Saturday I celebrated my birthday. Alberto prepared {and served} tons of pizza, I was in charge for flowers. Under a hailstorm, I went to the florist close to home to buy some white and pink peonies and small flowers for my little vases. In the afternoon the sun finally popped out and we went for a short walk to the city center…. View Post
Urban Jungle Bloggers :: Show your plant gang {and the first birthday present}
This month’s Urban Jungle Bloggers post is a bit late on schedule, but I hope you will like it anyway. The topic for this month is “Show your Plant Gang“. I have more than one “gang”, as I like to group my plants together: I have the silly idea that they prefer company and stay close to each other.The windowsill… View Post
A weekend in Paris
Paris is always a good idea! Especially for us, that in only 4 and a half hours drive we can reach the French capital.We decided to book an apartment with Airbnb, we had such a great experience in New York and is the best solution if you travel with kids or if you simply want to have a true experience and feel… View Post
Paris, here comes the Happy Family
See you next week, au revoir!Ci vediamo la prossima settimana, au revoir! Ph. Ilaria Chiaratti
Birthday fox by Tulimami
When Enea was born, my friend Anna {the brilliant and creative mind behind Tulimami}, gifted me with a lovely present for him: a Biscù friend to hang at the window to celebrate this important moment.“Pisolino”, the name I choose to give him, is now hanged outside his bedroom door and he makes me smile every time I see him. Now… View Post
Flea market style #5
Welcome back to the monthly column Flea market style. This time the purchases come from different shops and I bought them during the past month. The little kitchen shelf {that originally was blue}, has been painted in a lovely “red raspberry”. To chose this color I’ve been inspired by the print you can see in the picture that I found… View Post
Let’s go to Paris!
Next week we’re going to Paris, our first trip as a family of three {a friend of mine is moving at the Happy House for the days we’ll be absent and she will take care of Penny Lane}. I’m so happy about this little journey, because Paris was the destination of our first honeymoon, almost 6 years ago and it’s… View Post
DIY: paper towel holder
The kitchen paper towels are for sure something I can’t live without {especially now with a baby}, but to be honest I never found a proper dispenser nice to display. So the roll is normally hidden somewhere and not really handy.That’s why I decided to create my own holder, in a style that can fits my kitchen {and I’m sure… View Post
Four crochet covers for a girls room
Yesterday evening I finished another crochet project. For an australian customer I made these four crochet covers that I initially designed for Peggy Journal last year. They fit the Ikea Frosta stool and they will be a colorful additions to a girls room.That means that now I can empty the yarns basket and start something new!ps. if you want to read a… View Post
Shopping @ Hema
Few days ago I went to Hema for a shopping session… as usual I had two, boring things to buy on my list {nose spray and cotton bud} and I came home with a full bag! I decided to make a video to show you what I bought, I hope you enjoy it! Qualche giorno fa sono andata da Hema… View Post