My October Reading: Feminism, Poirot, Cambodia

My October reading is introduced to you by The Assistant!

• Takako Shimura “Wandering Son” vol.5 [Japan] 
• Roxane Gay “Bad Feminist” [USA] 
• Shamini Flint “A Deadly Cambodian Crime Spree” [Malaysia, Singapore] 
• Agatha Christie “Death on the Nile” [UK] 
• Rebecca Solnit “Men Explain Things to Me” [USA] 

An Owl? [Daily Photo #243]

 Does this reflection look like an owl to you?

Unedited.

November Sun [Daily Photo #242]

Today I finally saw the Sun! =D My winter eyes were like, what is this brightness?!

Hiss, Hiss! [Daily Photo #241]

[Bear] “Hiss, hiss, I am a snake!”

[Bear] “Gliding is my way to walk.”

Lettuce, Lettuce [Daily Photo #240]

Mmm, lettuce.

Frosty Morning [Daily Photo #239]

No fluffy snow today, instead we got these tiny dry flakes. :)

Fireworks and Lights [Daily Photo #238]

Today in the centre of Kauniainen.

Xmas season is officially here.

Hazelnutssss and Cupcakes [Daily Photo #237]

At Espresso House.

Mint [Daily Photo #236]

I had to trim mint the other day, because it turned into a jungle. =D

Bookworms [Daily Photo #235]

Being a bookmark is the best thing for these bookworms – that way they can always read!

Meet Deneb & Co [Daily Photo #234]

Oh hey, I have a new toy! :)

It took a looong time to find fitting names for these little friends! My mind kept thinking of space and motherships, so eventually I thought of stars, blue and white giants, and then it dawned on me: there's a swan constellation, Cygnus! And so I named the mama swan Deneb (that's α Cygni, by the way, and it's a blue-white supergiant and the 19^th brightest star in the night sky). As for the kids, I named them Kepler, Hubble and Chandra. ;p

November Moss Poetry [Daily Photo #233]

Alas, 'tis winter no more...
Rainy days washed away lovely snow.
But my eyes, same as before,
Are pleased with the greenness of moss.

Raccoon Pyjama and Other Things [Daily Photo #232]

At Robert's Coffee.

A Chair [Daily Photo #231]

A net back office chair. For comfort – or for photo opportunities? =D

New Pencils, Stickers and Obscura Burning [Daily Photo #230]

Shiny new things arrived from Adlibris the other day! Watercolour pencils, metallic pencils, sticky notes and a new book from the awesome Suzanne van Rooyen!

Ash [Daily Photo #229]

Ever since a small incense stall appeared at the market near my house, back in Moscow when I was a kid, I've been a huge fan of incense. Incense is a bit harder to find in Finland (in Moscow it's very common and often cheap), but eventually I've discovered an online shop, Suitsukekauppa, that has great selection and nice prices! I think it's time to order more incense...

This is dragon's blood (what a cool name!).

I wish you could smell it!

IKEA Trip [Daily Photo #228]

Yesterday we went to IKEA with my husband and his mother. Much food was eaten and some stuff was bought! :)

Restaurant Thamel [Daily Photo #227]

Nepalese food is especially good in winter! Here's what we got from Thamel, the first Nepalese restaurant in Espoo:

alu govi (spicy potatoes and cauliflower)

malai kofta (cheese balls in delicious sauce)

saag chana (chickpeas and spinach, nom nom).

Brrr! It's Ice Cream In Here! [Daily Photo #226]

So… we bought a lot of ice cream yesterday… =D My husband loves Ben & Jerry's so he chose one of theirs, chocolate mint. Since I prefer vegan ice cream and their vegan products aren't yet available here, I got my usual vegan TofuLine (pear and toffee) and Tötterö (raspberry, salty liquorice, chili). Nom nom nom!

Final Inktobers! #22-31

#22

Poro from League of Legends

#23

Karen from Karen Memory

Cute Owls and Penguins [Daily Photo #225]

Look what we saw in Prisma!

Remnants of Summer [Daily Photo #224]

Cornflowers from last summer.

Snowfall [Daily Photo #223]

Southern Finland is covered in snow! 

Coffee, Books and Chai Latte [Daily Photo #222]

One more coffee+book post! =D 

At Starbucks.

Carrots in 3 Colours [Daily Photo #221]

One of them…

Evening Snow [Daily Photo #220]

Snow looked too yellow in street lamp's light, so I edited the colours a bit.

Vege Pizza, Toy-Approved [Daily Photo #219]

Toys are excited about their first Saarioinen vegan pizza!

Forks (and a spoon…) ready! 

This pizza has mushrooms, paprika, onion and vegan cheese. 

I added olives and jalapeño. 

“We deem it delicious. Buy more.”

Coffee With No Books?! [Daily Photo #218]

At Robert's Coffee: oat milk mocha.

No book included this time because the library closed earlier than usual because of some Christian holiday and I didn't know about it. T.T “My” copy of Scarlet by Marissa Meyer is still waiting there, poor thing. I'll get you soon! I'll binge-read you, I promise! You didn't travel all the way there in vain! \@v@/

Lights On! [Daily Photo #217]

Since we already have snow, I figured it was time to set some Xmas lights up. =D

First Snow [Daily Photo #216]

“Brusnichka, what is that white stuff outside?”

“Nora, that is snow. Let's check it out!”

More Inktobers! Arts #14-21

#14

A Space Fox 

Apple Pie [Daily Photo #215]

Today I baked an apple pie with raisins and nuts!

Crimson Reflections [Daily Photo #214]

A lantern in the night...