Bumblebees
were buzzing happily around this hydrangea.
Friday, June 30, 2017
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Monday, June 26, 2017
Halkidiki Olives [Daily Photo #452]
Last
time I bought a jar of Tesco Halkidiki stuffed olives, I ate it all
in a few hours… So this time I bought two jars! =D Both so
delicious, though, hmmm…...
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Veggie Soup [Daily Photo #451]
After
Juhannus it's nice to eat something light for a change. =D
So I
made this veggie soup today.
With
dill that I grew hydroponically!
Saturday, June 24, 2017
Juhannus [Daily Photo #450]
We celebrated Juhannus by participating in our first Pokemon Go Raid Battle, enjoying local nature, and eating delicious grilled food. ^u^
Friday, June 23, 2017
Thursday, June 22, 2017
Autographs! Squee! [Daily Photo #448]
*unintelligible fangirling squee*
Ahem.
*clears throat*
Today I met the badass writer Suzanne van Rooyen in person and we had ice cream and I got autographs and we chatted about writerly stuff and—
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
OMG Horses [Daily Photo #447]
Look, horses!
We
went to Otaniemi today, to the Startup Sauna co-working space, and
while my husband worked there I spent time reading a book. It's quite
an interesting place with many different areas for meetings, some of
them even look like sauna! =D
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Monday, June 19, 2017
My April Reading: Stars, Minds and Robbers
My April reading is
introduced to you by Valkopentu The Smol.
- Estanislao Bachrach “The Agile Mind: How Your Brain Makes Creativity Happen” [Argentina]
- Takako Shimura “Wandering Son Vol. 7” [Japan]
- Karuho Shiina “Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You, Vol. 1-5” [Japan]
- Kameron Hurley “The Stars Are Legion” [USA]
- Nalo Hopkinson “Midnight Robber” [Jamaica, Canada]
Sunday, June 18, 2017
Vegan Artichoke Ravioli [Daily Photo #443]
We
found lots of vegan gluten-free fresh pasta in K-Citymarket in Sello.
Although I don't need to eat gluten-free, I like trying new things,
and I cannot resist vegan ravioli. =D It was nom nom!
Saturday, June 17, 2017
Friday, June 16, 2017
Thursday, June 15, 2017
Strawberry Petals [Daily Photo #440]
Strawberry
petals started falling which means it's almost time for the berries!
When we moved to this apartment, there were just a couple wild
strawberries growing behind the wooden border of our garden. I cleared
some space for them, and soon the strawberries covered everything
they could reach. This year they are even bigger! It's like a mini
strawberry meadow that I didn't even have to plant or do much work
with.
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
A Sloth Bear [Daily Photo #438]
Allow
me to introduce to you my new friend Mikael 'Mishka' ToffeeTassu. He
is a sloth bear and he likes candy! In Russian we call bears Mikhail
or Mishka (pet form) sometimes, it's a common male name. That's why
he's Mishka. ^^ And Tassu means paw in Finnish.
EN
sloth bear
FI
huulikarhu
RU
губач
LA
Melursus ursinus
Monday, June 12, 2017
Lippajärvi Lake [Daily Photo #437]
We went to
Lippajärvi today, to
enjoy sunny weather and ice cream. Sadly,
the beach was littered with trash left by
Saturday-night drunkards. :( But at least the lake itself was clean!
Yay?
Sunday, June 11, 2017
Saturday, June 10, 2017
Friday, June 9, 2017
Oh My Vegan Goodness [Daily Photo #434]
Recently a lot of
British products by Tesco appeared in local shops (S-group only). We
have tried some of them and yisssss so good! And cheap, and many
vegan options, like this delicious ice cream and garlic baguette
(which is also gluten- and wheat-free but tastes just like the usual
kind).
(Tesco Halkidiki
olives stuffed with garlic and sundried tomatoes that we bought a few
days ago did not live long enough to be featured here – I ate the
whole jar in a few hours… They should make XXXXXXL sized olive jars
for people like me.)
Thursday, June 8, 2017
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
So Late, So Late [Daily Photo #432]
Well, apparently
IKEA restaurant closes one hour before IKEA itself closes, as we
discovered today when we came there too late and very hungry. Oh
well, the food in their bistro is nice too. We had an apple pie with
ice cream, an elderberry drink and a banana milkshake.
The locker keys
had funny attachments. =D
Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Aroma Medallion from Crimea [Daily Photo #431]
Here's a cute souvenir my father and his wife brought for me from Crimea some years ago. It's a clay aroma medallion. You put a few drops of essential oil you like in it and wear it, so it's like perfume. I don't use it that way, it's more like a cute toy for me, but I do like oils, just in aroma lamps instead. ^u^
These are Ukrainian essential oils:
petitgrain (name's in Ukrainian there) and geranium (in Russian).
Monday, June 5, 2017
A Chinese Fan [Daily Photo #430]
We bought this
lovely fan at the Chinese New Year celebration in Helsinki a few
years ago (here are some photos). It's wooden and is scented with a
very pleasant fragrance!
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Saturday, June 3, 2017
New Books and Pride Month [Daily Photo #428]
Happy Pride Month
everyone! I begin it nicely prepared. I have a huge list of books and
short stories that have LGBTQIA characters so I have a lot to choose
from, and I already started reading two novels for this Pride. But
first…
~~~Dun dun dun~~~
New books arrived!
Look at the precious:
The Seafarer's
Kiss by Julia Ember
Love Beyond Body,
Space, and Time: An Indigenous LGBT Sci-Fi Anthology
Their arrival was
like a balm for my broken heart (Netflix cancelled Sense8 and I just…
It feels like I've lost a family, not just another cool show.
Sniiiiiiiff). It definitely cheered me up! So please, writers, keep
writing books with LGBTQIA characters, we need you! ^u^
Friday, June 2, 2017
Thursday, June 1, 2017
New Pots [Daily Photo #426]
I bought new pots
and a hydrangea plant from Prisma today.
These are
self-watering pots.
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