Wednesday 23 June 2010

RUSTLING EMERALD GREEN



Last summer I was visiting my brother for one week. While he was working, I was building his birthday gift, an evergreen tree, on his wall. Some days it was hot and I had my tea breaks on his balcony. Some days were very cold and I wore his huge woolen socks while painting.

Even it is hot today, I am wearing woolen socks, the best socks ever, knitted by my grandmother. She called me yesterday and told me that she had seen good looking strawberries by the square market. "Me too", I said. She had passed them, as she thought that the best ones come from my parent´s fields. "Me too", I said. Then she had seen some peas. "Me too!" She could not pass them. "Me neither," I said.

It is wonderful to read all your comments, thank you for saying hello and playing the game of give away! It is still open for one day, so is the shop.

Evening greetings,
see you tomorrow!

(The first two pictures taken by my brother.)

25 comments:

  1. all i thought was *wow* when i saw these photos!!!
    you are so very talented, i have always been bit envious for those who are able to draw and paint like that :)

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  2. SO beautiful...
    I am like you...I wear socks in the summer indoors too...
    And my mother and I do the same...we see the same things and think similar things too.
    HUGS sweet Anna...I am still crossing my fingers to win...oh how special it would be...but I don't ever believe I am that lucky...as I have won my luck in my family.

    Have a lovely day.
    Char

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  3. sooo amazing. your brother is so lucky!

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  4. That tree looks absolutely amazing. Your brother is so lucky.

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  5. Hei Anna!
    Ihana idea ja huippu toteutus! Minä niin tykkään tuosta ja tästä sinun sääpäiväkirjastasi... Löysin tänne sattumalta ja olen aivan ihastuksissani! Vielä kun tunnistin sinut...

    Terveisin Maija, joka oli Kouvolan AMK:ssa silloin ekana vuonna :)

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  6. oh, wow! how whimsical + sweet! i adore it.

    xo Alison

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  7. So lovely! I painted a tree on my friend's wall once also, and then I was always jealous that I didn't have it on my own :) Loving your work, as always...

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  8. beautiful gift! I want to be your brother!

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  9. I have a good friend who uses only 3 Crayola crayons on his walls. I don't know if I would have the guts to do it. I suppose I would just have to do it and not judge it until I was done. Yours is looking beautiful.

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  10. How fabulous gifts to grow a tree in his home ... am I going to find a birthday wish period ... the first time I ate a cherry, one I had my first bubble I know that ...? I also want a tree!

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  11. Aivan ihana seinämaalaus! Uskon, että veli oli tyytyväinen. Hieno idea.

    Täältä ei saa herneitä torilta. Saispa! Niitä vois nyt napsia.

    Kivaa juhannusta sinulle :)

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  12. Just beautiful! The leaves also remind me of a flock of birds. I'd love to have this on my wall.

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  13. What a beautiful gift - your brother is very lucky indeed :-)

    Sarah x

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  14. your blog is beautiful and so is that wall!!!

    samandlivi.blogspot.com

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  15. both are wonderful gifts --your talent and the handpainted evergreen for your brother. see... i can't leave again. your blog is a lovely place to spend some time.

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  16. how wonderful! It is a beautiful mural!
    Regards

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  17. in january, i bought lovely sage green cashmere socks from edinburgh, and just this morning realized i'm still wearing them to bed mid-summer.
    i never ever put mittens away for storage either.

    bought the first strawberries today but i'm holding out for my balcony peas...

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  18. Meinasinkin viimeksi huudahtaa, että tapetiksi tuota "kuosiasi", mutta tuo on paljon parempi. Upea!

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  19. hyvää juhannusta anna ja kukkasia, kukkasia!

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  20. wow. this is delicate a beautiful.
    xo
    b

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  21. wow that tree is so beautiful, must've taken you a very long time!

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  22. wow this is so gorgeous and inspiring

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  23. Sooo pretty! What a beautiful present :)

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