It's perfect...and green :D

It was my birthday this past weekend... and for once Hubby took my hint ;)
No more cramming my camera into my purse with a grimace, just because hauling the entire camera bag would be ever so awkward.

Because this baby is a camera bag.
Truly.
I kid you not.


I can fit in my camera, an extra lens, plus my wallet, phone etc...
{insert happy dance}


Jo Totes has a lovely selection.
Just have your credit card handy... be warned ;)

70cm of white

70cm in six weeks.
For you metrically impaired that is about 28 inches.
Yesterday brought nearly 30cm/12 inches of it.
It was coming down heavy.
Pretty.. for a while..



It started before we got up in the morning...
We did a good six hours worth of shoveling, shuffling and hauling that white stuff around.

It was still going strong around 9pm.

Mind you, the neighbors' back yard does look pretty.




I took a few pics this morning just so can see to what ends we have to go..
We have ploughed a passage to take the snow to the back yard.

There's a sizable mountain of it, backed by an even bigger one of our neighbor's.

I know.. it is pretty... but honestly I've had enough pretty for this winter.
Unfortunately Mother nature hasn't...
There's more due tomorrow and Thursday.
And mostly on us in Helsinki.

...sigh...

Five days

feb15- phone
Making plans for winter break. Time to meet up with friends!


feb16- something new.
I turned an old t-shirt into a new neclace.

It has a heart made from clay hanging from it.


feb17- time
Time for some COLOR, it's friday!


feb18- drink.
Going through a late friends dollhouse supplies... had along a new version of the traditional long drink (lonkero). They have a dry version out! Perfect for me, who likes her drinks as brut as they come ;)


feb19- something you hate to do.
That's hubby shoveling snow. Altogether we did a good six hours worth of it yesterday. Helsinki got dumped on, 30cm/12 inches.

daily pics

feb13- blue
My computer on/off button :)


feb14- heart
A brooch I made for my secret Valentine from an old zipper.

Happy Valentine's!

I set the teachers' room table today in pink, red, doilies and chocolates.
It was so sweet your teeth hurt :P

The vases were inspired by these candleholders.
I added doilies and felt hearts to mine.
And stuck flowers in them..

february pics

Feb6- dinner
Simple and quick...ravioli.


Feb7- button.
I love this button. I love toasted bread. Period.


Feb8- sun.
Sunrise..


..and a added bonus: sunset.


Feb9- front door.
Yes, I still have the Christmas wreath up.


Feb10- self-portrait.
-23C at 8.30am...


Feb11- makes me happy.
I'm making minis this weekend.


Feb12- inside your closet.
My closet is so dark, that this challenge took on a twist. It's the door of my closet mirroring Saara's temporary chaos ;)

What does -25C look like?

Beautiful.
Magical.

And yes, very cold :)

February photo challenge continued

Feb 3, hands.
It's so cold and dry I'm constantly applying lotion on mine..


Feb 4, stranger.
We had someone new attend our crop :)
It was lovely to meet you, T!


Feb 5, 10am.
-25C outside, woolsocks on, breakfast time before voting.
Finland will get a new president tonight.

February photo challenge

I came across this great photo challenge (via Pinterest, naturally) at FatMumSlim :)
There was one for January too.. I a bit bummed I missed that...

There's still time to join in, you've only missed yesterday.. no biggie!

I've been dreaming of Instagram photos, but instead of kidnapping hubby's iPhone, I found pixlr'o'matic online.
I simply cropped my photos in advance.
I'm really digging the Hasselblad look...

Feb 1, my view.

My neighbors' back yard sure looks pretty at sunrise on a cold morning....

Feb 2, words.

Picked up a new book to read from the book exchange in our teachers' room.