Showing posts with label one day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label one day. Show all posts

Saturday, June 24, 2017

Monday, January 23, 2017

Villa Elfvik [Daily Photo #297]



Yesterday we went to one of our favourite Espoo places, Villa Elfvik! An oasis of nature in the city, it's beautiful in any season.

Sunday, August 21, 2016

Ducks. Ducks! DUCKS [Daily Photos #142]



A bit belatedly, my daily photos for yesterday! We met so many critters, and so there will be a lot of photos! ^ш^'



First we got some refreshments in Espresso House in Sello: an iced rooibos-orange drink with mint for me and a white chocolate frapino for my husband.

Saturday, July 23, 2016

Tapiola [Daily Photo #113]



Today I worked on my book in a café for the first time! Despite the fact that I'd slept for only 2,5 hours, I managed to brainstorm a scene and came to a very important conclusion: it needs crossdressing. =D Everything is better with crossdressing!

Sunday, February 22, 2015

Angry chips, cuddly friends and not a penguin


Since there wasn't enough food in my previous post, here are a few more delicious things and something else!

Angry Birds are now chips!

Angry side eye.

Easter chocolate egg, kinda.

Sunday, December 7, 2014

Villa Elfvik & Hazelnut Coffee



Today there was a Christmas market in Villa Elfvik, one of my favourite places in Espoo. They were selling local organic food and many cuuuute decorations. It was so crowded! And we ate cakes. :D

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

A Very Asian Day


Somehow today was very Asian. First, we had a lunch in a Chinese restaurant.

Mandarin Palace in Sello

Then I returned these books to the library: 

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Library Harvest



I went to a library. Again! :D Got comics in Finnish: one about a transgender person, two about cute hamsters. *。ヽ(*´▽`*)ノ*。゜ Reading comics in Finnish is definitely easier than reading dusty classics.

In the library.

Monday, April 14, 2014

Villa Elfvik (^ω^)



  Villa Elfvik is a wonderful place with a cute name, and I like to bring people there. Yesterday we went there with my parents-in-law. It felt strange that I didn't have to translate anything from Finnish, because I became used to doing it when taking Russians there. :)

Monday, March 31, 2014

Muscles, flutes and drums


In January my husband asked if I was gonna be available on March 26th. 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

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Rooibos and books. Ройбос и книги


Nom nom nom, I bought lots of yummy tea! ^.^
Ням-ням-ням, я купила много вкусного чайку! :)

Green tea and rooibos from Lidl.
Зелёный чай и ройбос из Лидла.

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Squirrelness. Белконаглость

  Squirrels... Those weird adorable fluffy things. Today I was reading outside, and a squirrel suddenly showed up near our house. Very carefully she inspected the bushes that grow near our windows and then jumped away from me. Dear squirrel, when I'm reading a good book, I prefer not to be distracted. Please next time bring your cuteness when I'm more available. Thanks.
  Белки... Эти странные, милые, пушистые создания. Сегодня я читала на улице, когда неожиданно появилась белка и стала исследовать кусты, растущие у нас под окном. Закончив с ними, белка пропрыгала себе дальше, прочь. Дорогая белка, когда я читаю интересную книжку, я предпочитаю, чтобы меня не отвлекали. Пожалуйста, в следующий раз озари меня своей умильностью в более подходящее время. Спасибо.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Vappu



Finns love to celebrate May Day (Vappu). Our Vappu was modest, but fun. ^^
Финны широко празднуют Первомай (Ваппу). Наш Ваппу вышел скромным, но весёлым. :)

Breakfast in bed.
Завтрак в постель.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Magic carrots. Волшебные морковки


Warning: this post contains something VERY CUTE.
Предупреждение: в этом посте будет что-то ОЧЕНЬ МИЛОЕ.

As you probably know, I go to sleep really late. Last night... I mean, this morning, I was munching a carrot before sleep. I can't sleep when I'm hungry, so I had to eat something light. The carrot was nice, organically grown and all. “Katya, you are such a bunny!” I thought. Then I went to my window to have a look at the waking world. Two hares were grazing there.

Как вы уже наверно знаете, ложусь я поздно. Прошлой ночью... вернее, этим утром грызла я морковку перед сном. Не могу спать на пустой желудок, так что надо было перекусить. Хорошая была морковка, органик и всё такое. «Катя, ты совсем кролик!» - подумала я. Потом подошла к окну полюбоваться просыпающимся миром. Два зайца паслись напротив.

Monday, April 8, 2013

Snowman in the forest. Снеговик в лесу


  When little Nuuks heard it was snowing, he at once rushed outside. Nuuks is a plush shrew that was bought for me in Nuuksio, hence the name. Don't I have great imagination? :D
  Когда маленький Нуукс услышал, что на улице идёт снег, он тут же понёсся гулять. Нуукс — это плюшевая землеройка, которую мне купили в Нууксио, отсюда и имя. Правда, у меня классное воображение? :D

“Are here monsters?” - “Nope, honey, just silly puppies.”
«Здесь водятся монстры?» - «Нет, дурашка, всего лишь глупые щенки.»

Friday, March 1, 2013

Best breakfast. Лучший завтрак ^.^


  Today my husband made me the best breakfast in the world. Look!
  Сегодня муж приготовил для меня лучший завтрак в мире. Смотрите!

Booooooooooooooks!
Книииииижки!
(^_^)

Jurgen Wolff “Focus: Use the Power of Targeted Thinking to Get More Done”
China Miéville “Un Lun Dun” - Чайна Мьевиль “Нон Лон Дон”
Peter David “Armies of Light and Dark”

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Learning Finnish and Japanese. Учу финский и японский

  It snows almost every day here, on the south of Finland, and snow piles along the roads are giant. But what I want to talk about isn't weather. It's languages. Again. :)
  За окном снег кружит чуть ли не каждый день тут, на юге Финляндии. Сугробы у дорог выросли гигантские. Но поговорить я сегодня хотела не о погоде, а о языках. Опять. :)


  Here is a little paper that shows standard levels of language proficiency. A1.1 is a beginner, and C2.2 is native level, super-duper fluency. I look at it, and it's like a guiding light for me – here is how I progress in Finnish, little by little. I can understand Finnish on the level of B2 I think, but my speaking is not so good. So I decided to make Finnish my priority for some time.
  На этой маленькой бумажке показаны стандартные уровни владения языком. А1.1 это начинающий, а С2.2. - уровень человека, для кого это родной язык, т. е. супер-пупер свободное владение. Я смотрю на бумажку, и она будто путеводная звезда — вот как я улучшаю свой финский, шаг за шагом. Понимаю я финский, пожалуй, на уровне В2.2., а вот говорю гораздо хуже. Так что сейчас финский у меня в приоритете на некоторое время.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Magical day. Волшебный день


  Last week I turned 27. My husband made sure that my birthday would be amazing, and so it was indeed. :) What do I need for happiness? Him, books, food, animals and Gollum. I got all of it and more. :D
  На прошлой неделе мне исполнилось 27. Муж приложил все усилия, чтобы день вышел незабываемым, и так оно и было. :) Ингредиенты счастья для меня? Мой милый, книжки, нямки, живность и Голлум. Я получила всё это и даже больше. :D


  Since I was impatient and opened my gifts already at midnight, I started my birthday by reading one of them, “Catching Fire”. I finished it in two days and then quickly read “Mockingjay” (both from The Hunger Games trilogy). I just couldn't stop reading them, so good. That's why I wasn't blogging.
  Т.к. мне не терпелось, я открыла подарки уже в полночь. Я начала читать один из них, “Catching Fire”, и закончила за два дня, затем проглотила “Mockingjay” (обе из трилогии «Голодные игры»). Просто не оторваться, такие классные книги. Потому я и не писала в блогах.


  When I woke up, my husband took me to the Korkeasaari zoo. It was snowing all day long, and I really like it when it snows on my birthday. Thank you, Nature! As if knowing about my day, animals in the zoo were especially cute. I'll make a post about that later, but here is a teaser-preview. We were the only people in the zoo, so it was all ours ^.^
  Когда я проснулась, муж повёл меня в зоопарк Коркеасаари. Весь день шёл снег, а я как раз этого и жду каждый год на день варенья. Спасибо, Природа! И словно зная про мой день, живность в зоопарке была особенно мила. Будет отдельный пост про зоопарк, а пока подразню вас чуток. Мы были единственными посетителями, так что весь зоопарк принадлежал нам ^.^