April 28, 2011

Confession: I was in Sweden

I neglected to mention that I've been wandering around Stockholm since Saturday. My mum, AKA Grandma G, insists it's not good practice to tell your thousands of daily readers that you're not at home. Just in case one of them wants to figure out where you live and tries to steal your cool orange stapler.

But I've just returned! Details about my awesome trip to come. In the meantime, enjoy this delightful Stockholm print by Ian Winstanley, available for a mere $17.99 at art.com.

60 comments:

  1. KristinaApril 28, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    I love it! And, I'm sooo jealous:)
    Hope you had a wonderful trip.

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  2. jonieApril 28, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    Grandma G is absolutely right. But I promise I am not after your orange stapler...:)

    /jonie

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  3. jenniApril 28, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    I think your mum and co are correct! I can't wait to see your pictures and assorted orange goodness!

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  4. LivApril 28, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    my mom says the same thing. she's even convinced that by posting pictures, i'm giving people coordinates to my house (which is impossible because i don't use a data phone to post!!).

    yea for paranoid parents!

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  5. StephanieApril 28, 2011 at 2:27 PM

    Oh, mothers. What would we do without them. Hope it was a fab trip!

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  6. Jenn SkiApril 28, 2011 at 2:30 PM

    sounds like my grandmother!

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  7. Jodi @ Organizing DoloApril 28, 2011 at 2:31 PM

    Your Mom sounds like mine. Welcome back!

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  8. LoddelinaApril 28, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    Phew, I'm so glad the stapler is safe now!
    But grandma is right, it is not a good idea to get too comfy with the net...

    Enjoy your Friday!
    (perhaps Kate will wear orange tomorrow for the wedding, who knows...)

    greetings from France :)

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  9. AnonymousApril 28, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    Listen to your Grandma;o) I'm really envious right now. I live vicariously through others traveling at this point in my life.

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  10. hApril 28, 2011 at 2:42 PM

    I do the same thing, go on trips without telling the public (including Facebook). 'Even set the blog up to auto-post when I'm gone so no one suspects a thing ;)

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  11. angieApril 28, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    pretty print!

    and i agree with Grandma G. those "check-in" things and fb statuses saying where you're currently at...you're just asking to be stalked or burglarized!

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  12. eliApril 28, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    oh the place with the cool orange stapler happened to be your home?
    :))
    Have a nice trip, enjoy!

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  13. lisbonlionessApril 28, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    Grandma is right... very right. Oh heck, I envy you so much I think my eyes have started shooting slime- green laser beams! Sweden is like... like... my dream destination before Norway and about half an inch after Iceland. *faint* I bet you got so much inspiration it'll last you a lifetine.. or until you can't stand it anymore and book the next flight back to Sweden.

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  14. whittyApril 28, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    I am going to Sweden next year! I am really looking forward to details from your trip so for pointers!

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  15. iHannaApril 28, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    Well, we could've had a cup of coffee if I'd known! :-)

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  16. swimncApril 28, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Ahhh wish I would have known ... could have given you some tips ... Swedish through and through ... Cecilia in Saint Louis

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  17. tinajoApril 28, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    WHAT - you were in my country?! I wish I had known that - and I must say that you visited a good time since our weather has been great! :-)

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  18. aprilmariecole.blogspot.comApril 28, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    Love it, so sweet! Thank you for sharing :]

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  19. Grandma GApril 28, 2011 at 4:30 PM

    Thank you for listening to your grandma and/or your mum. ;)

    Now, are you really home, or did you just have this set to auto post when you knew you were 'supposed to' be home? (Seeing as how I haven't heard anything from any other source! This how she lets me know, folks. I think her readers are higher priority. Then again, I 'am' one of her readers. ;) At least she told me she was going! And I did get a few pics from over there. I guess I'm okay. ;) )

    LOVE YOU and can't wait for details....
    Mum

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  20. AmmielorisApril 28, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    Mum's the word! ;) It's either stay mum or set up the autopost--as your mum said.

    Shucks. If you'd said you'd be away, I'd be sporting a brand new (to me) orange stapler. . . Aw, well. I'm glad you had fun!

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  21. JillApril 28, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    LOVE Stockholm! It's such an amazing city--and so clean. I'm jealous.

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  22. slkunzeApril 28, 2011 at 5:07 PM

    Oh, you have an orange stapler???

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  23. AnnApril 28, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    your grandma is a very wise woman. It would be horrible to come home to find your orange stapler gone.

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  24. Live a Colorful LifeApril 28, 2011 at 6:05 PM

    Now that I've been reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, etc., I would REALLY like to visit Sweden!

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  25. BirdieApril 28, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    Grandma G is cracking me up! both in your post and her comment!

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  26. hello.April 28, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    oh, wow! can't wait to hear all about your trip...in two years i hope to visit :)

    p.s. 'tis true, better to be careful + not tell the world you are on vacation...

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  27. s a n s k u :)April 28, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    my husband always says the same thing. :)

    i looooove stockholm. you lucky girl!

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  28. CheApril 28, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    Definitely breaking in next time to steal the orange stapler ;)
    Hope you had a good trip!

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  29. Scissors and SpiceApril 28, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    So jealous! I hope you had a great time!

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  30. JessieApril 28, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    And I thought my plan would be flawless! I so wanted that orange stapler! Hope you had a great time!

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  31. MeganApril 28, 2011 at 11:36 PM

    Your "mum" is too cute!
    I hope you post many pictures of your trip.

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  32. SharonApril 28, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    Hope you had a wonderful trip! That print would make a great embroidery! So lovely. :)

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  33. Designed by ChanceApril 29, 2011 at 12:36 AM

    Can't wait to hear what you did there. You are too cool for me.

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  34. KristinApril 29, 2011 at 2:45 AM

    Hope you had a great time here! (I live by the trees just below the balloons...=))

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  35. AnonymousApril 29, 2011 at 2:52 AM

    I'm in stockholm writing this comment! I live here :D I hope you enjoyed your visit! Especially this past week- the weather has been amazing!

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  36. PetraApril 29, 2011 at 4:27 AM

    .....big sigh... brings back such good memories!!
    Happy weekending :-)

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  37. UnknownApril 29, 2011 at 5:31 AM

    It´s lovely. :D
    I like so much your blog, and your work and your fotos. It´s so creative and original.
    Regards.

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  38. AnonymousApril 29, 2011 at 7:14 AM

    I would have totally gone for the orange stapler in your absence. I have been plotting nefarious ways to lift your new fabrics too. Aaarghh! Foiled!

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  39. cattieApril 29, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    Awesome print! I grew up in Sweden, have lived in the US for 20 years, but we're going "home" on vacation in a few months, can't wait. Isn't Stockholm one of the most beautiful cities in the world? :-)

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  40. AnonymousApril 29, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    You have an orange stapler?... awesome!
    I can't wait to hear about your trip, please post photos.

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  41. feathermarApril 29, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    Drat! Foiled again!

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  42. Jessica JonesApril 29, 2011 at 10:55 AM

    Mum, you caught me! I prepared this post before I left, just in case I was too brain dead to write one when I got back. I just tweaked it a bit and hit the publish button—but I WAS in my house at that point, I promise. And then I went and unpacked my suitcase and my awesome purchases. I'll talk to you this weekend sometime. Like on the phone for real, not on my blog. :)

    Tinajo, thanks for ordering up that nice weather for me.

    Kristin, now the whole internet knows exactly where you live! Ha!

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  43. Grandma GApril 29, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    I KNEW IT !!!

    (Hope you got caught up on all that lost sleep. Nah... you'll be jet-laggin' for a month...... )

    Mum

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  44. Jessica JonesApril 29, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    Well, we were going to take a "nap" for a few minutes last night at 7:00. We woke up on top of our bed in our clothes at 4 AM. Oops. Then I went to do something on the computer and saw that Google's home page had a graphic for the royal wedding, so we turned on the TV and watched it live. Pretty random, since I had no plans to watch it and am NEVER up at that time. But we figured that since we were awake, we might as well see what all the fuss is about.

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  45. sideoats + scribblesApril 29, 2011 at 11:23 AM

    Welcome back! :)

    And! My hubby says the same thing -- don't tell anyone that you're gone. Seems to be sad but true, bummer. :(

    Love that print! :)

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  46. LindaApril 29, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    I live in Sweden, so of course I love Sweden. :) But Stockholm is too big for me.

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  47. TesaApril 29, 2011 at 6:20 PM

    OH!! Nice to hear that you have visit Sweden. Is it the first time you visit Sweden? What did you think of our country? Have a nice weekend. Just love your blog.
    Hugs from Sweden.
    Tesa

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  48. StephanieApril 29, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    Hallå!!!! I was there all last week - in Sweden, I mean, just not in Stockholm.
    Anyway - I saw this and had to show you: It's Orange and DIY!
    http://plateofcupcakes.wordpress.com/2010/07/31/nytt-fat/

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  49. CurlyApril 30, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    Well, you certainly picked the right time to visit Stockholm, people are always nicer here when the sun comes out :)
    Lovely pic!

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  50. Shelby LouApril 30, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    Confession: I am in love with your blog, and whenever I'm bored at work, I stalk it.

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  51. ValeMay 1, 2011 at 4:13 AM

    Am going to Stockholm at the end of the month, can't wait to see all your recommendations!

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  52. LetterpressMay 1, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    Agreed--I do the same Keeping It Mum sort of thing. But now! We can get all the fun details. Can hardly wait.

    Elizabeth E.

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  53. RaynataMay 1, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    Cool print! And your mum is right! Good advice - hope you had a great time!

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  54. s a n s k u :)May 1, 2011 at 10:36 PM

    i thought of you when i saw this:

    http://www.cuttingedgestencils.com/flower-stencil-4.html?category_id=1008

    :)

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  55. marieMay 2, 2011 at 1:56 AM

    Be sure to bring the fabric next time, I´m sure you recognise the subway map of Stockholm in it?!
    And to all other potential Sweden-visiters out there - just do it!

    /marie

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  56. Hillary SchusterMay 2, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    Stockholm is my favorite place ever.

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  57. Larissa HollandMay 2, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    I could have totally stolen your orange stapler. Just knowing that is enough.

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  58. KajsaMay 5, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    Wise grandma, the only drawback I can see in following it is that it doesn't allow for spontaneous 'oh great, lets us fika and then I'll show you my town!' :)

    I think the world needs more fika and spontaneous meetings!

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  59. Jessica JonesMay 5, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    Kajsa, I LOVE that you used "fika" in your comment. We had read about this term fika before going on the trip, but had never heard anyone say it out loud, so I still don't know how to pronounce it. Is it fie-ka, so it rhymes with tie? Or fee-ka? I must know!

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  60. Jessica JonesMay 5, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    And it's both a noun and verb? You can see I'm obsessed with the idea. Probably because I love coffee and breaks.

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