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

Vegetarian Shoes [Daily Photo #1122]

Look at these super cool shoes from Heluna Shop!

Toys, Dumplings and Shirts [Daily Photo #1050-1056]

#1050, 14.02.19: Alia enjoying the sun.

Soi Soi, Yoghurts and Foxes [Daily Photo #1041-1049]

#1041, 05.02.19: Friends hanging out together. ^^

#1042, 06.02.19: Valsoia's vegan “Nutella” \^o^/

Scarves, Flowers and Coffee [Daily Photo #1017-1021]

#1017, 12.01.19: This winter's Schleich land!

Baby raccoons enjoying soy milk!

Subtle Messages? [Daily Photo #888]

Looks like my toys found my pyjama shirt!

Sailor Moon and Matcha Latte [Daily Photo #827]

I have been blessed with surprise gifts! ありがとうございます！\(^u^)/

Underdogs [Daily Photo #644]

I discovered Madder Mortem's music ages ago when I lived in Mordor, sorry, I mean Moscow. There was a late night show on a rock and metal radio station, that night's theme was Norwegian metal. They played a few songs by mostly new to me bands and I even taped some of that show! As soon is Madder Mortem's Rust Cleansing started playing I was hooked. It's still one of my top 5* songs of all time. =D It's just so perfect in every aspect!

* Well, I don't actually have a top 5 list, that would be too hard to choose, but I know that Rust Cleansing would definitely be there. ;p

Pompom [Daily Photo #354]

I thought it was spring and soon I would pack away my scarves like the one above…

Alas spring it's not. It snowed today!

This wooden mouse we bought in Tallinn. ^^

Raccoon Pyjama and Other Things [Daily Photo #232]

At Robert's Coffee.

Mittens from Lapland [Daily Photo #210]

It's not yet that cold to wear mittens, but I wanted to show you these lovely mittens from Lapland today!

Warm Socks [Daily Photo #102]

Since this “summer” is quite chilly, I often have to wear warm clothes like these socks!

Happy Birthday, Ira!

My mysterious and beautiful friend Ira, Happy Birthday! 

(((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o)))

This little doodle is for you!

Special guest star: the Nuclear Owl.

It's based on Ira's actual clothes (she's cool like that*). ^-^

But I didn't choose this outfit just as an excuse to draw more corsets, I swear!

In the name of the moon, I will make this post!

This lucky girl got some awesome gifts in December (for birthday and Xmas). Wanna see my new Sailor Moon stuff? ^-^

What could be here, so nicely packed with a familiar pink bow?

Pirozhok & Morticia

We had snow the other day! (for a few hours...)

Tomboys & DapperQ

Awesome writer Malinda Lo shared a link to DapperQ, and so I found Beauty and Happiness. Just look at all those stylish people!

Our Favorite Images of Feminine Gender-Benders (including Sigourney Weaver, Cate Blanchett, Emma Watson)
The 100 Most Stylish dapperQs 2014
The 100 Most Stylish dapperQs 2013

DapperQ
“Founded in January 2009, dapperQ is for anyone who wants to make any element of men’s style truly their own. It’s for all who have been discouraged — in a million and one subtle and not-so-subtle ways — from gleaning for self-expression from the rich and robust universe pioneered over centuries by dapper gents and today reflected in glossies such as GQ, Details and Vogue for Men.”

Books & Tea. It Never Ends

Really, I should never go to libraries alone. I was supposed to return The Summer Prince and get two books I ordered earlier (if you live in Espoo, Helsinki, Vantaa or Kauniainen, you can order books from any of their libraries and have them delivered to your local library for free). But somehow... my legs just took me upstairs... and my eyes saw more books... and then the books just jumped into my hands, you know? They were naughtily heavy!

My husband is learning Russian. He is reading Max Frei now, humoristic Russian fantasy-mystery. It's a bit challenging for a beginner, so I got him English translation for reference.

Max Frei wrote a lot, this isn't even everything. ^^

Androgyny

Placebo – Pure Morning

“Why don't you wear skirts? You'd look so great in them!”

“Now lemme apply some make up on you, your skin is too green.”

Skunk Anansie – Weak

“I know you want a microscope but let's buy you new shoes instead?”

“Whoa, didn't think you liked such bloody movies.”

Muscles, flutes and drums

In January my husband asked if I was gonna be available on March 26^th. He wouldn't tell me what for. I kept that day free for him. So, it finally came and we went to Helsinki. We ate at San Pedro's, visited a bookstore (I didn't buy anything, gasp) and then he took me to the Savoy theater. o_O

The thing is, we don't go to theaters. So I was very puzzled. We entered, and I saw some kanji. 鼓童? Huh? :D He kept teasing me with silence, but eventually I got it. We're going to see Kodō, the taiko group!

Kodō One Earth Tour: Legend

About a chain. О цепочке

  Today I'll tell you a story about a chain. I studied psychology in university, and they would only let us practice on kids. So sometimes we were sent to work in schools, which I really didn't like – too noisy and kids. Once I got into a school where they had a dress code...

  Сегодня я расскажу вам историю про цепочку. В универе я училась на психолога, и нам давали практиковаться только на детях. Так что порой нас посылали в школы на практику, чему я была совсем не рада — шумно и спиногрызы. Однажды я попала в школу с дресс-кодом...

  In our first day in the school our supervising teacher told us to come in skirts next time (there were only girls in my group). I didn't know whether to laugh or to cry. It was minus something outside, lots of snow – perfect weather for skirts, right. Plus, I don't wear skirts. My friend wasn't happy either – she always wears guyish clothes. Her and skirts just don't work together. So we looked at each other, and told our teacher that we couldn't wear skirts. She didn't expect that. She suggested at least no jeans. So I had to wear the only formally looking trousers I had, and those were quite cold.

  На первом же занятии начальница практики сказала нам приходить в следующий раз в юбках ( в моей группе были только девушки). Я не знала, смеяться или плакать. На улице мороз и куча снега, да и не ношу я юбки. Моя подруга тоже не была в восторге — одевается она несколько по-мужски. Она и юбки просто несовместимы. Так что мы с ней переглянулись и сказали учительнице, что в юбках быть не сможем. Та этого не ожидала, попросила хотя бы не приходить в джинсах. Так что пришлось мне носить самые формальные брюки, какие у меня были — очень холодно в них было.