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Tag Archives: the House
The House
I love our house. We live in a 1960s home which we have done some work on. Or like Mr. Tee likes to say: we do our thing for 30 years and then someone else starts over.
When we first bought the house we had ideas what we wanted to renovate first. … Read the rest
Finnish Midsummer
This is the time of the light. Night never comes. In the dusk of midnight it is lovely to sit in the garden and just listen to the still night. It is the time of magic.
In Midsummer Finland shuts down. If your country does not celebrate Midsummer I take … Read the rest
First flowers
It was warm enough last week to finally get my first flowers of 2011 out. Pansies are always my flower of choice for the beginning of the season. They can take even a bit of cold without needing a lot of work since I know I will not keep covering … Read the rest
Intoxicated by light
This has been an amazing Easter weekend, light and warm. It is the time of the year when I get intoxicated by light. Now if you are not living in Scandinavia, this might not open to you at first. But the fact of life around here is that a part of the … Read the rest
Sauna – for the body and the soul
In my mind one of the most important places in a Finnish house hold is the sauna. This is a room for healing, relaxing and strengthening the body and the soul. For all the history this was the place where the Finns were born and died. In between, many an … Read the rest
Homing is trendy.. hey! that means I am trendy
Lately many magazines have been quoting as the latest trend homing. That just means that finally I am trendy! I love spending time at home, decorating and just plain relaxing. My favorite past time hobbies are also those easily done at home: reading, watching movies and doing crafts. Go figure … Read the rest
