11 Books Recommended by Krista Kaer
And just like that, Estonian summer is over. It was hot and sunny yesterday; today, it’s raining and it feels like autumn. How fortunate then, that I’ve just received a reading list from Krista Kaer, the book lover extraordinaire. For my non-Estonian readers..
Watermelon Rose Martini
Reading my posts from the last two weeks one might think that I’ve spent my holidays gazing at the horizon and reminiscing about my childhood, sitting in lotus position on the beach and reading in the garden while eating home-grown peas and blueberries from ..
Toila-Oru Park
From the age of six to fourteen, I lived with my family on the edge of Toila-Oru park, in the old laundry house of the palace complex. The palace itself was long gone by then, burnt down by the Soviet Army in the WWII. They didn’t quite manage to get rid of ..
August Sun
Maybe it’s just me, but the sun in August seems different. Lighter and brighter somehow than in the early summer, making everything look faded and a bit washed out. Or maybe the sun is the same, but everything is indeed bleached by the suns of June and July…
Margaret Kilgallen and Her Bobby Pin
I had planned a style post for today and we were going to have a little photo shoot by the sea in the morning, on the stony beach of Toila. But J had twisted his ankle quite badly, so instead of posing in the sun, I spent the first half of the day in the ER ..
7 Nordic Beauty Brands
I’ve wanted to do a post about Nordic (note that my use of the word “Nordic” is quite loose, including also the Baltics) skincare since I started the blog, but felt that I hadn’t done enough research and testing. I still haven’t done enough and the selection..
Country Living
One of my lovely readers wrote recently that she would like to learn more about Estonia. As she is not the only non-Estonian reader of the blog (it’s about fifty-fifty), this got me thinking. What could I possibly write about that would fit on the blog (a hi..
The Princess and The Peas
The fact that I have opinions on all possible matters of style, food, drink and such, often makes people believe that I’m a snob. This is not true (although I’m sure all snobs say that) – I’m just annoying, not a snob. Many of my tastes are decidedly low-bro..
The Summer Schedule
I started blogging only five months ago, but it feels like I’ve been doing it forever. In a good way. Maybe because I had planned this for ages and therefore it seems like an absolutely natural part of my life.
Since March, I’ve been posting 6 days a wee..
A Study in Khaki
Khaki is officially The Colour With The Worst Name. I doubt it sounds good in any language and in Estonian, it has an unfortunate poo-connotation that makes pre-teens giggle. To make things worse, nobody really knows what colour khaki is. Is it almost beige?..