julia at 18 months – my little island girl, enjoying our last days of city life before heading back to turks and caicos – playgrounds, slides, parks, ice cream, strolls, trains and trams galore ♡
a weekly portrait of my daughter
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julia at 18 months – we didn’t go to the beach much during our vacation in portugal (other than here and here) but we did spend a couple of morning at avencas, my mum’s favorite beach near lisbon. it’s super healthy due to the iodine vapor found in the air. so different from our beaches in turks and caicos, but julia loved playing in the puddles and we even spotted a starfish ♡
a weekly portrait of my daughter
pillow talk
my mum (who’s work i’ve already shared on the blog) is now making these stylish and colorful pillows available for sale. there are 7 different designs of her favorite watercolors – hydrangeas and dalias from the north of portugal, tulips from amsterdam, hydrangeas from the azores, almond trees from the douro valley.
every time she travels, she takes pictures of the most beautiful flowers and paints them in watercolor. then she had a few stamped to use on my baby sister’s wedding day in a lounge area at the venue. it was a huge hit!
these are a selection of her favorite flower watercolors if you would like to see – Continue reading
algarve | portugal
we’ve been on vacation in portugal for almost a month now, time flies and it’s been a roller coaster of short trips and long summer days spent in lisbon catching up with friends and family. our first stop was in the algarve, we drove just a couple of hours from lisbon, and met up with our friends who live in rio de janeiro and are also spending the summer in portugal. our friend, and james, used to live in the algarve before we moved to turks and caicos, so it was nice to visit our favorite spots. Continue reading
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julia at 18 months – last week in florence, it was so hot, julia lasted longer in the stroller than ever before. she had her first gelato (sugar rush to follow) and spent the days refreshing with lemonade and fruit cups ♡
a weekly portrait of my daughter
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