July Photos II: Singing [Daily Photo #1195]

Mishka: “ROAR”

Untuva: “squeal!!”

July Photos I: Togepi, Flowers and Fields [Daily Photo #1187-1194]

#1187: Wild strawberries in a fancy presentation! :D

Contemplative Alia.

#1188: Although I wish I wasn't so behind with my photos, it's nice
to see bright summer memories in the middle of gloomy autumn!

June Photos III: Rainbows and Leaves [Daily Photo #1178-1186]

#1178: Cooking outdoors is the best!

Especially if someone else does it for you. ;p

Myyrmäki Art [Daily Photo #1177]

#1177: Art at the Myyrmäki railway station in Vantaa. So cool!

June Photos II [Daily Photo #1172-1176]

#1172: Spirea.

#1173: Flowers in the park.

June Photos I [Daily Photo #1157-1171]

#1157: Got these cool rainbow socks from YesStyle! :D

#1158: Ordered vegan pizza :D

Flowers, Moss and Space [Daily Photo #1147-1156]

#1147: Petals and raindrops.

Climbing [Daily Photo #1146]

Last May thanks to my friend Xan I finally got to see what climbing looks like in real life. Now, I'm not planning to start climbing at all, being a couch potato and all ;p but I wanted to see the thing my friend loves so much. And it was fun*! Of course I took lots of photos, even though it was a bit challenging – I had zero experience photographing anything sporty.

*despite being threatened with planking! =D

The climbing gym.

Ferns and Infinities [Daily Photo #1140-1145]

#1140: I was brushing my hair while re-watching The 100 and noticed that my hairband formed the infinity symbol, which is quite meaningful in the show. :D

#1141: My piglets got a new friend, a piglet I brought from Moscow, my old buddy. :D

Oatmeal Sandwich Ice Cream [Daily Photo #1139]

One more vegan ice cream entered the market. :D

Peanut Butter Cookies and Other Things [Daily Photo #1132-1138]

#1132: My first attempt at gluten-free peanut butter cookies was a success. :D

Forsman Tea [Daily Photo #1131]

Last May I ordered a looot of tea from Forsman! :D

My November and December 2017 Reading

My extremely belated November 2017 reading is introduced to you by Evvi!

Ника Водвуд «Пёся» (Nika Vodvud “Pyosya”) [Russia]

Emmi Itäranta “Kudottujen kujien kaupunki” [Finland]

Лена Климова “Дети-404. ЛГБТ-подростки: в стенах молчания” [Russia]

Maria Turtschaninoff “Maresi” (The Red Abbey Chronicles #1) (translated by Annie Prime) [Finland]

Salla Simukka “Jäljellä” [Finland]

Short stories:

Alex Wells “Angel of the Blockade” [USA]

Rebecca Roanhorse “Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™” [USA]

Sima, Puppies and Books [Daily Photo #1123-1130]

#1123: The friendliest pup ever! :D

Vegetarian Shoes [Daily Photo #1122]

Look at these super cool shoes from Heluna Shop!

Flowers, Cakes, and Frogs [Daily Photo #1114-1121]

#1114: April nature.

#1115: Pretty in blue.

Tofu, Succulents and Tea [Daily Photo #1108-1113]

Another batch of very belated daily photos! :D

#1108: Beautiful succulents in IKEA.

Snowdrops, Pudding and Chocolate [Daily Photo #1100-1107]

#1100: Got this book from the library, and now I want to buy it. :D

#1101: Simple vegan foods.

New Books, New Books! [Daily Photo #1099]

my unread books: excuse us, we'd like to…

me: ohhhhh time to buy new books! look how pretty???

Yeah...

So, here are the books I recently acquired! :D

The Other Me by Suzanne van Rooyen

“Fifteen-year-old Treasa Prescott thinks she's an alien. She doesn't fit in with the preppy South African private school crowd and feels claustrophobic in her own skin. Treasa is worried she might spend life as a social pariah when she meets Gabriel du Preez. Gabriel plays the piano better than Beethoven, has a black belt in karate, and would look good wearing a garbage bag. Treasa thinks he's perfect. It might even be love, as long as Gabriel doesn't find out she's a freak.

Foods and Woods [Daily Photo #1094-1098]

#1094: Vegan parsnip and kale soup, made with oat milk!

#1095: The Baikal drink, Siberian cola made with herbs. Nom nom!

An Unpleasant Journey [Daily Photo #1090-1093]

In March I had to go to Moscow because bureaucracy is sooo awesome. So fun when they insist you must go there to sign something when in theory it could have been sent via mail. Email. Something 21-century-ish, I dunno. Anyway, here are some pics from my unpleasant and exhausting trip.

*grumble grumble*

#1090: Oodi Library in Helsinki where we spent time before my train. It's huge and quite different from most libraries. One day I'll go there to explore it properly. :D

Trains, Candies, and Toys [Daily Photo #1083-1089]

Another belated batch of daily photos! ^^;;;;;;;

#1083: A railroad miniature at the Helsinki railway station.

Earworms, Flowers and Seeds [Daily Photo #1076-1082]

#1076: First catkins this spring! ^^

Buns, Beans and Bulls [Daily Photo #1072-1075]

#1072: Vegan cupcakes from the Sorttiina bakery!

“You Are Weird” [Daily Photo #1071]

Wanna play, Alia?

Fetch!