Monday 18 June 2012

Meeting Anna and being visible

On Saturday the 9th. Anna from Four Seasons One Wardrobe and I met in Copenhagen. I was so exited, since this is my first face to face meeting with a fellow blogger. And I was nervous too - I thought Anna was 27 years old, and me being more than 20 years older could make communication a challenge beyond the language issue.

I was so wrong! First of all she is not 27, but slightly older although you can't tell from her looks. Second the differences in language proved to be no issue at all, we understood each other very well (she speaks Swedish and I speak Danish).

Not only is Anna very beautiful, she is also a very interesting person. She does important research in gerontology (I hope this is right Anna!) that will benefit all of us. I'm expecting to see her on the news any day now explaining her latest findings!


 
























We spent most of the time shopping - I didn't buy much, a gift for a friend who's birthday party I was attending the same evening. But I'm glad to say that Anna did get a few nice souvenirs from her tour down Strøget, our very long pedestrian street. See more on Anna's blog.

On a very sunny and warm afternoon we did manage to squeeze in a lunch break during which Anna gave me a present, this great bracelet that I've worn every day since! Thank you again Anna!


















The writing says: If you think happy you live happy

I love the words and it fits me perfectly - not bad considering my thick wrists! Embarrassingly it never crossed my mind to get her a present. I'll have to get my "revenge" when I visit her in Sweden!


Here's how the rest of me looked:


























The strong sunshine nearly ruined our photos, so this is the best I can find. There's just not enough sunny days in this country for me to get trained in taking photos in this kind of light!

We finished the lovely afternoon off with coffee and more talk.


 In my last post I wrote about my experience with the Marc Jacobs shop in Copenhagen. I was ignored by the staff, leaving me feeling invisible. That would of course never have happened on a Monday! On Mondays I dress to be visible, as you can see below:

























This is also my contribution to Visible Monday at Patti's Not Dead Yet Style. My daughter took a few pictures right before the downpour, I mean like 60 seconds before! There's another one showing the jewellery:


























Now, my exam is on Thursday so there's not going to be more post until after that - wish me luck!

22 comments:

  1. Good luck on your finals!

    These are fun photos and I'm sure a fun time meeting a fellow blogger. I love that red purse of yours!

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    1. Thank you very much Joni! I do wear this purse a lot, although it's actually more orange than red when seen out of the sun.

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  2. How great to meet another blogger - it sounds like a wonderful visit. And your bracelet is so inspiring too. You look very visible, colorful and confident today!

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    1. Thank you Patti! I sure got noticed today! It was great finally to meet Anna that I've been communication with for many months now.

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  3. Thanks for all those kind words -I am flushing! I think I am just lucky to have find something I really like to do and that doing gerontological research suits me pretty well. I am so glad that your second blue tunic/dress fitted you so well as that color is really great on you! I am sure that you will do great on your exam, but I will keep my fingers crossed any way! See you after your exam!!!! Best,
    Anna

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    1. Thank you again Anna! I've changed the spelling of your science, too bad I didn't know the difference! Well, I do now - and I hope I'll be able to find something equally interesting to me some day, it must be very fulfilling.

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  4. great pics <3 and great blog *.* may we could follow each other?

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    1. Thank you Antonella! Yes, let's follow each other!

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  5. You look beautifully visible, I love your colors! My motto has always been that we become what we think about, so think happy, be happy! That is a great bracelet!

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    1. Thank you so much! With happy thought it becomes so much easier to cope with the challenges that life treats us!

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  6. Your colors are gorgeous, some of my favorites! I'm looking forward to meeting some other bloggers one of these days. It must be exciting and I'm glad you had a wonderful time.

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    1. Thank you Jean! I'm sure you'll have a great time too - I haven't heard of anyone meeting other bloggers being disappointed afterwards.

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    1. Thank yo very much Megan! I did feel so much better too!

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  8. Good luck with the exam! The blue you are wearing is gorgeous on you. So jealous of getting to meet another blogger and it sounds like it was a fun day, bracelet and all.

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    1. Thank you Terri! Yes, it was a great day - and with the relatively short distance, a repeat is not far away!

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  9. Very best of luck on your exam!! You look beautiful and you always know exactly the right accessories to make everything dance together. I'm glad you had such fun with Anna.

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    1. Thank you so much Melanie! I'll let you all know about the exam - if I pass!

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  10. How lovely to meet up with another blogger, it sounds like you had a lovely time.

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  11. Yes absolutely! I can only recommend it!

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  12. I love the expression on the bracelet. How fun to wear it. Reminds me of the expression I try to remember each day....."a smile is worth a thousand good intentions"

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    1. I love it too - and it's already a favorite :-)

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