happy thanksgiving sweet american friends! today is a very common day around here, but i wish we had that holiday, i believe that we forget to say thanks quite often & a time to stop to think would be very welcomed, though christmas is also here for that… but even so… it often feels so commercial.
so, today is {number’s editorial} day and i have a very special guest. they all are, but i have some sweet memories about this lady. when i registered in flickr it took me a few months to make it a pro account, but even so… when fall & winter approached i know that i spent a huge ammount of hours just exploring homes around the world through flickr. i remember reading on a {ikea family live} magazine a sweet guest (now a sweet friend) saying that she rather see homes on flickr than on magazines, because those were real. and a few months later i understood what she was saying. our guest has the most lovely home… just in warm and scandinavian style i so adore.
this is our guest’s home…
{moline via etsy}
her name is yvonne. also known as moline.
“i love to be a wife and a mother (of three). i am enthusiastic, open, have a thirst for knowledge, i am crafty, i am talkative, i love my life and want to share it. our home is our nest and it can be everywhere around the world. since we’ve been expats for the last 7 years, a part of us is still in istanbul and mexico city. we are now living again in Germany but with wanderers like us you’ll never know…”
let us start with her interview…
number :: 32
my number will be 32. i was 32 when the most amazing thing that ever happened to me entered into my life: i met my husband and from then on nothing was the same. that might sound big, but it is really is that big. since being a child i’ve been dreaming of a future life and these dreams were the wildest so people would try to safe me in saying: “nice thought, but reality is different!” but i was a firm believer in my dreams and convictions and the moment i met my husband i knew my life would take a different direction, a direction i always wanted it to take. and i haven’t been let down following my dream since!
letter :: j
first thought was the name of our youngest child: jakob. but then it came to me that it could only be {journey} for me. the journey of my life and all the journeys i took and will take. as a child i was very often roaming through my grandmother’s vast collection of postcards from all over the world. i sorted them by country or theme and always had a pile of places i wanted to visit. when i was travelling a lot during my time as a student she often reminded me that i had set the destination before whilst sorting through the postcards – see, there are no coincidences! and then i travelled a lot with my husband and our children. we even travelled to live somewhere else and i am thankful and happy that i had the chance to live for several years in two wonderful cities like istambul and mexico city. and after a few years in germany we are heading towards a new adventure: seoul. i cannot express how much this change of living space formed our family. for us it is the best journey ever and it is ongoing. the best part: we do it as a family, dog included!
{moline via etsy}
a perfect day is when i…
…am waking up by the rays of sun and bird chirping. i can turn around in my bed again, knowing the family will prepare breakfast downstairs. we will have breakfast together, the toast will be hot, not burned or cold, so the butter is melting on it. the breakfast will take a long time and when the children head off to play together my husband and me can sit, have another pot of tea and talk for hours – nothing needs to be done. we will maybe spend some time outside, going to the market or into the woods, walking by the river or just sit in the garden, reading, crocheting, talking, daydreaming. a perfect day will always include some sort of creativity. it maybe paperwork, knitting, gardening, baking – you chose. there will be a cake in the afternoon and we will be having tea time. i love these rituals. after spending the day together as a family of five. i will be looking forward to quality time with my husband – just him and me a couple. and before i forget: some chocolate during that day is essential!
one thing i would love to learn is…
…how to handle my fancy camera. i am not so patient to read through these 500 pages of manuals but i’d love to have somebody to teach me and then i could maybe also start using my photoshop in a correct manner. it would be wonderful to produce pictures like you and so many other talented people out there!
would you rather be an english woman in new york, or a new yorker in england?
since being a child a had a weakness for all things english. and this country and the people never ever disappointed me. i would so love to be an english woman. i would have that gorgeous british english accent that makes my knees weak. and then i would be in new york for a while. i love this city. it is so vibrant. and i would be there for a while only, because being english, I would love england more…
{moline via etsy}
and this was yvonne with some stories of her life. i am so happy to find out that you are heading to seoul, that must be quite an exciting adventure! and loved the fact that her perfect day includes someone making her breakfast and walks on the woods… that must be quite a day! i would like to thank yvonne for answering these not that random questions, and i wish her all the best with her family… as she was always so sweet!
if you would like to know more about yvonne’s life you can explore her {stream }… her {blog}… and even visit her {etsy shop} where handmade is the huge word!
have a sweet thursday my friends… i will be back with an exquisite green + red treasury made through etsy!
twiggs
Nadine says
Dear Claudia,
the first time I discovered Yvonne´s stream at flickr I instantly loved her style and her gorgeous home(s).
Thank you for the interview. It´s wonderful.
Hugs, Nadine
{twiggs} says
hello nadine! thank you so much for coming over! yvonne's house is a little dream… and it is because it doesn't feel perfect, it is lived in… cozy warm and beautiful!! hugs!! twiggs
Frau Mayer says
I think that intrior mag editors are complete idiots for not having approached Yvonne yet! Her home would make a stunning feature!
She herself is such a wonderful example of a person living a fullfilled life.
{twiggs} says
oh you were so funny with your comment! i also find her home so beautiful… really!!! a precious warm place!!! :) thank you for coming and leaving your kind words of appreciation! twiggs