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I think that Sweden is the only country where you can rent your own floating sauna and go down the sea canals of the capital, Stockholm. Last year I spotted hi-tech and cool-looking little cultural saunas scattered around the city of Turku in Finland (on and off the river), but this sauna party certainly beats it!

Creative thinking! This must be lots of fun on a warm sunny day. . . 

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A calm Summer day — rowing a boat on a lake and old-fashioned fishing, followed by relaxation with a book outside. Who wouldn't love sunny Summer days!

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It's hard not to be obsessed with new products from Trader Joe's. Between the Bread's latest sandwich involves one of these additions: grilled eggplant and zucchini.

I am powerless to shiny new food products at Trader Joe's. So when I recently spotted a melange of grilled eggplant and zucchini in the frozen food aisle, I bought a bag without any idea how I'd use it.

Find out what she made with the purchase when you keep reading.

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Here's some special winter decor for the patios and gardens. Snow, giant lanterns, plants, and reindeer furs — totally weird yet so cute it makes me wish I could do the same!

The combination is so unusual that it definitely wins the eclectic inspiration award prize for the day. Just love this garden setup and that fab sea view!

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Recently, OnSugar blogger Coach Lark Says offered advice on how to work out while you're pregnant and in your first trimester. Here's a follow-up post with more advice on exercises to avoid in your second and third trimesters.

In my last post, I went over the benefits to exercising while pregnant and listed some basic guidelines.

In the second and third trimester, you should limit or avoid altogether:

1. Supine (back lying) exercises, especially exercises where the legs are not moving. These can cause some circulatory problems with blood returning back to your heart from your uterus.

Two more exercises to limit in your second and third trimesters after the break.

The braised white beans pictured below aren't just legendary; they also happen to be totally vegan. Thanks to Fresh Tart for sharing.

These may look like ordinary white beans but they're actually the cool-girl beans in town, swooned over on Twitter, gossiped about on Facebook, photographed and copied and seriously in demand. I'd love to take credit for the fabulous recipe but no, these are via Chef Adam Vickerman of Cafe Levain, who now has the lady food bloggers in town batting their eyelashes over beans.

The flirtation began last spring, at a California Olive Ranch-sponsored dinner at Levain. As the beans were served, an audible murmur went through the room as the ladies realized that the delicious dish was not only vegetarian but vegan. I myself was inspired and without asking Adam for his recipe, made my own version of braised beans with rosemary and arugula when I wrote about the event.

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New Year's Eve is just days away, so it's time to start thinking of the evening's decor and search for some inspiration. Be it cute home-made labels for the bubbly, wine or water bottles, a cute centrepiece with the ball dropping a la NYC, or a full-blown table setup for dinner, the sky is the limit when it comes to colors and decor (although silver and gold in stars and baubles still seem to be the winning combination when it comes to popularity...).

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This is the season to sparkly and create beautiful tablescapes. Several days of guests and events give many opportunities to experiment and try new things — colors, dishes, centerpieces . . . you name it!

Pretty in silver and pinks . . .

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Now that the holidays are over, we're looking for some simple and delicious meals. Since it's still cold out, Fresh Tart's quick pasta with cream and garlic sounds easy to make, but still rich and indulgent.

Inspired by a recent David Tanis/New York Times column about the beauty of having a quick, satisfying pasta in your repertoire, I thought I'd share my recipe - if you can even call it that - for the pasta I make for my son at least once a week. Like the Tanis recipe, this dish comes together quickly, with ingredients easy to keep on hand, and delivers fast, filling comfort on a cold, busy day.

Or night! I was so taken by the idea of having a go-to dish to make after a sparkly night out, when it's very possible that you were offered a lowball glass of Cheetos, but not actual real food to absorb the perfect cocktails you sipped for too many hours. (I love you Marvel Bar, but I am ready to eat my hat by the time I get home from a lovely evening in your presence.)

(If you're gluten-free, you can substitute gluten-free pasta. Or, just make yourself a fried egg, with loads of hot sauce, which is what I often do. But that's a different post...)

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I can only imagine how pretty these houses look inside based on their beautiful entrances. Seems to me that the most common color combinations still are red plus either silver, gold, or white with plenty of green blended in, they are just breathtaking and happy looking. Oh, how I love this season, especially at night when one can go and spot the little lights twinkling in the house and the garden . . .

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The second day on the road to Christmas brings the finalized advent calendar. The whole thing ended up being rather heavy, so I finally decided to hang the buckets from the garland that runs on the stairwell balustrade. A bit risky since the kids pass them a zillion times a day and the height is just right. Guess it's time to teach these little nippers some self-control!

Did it take a long time to hang these buckets — oh yes! At least a little smooth background music and romantic candlelight and the lights in the tree created a fun atmosphere to work in. End result: not quite what I originally pictured but pretty nice anyway. Leaves some space for improvement next year . . .

Finally here — what surprises will the first bucket hold this year...

All 24 ready, first kids to sleep, then buckets up, tissues in, and first lot of surprises too (not trusting that the newly taught self-control will kick in immediately)

The night before December first - our advent calendar is ready to go up (and it's nicer to work in candlelight)

Romantic candlelight and a glass of wine helped this little elf to complete the crafting project

The last ones are up. We'll see how many will come down because of nosy little kids . . .

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Black and white decor. It can look really warm or rather cold. Celerie Kemble's new book Black and White (and a Bit in Between) certainly shows the warmer and also cute(r) side of black and white decor, and a bit more sometimes. These rooms below certainly have the element that makes them pop out — be it the bold patterned area rug, or the dotted wallpaper. The looks are a bit more traditional, but certainly not too formal.

This book is definitely worth a second look. If you get a peek of the book I'd love to hear how you liked it...

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