La mia bella bionda

I finally got my blond best fried to visit me to Milan. Before her arrival I was busy with sewing, escaping the rainy miserable weather and lunching with my boys in Naviglio and in La Rinascente.

We spend the first afternoon enjoying the Italian food and drinks. In the evening we went to Roialto close to Corso Sempione for aperitivo. I really like the place, my friend took me there last spring when I first moved to Milan.

The place was packed and the cheafs made their best to fill our tummies... ;o) It has been a long time when I last had both of my Finnish girls living here in Milan get together.

Chefs working.

On our way home we walked through Brera to La Scala and through Galleria to Duomo. Everybody visiting Milan needs to see Piazza Duomo by night. We had "il gelato" for evening snack and took the tram home. It had been a long first day for my Bionda.

Un po di giro a Milano

Italy keeps surprising me again and again. Some days it is the people, Italians, and the other times it is the country... today it was the city of Milan. I thought that I know this city, at least a bit, but I don`t. I met my Italian friend for lunch downtown and afterwards had a date with Teemu. I am still looking for a job and last night someone was nagging on me in the phone that I really really really need to find a job. Yes, I am "really" looking for it, baby. ;o) I am doing my best to get some other jobs to get my bills payed.

So today we went to take some new adverticement for the fashion schools here in Milan. (I am still helping students with their sewings to get some extra money and I am constantly hoping to get new clients.) We walked to Istituto Europeo di Design and on the way there we saw some amazing houses and churches.

I just love the Magnolia-trees blooming at the moment...

When I will move to the bigger apartment, after I have found a job, I am dreaming of having a tree like this in the garden.

Yes, I know... first the job and then everything new which involves money. ;o) Can`t a girl dream even???

Il gattino

When I was a child I had my own cat, Täplä it was called. It was a manx cat with only a tiny tail. It grew up with me for years, but when my little brother was born, it became so jealous that it moved away. I have always loved cats more than dogs. Some years ago I started to dream of a tiger or panther cub, but soon realized that I couldn`t afford to raise it. My M even tried to buy me a white tiger kitten from a zoo in Northern Africa. Despite the money he offered the owner didin`t sell his puppy.

In my neighbourhood in lives a beautiful black cat. It used to be really shy, but nowadays I can pet it as much as I want. I do want a cat one day, but maybe now is not the time for that. Yes and I still want my Chanel 2.55, Porsche with a driver etc... ;o)

Pasticcino da tè

My tiny apartment doesn`t have a proper kitchen for cooking and baking like back home in Finland. I guess that is why I end up eating salads, piadine with tuna or prosciutto crudo, pasta with tomatoes or just fruits with nutella when I am home. My friend told me the other week that: "Sweetie, you need to start eating like Italians do when you live here." ...But I do, nutella is very much Italian!!!! ;o)

Today I baked scones for dinner (not so Italian). Not so proper food either, but I ate them with cucumber, apple and salad so I got some vitamins. I might have tasted a few with some nutella as well... Damn, I know I need to quit eating nutella. I am just completely hooked for it and the scones with nutella, nam! I wonder if there is some AAA club for people with nutella addiction ;o)

La cena a Princi

Last night I got invited for a dinner with some friends. I thought that we would be celebrating my birthday and drinking champagne with just a few of us, but no. Still when I entered the restaurant in Brera I thought that we would be 4...it grew till 9 and in the end we were 12. Italians never have it boring for sure.

This is what I like; long table with friends, lots of red wine and good food. ;o)

Rossana goofing around...

Most of the people I knew before and the 4 new ones were sitting in the end of the table so I didn`t get to know them. That is a shame... maybe next time.

I don`t know what was so funny, because most of the pictures were mouths open or eyes closed. Hih! We did have fun; I know we were loud and the wine classes and bottles went down a few times... Yeap, it was very entertaining evening and I am happy to finally spend some more time with Italians and not just with my Finnish friends or students from Marangoni.