Sunday, October 27, 2013

Hot tub


Hot tub, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.
This hot tub is absolute perfection, I want one. The only way this could be improved upon would be if there was a view of a beach.

As seen on Facebook, here:

https://www.facebook.com/freshome

Monday, October 21, 2013

Rumi and Kumo


Rumi and Kumo, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

So Rumi Neely does have a cat, I scrolled down further in her blog and found more photos.

As seen here:

http://www.fashiontoast.com/2013/08/sundaze.html

Rumi and kitty


Rumi and kitty, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

My fave fashion blog has been Fashion Toast by Rumi Neely for years now. I don't know if this is her cat or if she borrowed one.

Saturday, October 19, 2013

The strongest girl in the world

Another old photo I found while organizing my Flickr files. The hat is from Marimekko. The photo was taken on the beach in Espoo, Finland. You can tell that it's Finland because all you see in the background are trees.

Saree


IMG_3369, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Hand washing my saree. This is an old photo that I found while organizing my photos on Flickr.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Shakira


IMG_9488, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Our new kitten. She's about 3 months old.

Accessories


IMG_9692, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

The accessories I was wearing on my trip to Stockholm: Longchamp purse, Burberry silk scarf (bought second-hand from a friend) and my no-name sunglasses bought in India.

Peace!


IMG_9730, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Swedish candy wrapper.

Small Pumpkins


IMG_9736, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Pumpkins sold in a flower market in Stockholm. Autumn is here.

The Grass is Always Greener


IMG_9739, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

I just came back from a trip to Stockholm, Sweden. This was the table of an ice-cream parlour. The style is perfect in its simplicity.

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Chanel Chowing Down


IMG_9523, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Chanel, one of our cats, enjoying her breakfast. I had just cleaned the feeding area so had to take a photo. It stayed clean about two seconds, because cats seem to be unable to eat without spreading the food all over the place. Usually some ends up in the water dish too.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Pink and Blue Bag


IMG_8505, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Close-up of the bag from the previous post.

Pink Heart Pocket


IMG_8502, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Another recent pink-and-blue outfit. Note the pink heart pocket on my knitted bag. I knitted the pink heart pattern first, just to practice a pattern I found and then I started thinking that it would be nice to use it for something and I then came up with the purse to sew it onto (both patterns are from "Stich 'n Bitch" by Debbie Stoller). I now use the bag for my current knitting project.

Pink and Blue


IMG_9355, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Like Picasso, I seem to be going through a blue period: I find myself constantly drawn to blue things. Maybe I'll need to change the name of my blog? Lady Has the Blues? However, I do often combine blue with hot pink, as in this outift from about a week ago.

Breakfast


IMG_8494, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Our local Lidl sells pretty good freshly baked croissants. One of my achievements during August was that I completely weaned myself off caffeine: both coffee and Coke Zero. I still drink both occasionally, being careful not to get addicted again. When I'm addicted, I get a bad headache if I don't get caffeine by about 10 am, and I don't like to be addicted to anything. Well, maybe knitting. Anyway, I'm now enjoying many different kinds of tea, usually with honey.

Sunny Day


IMG_8445, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

A day at the local swimmin' hole. This was taken at the beginning of August, it's now already quite cold and it rained today. One can only dream.

Feline Guardian


IMG_8435, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Kenzo the cat guarding my things. The wallet is Jean-Paul Gaultier (bought in India at a huge discount, I forget if it was 50% or 70% off), the phone is Nokia. The knit is the first ever sweater I've knitted. It's on hold at the moment, it's proving quite challenging.

Monday, September 2, 2013

Pink Legs


IMG_9357, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Close-up from the photo in the previous post. The shoes were an inexpensive find from Barcelona, Spain. I bought two pairs of these ballerina slippers, the others are beige with gold.

Tram Stop


IMG_9357, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Waiting for the tram near our home in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Saturday, August 31, 2013

Teddy


IMG_9445, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Kenzo the cat is our living Teddy Bear.

Boxes and Roses


IMG_9448, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

I bought these adorable storage boxes from Ikea and they perfectly match our plastic rose "tree", which was found near the garbage. In the Czech Republic, people will put anything that somebody might want near the garbage to indicate that it's up for grabs - really smart.

Tiles


IMG_9440, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Our bathroom tiles have this funny wet-look pattern. I thought it was really ugly at first, but it's grown on me. The toiletries are from Malmaison Hotel in London, where I recently stayed.

Armchair


IMG_9442, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

We found this super-comfy armchair next to the garbage cans and took it home. Yesterday we bought this cheap bed spread from Ikea and voila, we have a really comfy chair for next to nothing. Mostly the cats sleep on it, but we get to use it sometimes too.

Monday, August 26, 2013

City


IMG_9383, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Ostrava, seen from the New City Hall.

View from the Top


IMG_9407, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Ostrava, Czech Republic, as seen from the new City Hall observation tower. The city is very green.

Pink Corner


IMG_9434, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Lovely pink building in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Friday, August 23, 2013

Kumar


IMG_6243, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

This is Kumar, the sad elephant. He is named after our driver in India, who became a good friend. Kumar is now waiting for us in our storage space in Finland, so I can imagine that he is very sad indeed. One day we will be reunited.

Leather Look


Mimipienenä, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

This must have been my first leather outfit. I am guessing I may have been about 4 or 5 in this photo. My Mom made this vest for me, I believe out of a leather vest of hers. Very cool look.

Flower Detail

Detail from the Taj Mahal. I am not sure if these particular ones are gem stones or not. Hard to tell from the photo.

Blue Glass


IMG_9215, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Detail from the Blue Church in Bratislava, Slovakia. Reminds me of the Taj Mahal, actually, but in the Taj, the decorations are not glass - they're precious and semi-precious stones.

Let the Sun Shine


IMG_9197, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

I love the way this sun has been painted. It's a detail from the shutters a few posts ago in Bratislava, Slovakia. This sun is so bright and cheerful, I wish I could copy it and have it on my wall.

Castle View


IMG_9200, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Bratislava street scene. The old town is really gorgeous.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Posing for the Camera


IMG_9327, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Our cats, Kenzo (left) and Chanel, posing for the camera.

I Love Pizza


IMG_9202, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Adorable - and affordable - mini pizzas from "I Love Pizza" in Bratislava, Slovakia. They were really yummy.

Blue Church Interior


IMG_9245, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Clean Linen


IMG_9348, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

I happened to set down this pile of linen I was folding and putting away and noticed just how nice it looks.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Boxes

I absolutely love this decorating idea. I was looking at cute boxes on sale yesterday at our local dime store. I think I'll go back and get a bunch. I also love how they're labelled clearly, so you can actually find what you're looking for. Beautiful, practical and cheap.

As a kid I used to do something similar. I would buy scraps of pink patterned wallpaper (maybe I even got them for free?), and I would cover shoe boxes with them. I would then label them with stick-on gold letters. But what I love about this home is that all the boxes are in different colours - and yet it looks great!

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Green-Eyed Monster


IMG_9199, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Detail of the painted shutter from the previous post.

Shutters


IMG_9197, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

This was some sort of gift shop in Bratislava - really cool painted shutters. I especially love the way the cat and the sun are painted.

Very 80s


IMG_9321, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

A photo from our kitchen this morning. We found this very 80s looking suede-covered chair near the trash. The suede is in bad condition, but our cats love it: they use it as a scratching post and they love to climb up the back, which is fully covered in suede.

Classical Style


IMG_9097, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

The same building as in the previous post.

Colourful and Classical


IMG_9097, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

This is a building near the Bratislava railway station. It's unusual in how colourful it is, I'm not sure I've seen a building painted in quite this way before.

Grey


IMG_9076, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

A local girl in Bratislava with hair dyed completely grey - very cool. My husband took this photo.

Souvenirs


IMG_9094, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

The orange bag is another souvenir from Bratislava, Slovakia. It was from the same Asian store as the others and it was also on sale. It was around 4-5 euros. I'm also wearing the necklace from a previous post. The tank top is from Orsay (on sale for 4 eur), the denim skirt from Henri Lloyd (from an Outlet store in Helsinki, years ago), the shoes were from one of those wonderful stores in Italy where all the shoes in the store are for 10 eur. They are leather and super comfortable. They were from Trieste.

Peek-a-boo


IMG_9343, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

This little guy was a souvenir from Prague.

Mug Shots


IMG_9345, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

I found these cute mugs at a local dime store. They were just over a euro each.

Thai Cat


IMG_9340, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

Another souvenir from Bratislava, also for 1,99 euros.

Pink Snake


IMG_9337, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

This necklace was a souvenir from Bratislava, Slovakia. It's from an Asian shop, perhaps made in Thailand. It was on sale for 1,99 eur. It's made of wood and very light.

Monday, August 19, 2013

Architectural Wonders


IMG_9296, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

There are many really amazing buildings in Bratislava. In many ways it reminds me of Prague, Vienna and even Paris. And yet, as soon as you leave the historical center, the style is mostly Soviet. The contrast is quite amazing.

Lego


IMG_8757, originally uploaded by Pink Lady on the Loose!.

The ceiling of this building (probably the Bratislava town hall), is very interesting. It looks like it's made of lego blocks.