What Movie?

All right brothers! Tell me what is this movie?

A Cow Says Moo

Mika's parents came for a quick visit on Sunday and they stayed for two nights. They were planning to take a boat  to Estonia, but unfortunately the weather wasn't on their side and they decided to drive back home to catch more beautiful weather. In Helsinki it was pouring rain almost nonstop for both days, and even now the sky looks gloomy.

Yesterday, at one point when the sky looked a bit nicer - still cloudy but without darkest edges - we took a small trip to Viikki's nature park. We hoped to see some special birdies, as it is possible to do in Viikki, but during this trip we saw only lot of barnacle gooses and yellow wagtail. These aren't so rare but they were the few species that Viikki had to offer yesterday. And of course we got to smell and enjoy the company of cows :D

Then a nice small mushroom that we saw on a one forest trip.

Irish Dance

Today I've been watching Irish dance videos from YouTube. Here's one that represents the older times:

There can be found also videos where people dance with nontraditional Irish music, etc. dancers following the rhythm of Lady Gaga's Poker Face, Michael Jackson's songs and some rockn'roll beats...but this one is a bit special as it is in the rhythm of song: You're the One I want

And of course I have to give a link with some show elements on it :)

Shh..a secret

On her way through life,
seeing around different kind of lives,
noticing her feelings unhide,
feeling her body to glide.
Life is your best time, that's the truth,
there's something magical in the youth. Enjoy every moment, this trip of your life.
- Translation from Sessa's Finnish poem -

Matkallaan läpi elämän,
näkee läheistensä elävän,
huomaa tunteittensa heräävän,
tuntee lihastensa lepäävän.
Elämä on ihmisen parasta aikaa,
nuoruus siitä on taikaa.
Nauti jokaisesta hetkestä,
elämäsi retkestä. - Sessa, Corneruum -

My cousine Erja has a confirmation today 21.8. I made a card for her that me, my spouse and my brother's family will give her along with the present. The present is a finnish handmade necklace and a gift card to Helsinki town theatre.

But now I have to start preparing myself for the party, hair, clothes, makeup :) While doing it I'll listen Nelly Furtado's nice song "Childhood Dreams"

Days Alone

I've been enjoying my own company, while my Man went to his childhood home for a visit. He took our laptop with him, so he could write his thesis and it was fine by me. Computer isn't really something one would need on daily basis, we might just think it :) Today he came back and of course I checked my mails and few things from internet.

This week, having the spare time, I've been sewing soft toys for my brother's children because they asked for South Park toys Kenny and Wendy...what I can say to that except: "Sure I'll do them for you." And many days my niece have called me and asked if the Wendy-doll is ready already. It takes a bit more time as my sewing machine is partly broken, but I am able to make something that might partly remind of South Park characters.

After those toys, I will think what I can create for my other brother's daughter, who is my goddaughter.

But, soon I'll start to watch Conan -show from TV, as it is finally broadcasted in Finland again!! \o/

Autumn is here

You can smell it - the autumn. It isn't possible to walk with a skirt without feeling chilly. In a week I have to do that because we are attending my cousine's confirmation. But it is worth it when we can dignify her important day :)

Yesterday me and my man walked by a wheat field. The soft sun light and really dark clouds made the colours strong. You cannot see in the photo as clearly as in nature, but yesterday sinister rain clouds moved around Helsinki, while in other side it was sunny with white, soft clouds. It made a nice contrast.

I haven't been watching any movies lately, even though we had to buy a new tv. The old, 15 years-old tv broke on us and we had to say farewell and seek for a new one. Now I am waiting for the Wii-game console that I bought, so I can test it with the new screen. Wii is getting dusty at my brother's place and I won't get it until my parents visit him. I would drive there myself if I had the time :)

Song of the Day

Home again, writing and drawing while my man is making himself a pushup grips.

I had a nice time at my aunt's place. I haven't been there for over eight years, so it was really fun to visit my aunt again. When I was little, me and my brother stayed there every summer for few weeks. All the forest and nature waited to be explored and those times has left me good memories. I planned to walk into a place where me and brother climbed on the ruins of an old building, but the weekend went so quickly that I didn't have time to do that. But still the same atmosphere met me all the way...curvy road, huge rock close to woods, high and thin spruce, red sign, the sounds and smells of the yard...I understand why my aunt and her husband loves to live there, even though they originally are from the capital of Finland.

Song of the Day is my cousine's Broken Hearts and Love Letters. Good ain't it.

Blueberries

Visiting aunt with mother. Aunt's house is surrounded by forest and it is filled with blueberries, and these blueberries are enormous..size of an apple..ok, maybe that was a bit of exaggeration, but still they are big. Now I have to google few pie recipes because I really feel like eating blueberry pie. Nam.

A Day in Porvoo

Yesterday my boss made a proposal; let's go to Porvoo after work. This old town with population of 48 000 people has lot of history and beauty, and is only half an hour drive from Helsinki. I had never been there so I got excited of our small extempore trip. Our men weren't able to join us, so it was a journey for ladies :P that meant we drank chocholate coffee, ate berry pie and visited all the nice little decor shops that were still open.

Defenately will visit the town again.

New Era

My blog is facing a new beginning. By updating the appearance and changing the written language I am planning to get my readers positively surprised....this means you my brother, now I expect some comments from you how positively surprised you became...