on the other hand, I cannot believe that the time has gone so quickly. In fact, despite us having Little O, I didn’t call us “a family” before; Baby E’s arrival seems to have cemented that.

Day 58:

Photo © English Mamma

Husband makes a rare appearance on my blog! (Maybe even his first ever?) We returned from a long weekend spent down in the south of Sweden with his family and he took the rest of Monday off work to hang out and play with us. This is the play fort in our favourite playground. Husband enjoys it almost as much as Little O…

Day 59:

Photo © English Mamma

After collecting Little O from preschool on Tuesday, he, Baby E and I went for a long walk around the city in the winter sunshine (bliss!). Down by Gamla Stan (the Old Town) at the time time of year, you can see the large sheets of broken up ice float past as they head downstream from Lake Mälaren towards the harbour and then on to the sea. Surely a sign that spring is on its way!

Day 60:

Photo © English Mamma

These boys and their crazy sleeping positions! Baby E stayed sleeping like this for about an hour. How can that be comfortable?

Day 61:

Photo © English Mamma

In celebration of World Book Day – this is the pile of Little O’s books that lives in this sitting room. He has another large pile in his bedroom, mainly of bedtime reading stories and some special keepsake books up on one of the shelves. I’m hoping that he proves to be a book worm like me!

Day 62:

Photo © English Mamma

Friday was a beautifully sunny day, cold but clear blue skies. Husband took the afternoon off and he, Baby E and I went for a walk around Gamla Stan, the old town, and then went for cheeseburgers at Hotel Lydmar.

Day 63:

Photo © English Mamma

Yesterday we went back to what is becoming our new favourite local cafe for brunch (and car magazines for Little O).

Day 64:

Photo © English Mamma

Vasaloppet, an annual cross-country skiing competition here in Sweden, started at 8am this morning. As Husband has participated in the past, he is always keen to watch it. This year, however, he had not counted on a lively toddler for company for the 8am start. Unfortunately, Little O cannot stay still for more than five seconds at a time and five minutes into the race he had decided that there were far too many skiers and far too few cars involved and that clambering all over Pappa was far more fun.

So that is a snapshot of our week. Now head over to The Boy and Me and check out what others have been up to this week!

Filed Under: Photo · Tagged: Baby E, books, brunch, cross country skiing, gamla stan, ice, Little O, Photograph, photography, photos, spring, stockholm, sweden, vasaloppet, World Book Day

Feb 14, 2012

Wishing and hoping for spring

By Kat · 6 Comments

Wishing and hoping for spring by englishmamma featuring fish hook jewelry

Abercrombie Fitch wool jacket
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Oasis
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Bloch flat heels
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Chan Luu facets jewelry
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Fish hook jewelry
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Ashiana Set of Four Bangles silver-plated – Red Direct | Red…
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Filed Under: Post, Style · Tagged: Abercrombie & Fitch, Bloch, Chan Luu, Equipment, fashion, Oasis, polyvore, spring, style

Apr 24, 2011

Baby steps

By Kat · 5 Comments

Well, I had started a post about how easy it is to make Baby O laugh and giggle these days. I’d written out a first paragraph and had the structure of the rest of it in my head, when it all came to nothing. He has decided that going through the final Wonder Week before his first birthday was not enough; oh no, he has also decided that he wants to combine the Three Cs of a development stage (crying, clinging and crankiness) with trying to walk on his own.

So, unfortunately, not too much smiling or giggling this week – just a whole bag load of determination from him and a dose of exhaustion for us.

Luckily, spring has arrived (three weeks early, they say!) in Stockholm, so Husband and I are able to take him outside to try to walk with us and then we can concentrate on learning to walk unaided indoors where it is ~~marginally~~ safer.

During the early part of the week, he was taking three steps at most between cruising around the furniture. He decided to up the ante on Friday with four steps in the morning and five by the evening and he’s now at six (and a half) steps. So, the bets are now on: will he be walking by the time he turns one on 11 May?