In my infinite curiosity, the other day I stumbled upon the website of a Finnish woman who lives in Madrid, Spain. She has recently started her own business as an exclusive Wedding & Event Planner. I contacted her to learn more. She told me she plans and organizes
weekend #30 photos A couple of weeks ago we visited Marimekko factory outlet. This fabric looks good on a big table… SIIRTOLAPUUTARHA pattern design Maija Louekari Marimekko is famous of intriguing combinations, bold colors and b&w patterns… sale, sale, sale… summertime… One of my
weekend #24 photos Last weekend I posted about Peter Dahl’s paintings in Gallen-Kallela Museum. This post is about the museum. It was at Tarvaspää that Gallen-Kallela was able to realize the dream of his youth: “Out in the wilds I would like to own a crenellated castle, with a tower of
weekend #11 photos These strong paintings are made by a Finnish artist Ville Löppönen His solo exhibition I KILLED MY GOD in Gallery Kalhama & Piippo, Helsinki, Finland Sundays In My City • These fragile pics are made by BLOGitse. Tulip art
photos of the weekend #49 I’m trying to learn how to draw eyes. I cut these eyes from a magazine and tried to copy them with a soft pencil. Huh, not easy but I’m not giving up. More coming later! 🙂 It’s dark outside. In Helsinki we have daylight from
Purge (Puhdistus) directed by Zishan Ugurlu February 10 – February 20, 2011 First Floor Theather, New York La MaMa’s First Floor Theatre is located at 74A East 4th Street. Purge (Puhdistus) A manifestation of women’s resistance and survival in the face of violence, Sofi Oksanen merges the historical Soviet occupation of Estonia
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Greetings from Casablanca, Morocco! I had a great time in Helsinki but it’s nice to be back with my husband… Espa, Helsinki 1.10.2010 – still green… You could sit outside and have a drink… It was a beautiful and warm day… Sun was shining and people were
Learn to speak Finnish in 3 minutes! Important phrases like: Moi! = Hi! / Bye! Iso tuoppi! = Could I have a pint of beer, please! Kippis! = Cheers! Kiitos! = Thank you! Sinulla on kauniit siniset silmät. = You have beautiful blue eyes. All those phrases and
Yesterday Mary asked in her comment about walking sticks. They are not sticks, they are POLES. Sorry! 🙂Background of Nordic Walking Nordic Walking uses specifically designed poles to engage the upper body during fitness walking. Nordic Walking was first used as a summer training method by cross-country skiers. It was then developed into a fitness exercise with specific