December Reading: How I Finished My Bookish 2016

My December reading is introduced to you by Muuks!

Books:

• Farida Khalaf, Andrea C. Hoffmann “The Girl Who Beat ISIS: Farida's Story” [Iraq, Germany]
• Liquid City Volume 2 [the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia]
• Eden S. French “Reintegration” [Australia]
• Ji-Un Yun “Cynical Orange” vol.4-5 [South Korea]
• Kathryn M. Drennan “To Dream in the City of Sorrows” [USA]
• Per Hafslund “Löytöretki luontoon” (Naturens eventyr) [Norway] 
• Holly Webb “Smudge the Stolen Kitten” [UK]
• Agatha Christie “Ordeal by Innocence” [UK]

A Very Metal Oryx [Daily Photo #305]

Today I got a new Schleich animal for my collection! It's an oryx (gemsbok), an antelope from the arid regions of southern Africa.

Coconut Goodness [Daily Photo #304]

Homemade coconut biscuits, yeah!

With hazelnut and dark chocolate.

Bon Appétit! [Daily Photo #303]

And one more vegan product appeared on the market, rich in pea protein and inexpensive!  

We still haven't tasted all the previous ones though! Ah, such a hard life...

Ice and Moss [Daily Photo #302]

Today it was super sunny! And so, we went for a walk and took pictures. =D

Coconut Water [Daily Photo #301]

Chilling on a tropical beach...

Nora Eats Vegan Food [Daily Photo #300]

“I see cheese. It's not made from elephant milk, right?”

Of course not, why would humans drink elephant milk?

Growth Rings [Daily Photo #299]

Goodbye, forest friends!

Intertwined [Daily Photo #298]

I have found my peas…

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.

Animals For Everyone. Season 2: Episode 4

And here are even more animals for you! : 3

A tiger

for Julia in UK

Blueberries in Winter [Daily Photo #296]

This is how blueberries look like in winter. ^^

Вот так зимой выглядит черника. :)

Different Kinds of Cold [Daily Photo #295]

Oh my! Gelato ice cream cafe in Sello keeps having new flavours! Yesterday in addition to the usual chocolate (dairy), vanilla (dairy), wild berries (vegan) and strawberry (vegan) they also had white chocolate (dairy) and mint (vegan)! ^u^

Winter Forest [Daily Photo #294]

Pines, beautiful and tall. : 3

A Vegan Donut?! [Daily Photo #293]

Nom nom nom, someone brought delicious food!

Hello, Oatly vegan yogurt, Arnold's vegan donut and Tötterö vegan ice cream!

Vegan propaganda. ;p

Napakelkka! [Daily Photo #292]

Yesterday I tried something new! A Finnish thing called napakelkka. It's a pole sledge / sleigh carousel that is usually built on frozen lakes, although it can be done on the ground provided that it's smooth. You can check some videos here.

Pizzarium Surprise [Daily Photo #291]

16.01. was a vegan day in Pizzarium in Kluuvi, Helsinki, so of course I had to take my pizza-loving husband there for a surprise date. He didn't know where we were going, only that it was something he'd looooove. =D It was very hard not to ruin the surprise, especially since he kept asking questions hoping I'd spill it out, but I did not, hehehe.

Braided [Daily Photo #290]

A bit of colour in my hair.

White Flowers [Daily Photo #289]

Our amaryllis is still blooming, with two new flowers!

日本から [Daily Photo #288]

We received unexpected gifts that came all the way from Japan! 

サプライズプレゼントをありがとうございます！ 嬉しいです。(^o^)/  

Miso [Daily Photo #287]

Today I had instant miso.

I added soba to make the meal more filling. ^^

My Clay Dog [Daily Photo #286]

“Hello. I was created by Katya in high school. Her high school, not mine.”

Rude Health [Daily Photo #285]

A quick snack – a Rude Health beetroot bar 

and a cup of hot glögi with almonds and raisins.

Lux Helsinki [Daily Photo #284]

Today we went to the Lux Helsinki light festival! Here are a few of the many photos we took. (I'll probably post more here soon.)

Yarn [Daily Photo #283]

For someone who rarely crochets I sure have a lot of yarn. =D

Pokemon Go Nail Polish! [Daily Photo #282]

Black-and-green is one of my favourite colour combinations, and I already have a black nail polish, so when I saw a green nail polish in an online store, that as a bonus was also a Pokemon Go polish (with a cute Oddish!), I knew I had to get it. =D

Mischievous Horses [Daily Photo #281]

“I bet they have muuuch bigger portions.”

Unhealthy! [Daily Photo #280]

Salads? Chia puddings? Organic smoothies? Nope, today's post features unhealthy food. =D We had a carrot cake with walnuts in Starbucks and later fries with a soy wrap in Hesburger.

Amaryllis [Daily Photo #279]

The amaryllis we bought in December is blooming now.

Floof [Daily Photo #278]

What can be better than waking up to see the world covered in fluffy snow? ^^

New Owls [Daily Photo #277]

Gifts from my mother-in-law :)

Animals For Everyone. Season 2: Episode 3

A stubborn donkey

for Agnia in Uzbekistan

Ice [Daily Photo #276]

After a row of pretty warm days we finally got some winterness back.

Happy New Year! [Daily Photo #275]

May your 2017 be lovely and full of joy! \^o^/