I wish I had…

this to write down all those great ideas that I get in the middle of the night…

and this one for my secrets and dreams…

and these for my passport and luggage for my trip to Sweden in June…

Big fan of kikki.K!

Li and Lo

What do you think of this fun and playful Swedish brand, Li and Lo? Cute isn’t it? And the good news is that it’s on its way to Retro Baby land right now! We’re one lucky shop…

…and it’s organic too!

Brrrrrrr…

This is my mums summer holiday cottage in Sweden…

and this is the view from the porch looking over the lake…

Morning coffee, vintage style

You are sitting in the park with a couple of friends. The kids are playing happily on the equipment, the sun is shining, life is good. Oh, it would be nice with a coffee now you think, but the nearest cafe is too far to walk and you can’t be bothered interrupting the kids play and get in the car. So what do you do? I’ll say; whip one of these funky vintage thermos’ out of your bag and instantly you have a cup of hot steaming coffee in your hand! And you’ll be the envy of your friends that want to know where you got it from.

Jewellery with soul

 I’m not sure if I have lived under a rock these past few years but I have just discovered Norwegian Bjorg Jewellery! If you are anything like me you will become instantly amazed by their raw and elegant design. So stunningly beautiful and unique. I became even more excited when I realised that you can buy them online here in Oz from Nordic Fusion. Oh, happy days!

 

New Year, new beginnings

When I woke up this morning I felt this sudden rush of excitement of what 2010 will bring for Baby goes Retro. We will power into the new season bigger, better and with all flags flying (the Scandinavian ones of course!) Look out for some new gorgeous brands such as the wonderful organic DUNS from Sweden. We will also welcome back “old” favourite Ej sikke lej and our accessory and gift section are going to fill out until nearly bursting! Take it as our New Years resolution for 2010 to be the original and best online shop for Scandinavian coolness for your kids.

DUNS Sweden

Merry Christmas! God Jul!

Today it’s Christmas Eve and that is the day the Swedes celebrate their Christmas. That is what we  used to do 10 years ago with Jingle bells, warm mulled wine, candles everywhere, snow and minus degrees outside, waiting all day for Santa to arrive with frost in his beard and a huge sack of presents, big smorgas board with everything from meatballs to oven roasted moose, night walk with snow ball fights…

Tomorrow it’s Christmas day and for the past 10 years we have celebrated the Aussie way with friends and family, pressies in the morning under the tree, a yummy seafood banquet, , swimming, cricket on the beach, lots of yummy pudding and chocolates and then dozing off towards the late afternoon happy and content…

Have a wonderful, happy and fun Christmas in what ever way you choose to celebrate!

Reader tip

I love reading but there never seem to be enough time to sit down with a book nowadays. I do try to read a few chapters every night before the sleep fairy gets to me (which seems to be earlier and earlier these days!). I can’t wait for Christmas when I might find some more time to relax and do nice things for the soul.  If you haven’t read the Millenium Trilogy by Stieg Larson yet I insist you do! I’m not just saying that because he is a Swedish author but because the characters are amazing, you can’t put the books down and the story is simply one of the most engaging I’ve come  across in a very long time. I bought the English translation of the first book for my husband and he never really reads anything that hasn’t got sport in it but he was hooked from page one. You can get the 3 books from The Book Depository which is a great website in the UK. Fab prices and free shipping worldwide!

Countdown to Christmas

We have been two busy little bees these past few weeks preparing for THE big event of the year….wait for it…drumroll……The Baby goes Retro Annual Xmas Calendar! So excuse us for poor blogging but it’s so very exciting (and a tad time consuming) choosing the perfect secret special that will hide behind each “window” all the way up to Christmas Day. It’s not too late to sign up, we are only on Day 2 but I recommend you do and then sit back with your morning cuppa and ‘ping’ a nice little bargain will land in your inbox at 7am every day.

Let’s get some Sandy Feet!

After a long wait (but boy was it worth it), Sandy Feet’s new GORGEOUS swimwear range has hit our shelves! Stars and stripes in wonderful retro Scandinavian style makes you want to spend every day at the beach or the pool…hmmm not such a bad idea actually.