I can´t really think of anything to say

BUT...since I am getting more visitors recently I don´t want to disappoint you all (all 3 of you that is!).

Whatcha think? I don´t think I have shown you these before.

I always find it a bit hard to think of new vintage inspired hairdo´s. Usually I end up with an ordinary ponytail, or sometimes with a roll in front and the rest in a tail. It usually works for a day dress, but it would be more fun to be able to do REAL hairdo´s.

Next week is my appointment with my hairdresser, and I´m wondering what to do. I´m ready for a change. Here is some inspiration for all of us.

Maybe I should just let my hair grow a bit longer again:)

National Novel Writing Month

For those of you who have never heard of this concept, here is a link:

http://www.nanowrimo.org/

I have to admit, I had never heard of it either until I joined the Chick Lit Writers RWA and was told about it. The concept is basically that you write a novel, or 50 000 words, in one month. And if you do that you are a WINNER!!

Since 50 000 words is about what I have left on my novel to finish it (give or take 10 000), its a very handy excuse to join. Because as you may have realised I´m a deadline-person, and what better deadline can I find?

The novel writing is arranged all over the world, and I found a group in Stockholm, which means that on Monday evening I will be joining a group of other (well...) 20-25 year olds and have a kick-off!

On the other hand they are all writing urban fantasy, so my deeply romantic chick-lit story will probably be frowned upon. BUT- I HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED:) So my self-confidence is not totally demolished.

For now I´m warming up - writing 100-500 words a night and trying to plan the story. That way I will just have to fill in the words come Nov 1st.

Joining me?

Odds and ends

Trying to remember the last days of summer when me and Mr Romance was in the south of Sweden for a nice weekend.

Summerdress, looking a bit fat - but its one long year before I can wear it again, so...?

And finally:

Cuddly Cat:))

Vintage

As you know by now I´m a huge fan of vintage fashion, and retro fashion. The last simply because I´m a big girl, and the most fab vintagedresses comes in really REALLY small sizes. Sometimes I wonder why that is, because if my cookbook from 1947 is anything to go by, the average woman ate a lot more than we do normally today. But ofcourse they worked harder too, I guess...

Anyways...being a fan I have travelled the wild wide webb and found some really good sites, that I want to share with you. And maybe, just maybe, you´ll get back with some others?

http://fortieswardrobe.blogspot.com/

I just love this one, because it is all about wardrobeplanning, and as you know, that is my favourite sport in the world:) . The blogger is Swedish and I would just love to meet her, bet we could have som fun discussions!

http://www.retrochick.co.uk/

Here is another one. Fun and interesting, and I´m pretty envious about all these vintage-themed festivals and stuff they have in England. Time for a trip o London soon?

 http://missmatildadreams.blogspot.com

Miss Matilda makes clothes and has a great little store selling vintage reproduction clothes. But this is her blog, and fun to read:)

And finally, if you speak Swedish...please take a look at my blog here:

http://www.hemmetsjournal.se/Skrivarmorsa/blogg

Just gonna be there until Dec 31, so hurry over and have a peak:)

A Sunday treat

A little something to get you, dear readers, through a boring Sunday. Gerard Butler is actually doing a movie about surfers right now, hence the dress and those godawful flipflops. Everything else about guy is more or less perfect thoough so I decided to put this pic up here for your enjoyment.

I have a few pics of him above my computer these days. As part of my writing process I need to picture my hero and heroine and Gerard is my heroine.

Nah, just kidding....he is the perfect hero. And Christina Hendricks would be my heroine (with slightly smaller boobs, a dancer would be handicapped with those girls). So to make my dear BF happy, here she is...

Enjoy darlings!

Ms PotatoeHead

...thats me right now.
I had to travel to Umeå back and forth today. For those of you who are not familiar with Swedish geography, Umeå is a small beautiful university town in the middle of nowhere in the northern parts of this country.
I packed my camera because I was planning to take some pics and show you, but I just didn´t see much. A taxi from the airport to the meeting-place and then a taxi back to the airport a few hours later. Not much to write home (or blog) about at all...

You may also wanna know that its gonna be the Culture Capital of Europe in 2014, and that the local council sponsors the biggest short story competition in Sweden every year, with a smashing first prize of 10 000 dollars for best short story...I havent had anything entered though, not yet....

I was gonna give you a touristypic at least, but since I´ve got a frightful cold and my head feels like mushy peas looks, I´m not. You are just gonna have to look it up yourselves!

Sunday sunny Sunday

The best Sundays are when my BF is here and we can wake up, stay in bed and chat with coffeecups (I really prefer when he gets up and make it, if I have to be honest. Putting my feet on the cold floor sort of dampens my enthusiasm) and then, after having long and leisurely conversations we get up and go for a long, brisk walk.
Like today.
BF is a sucker for long walks, me not so much. But I need the exercise and it is the best for my poor knees who can´t handle jogging anymore.

This is just another of those magnificent days, that this autumn seem to bring us this year. We walked along the waterline, and it was just great!

Tonight we will try the local pub-quiz. Wish me luck!