Delsbo, October 2007
I Look Forward to the colors and chill of Fall,
for it is The Prelude to Winter,
when Christmas and the new year will Finally be spent
at Home, in The Philippines.
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Archive for the ‘house & home’ Category
looking forward
Posted in house & home on September 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
pavlov and us
Posted in house & home, important life lessons on September 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
There’s a good reason why I haven’t watched Snowdogs or Marley and Me, otherwise well-reviewed, excellent-themed movies. But I heard that a dog dies in each of these films, so I opted never to watch them. I don’t think my heart can take it. I easily mentally substitute dogs in film to the ones my [...]
our summer in the north (part 3)
Posted in field trips, house & home on July 23, 2009 | 6 Comments »
III. The Cast of Characters
“And…ACTION!”
Upon arriving in Nivala, the entire brood (sans Annu and Aleksi because they had summer jobs) was tasked to paint the family home. It was a wonderful feeling to work together as a family and I can imagine how proud Isa and Äiti must have felt, seeing their grown kids’ families, [...]
an unexpected present
Posted in house & home on April 10, 2009 | 3 Comments »
in Swedish, “en oväntad gåva”
This morning, my husband and I woke up to something unexpected. This bright beauty bloomed right in time for my birthday today and Jaakko’s tomorrow.
Unlike most people in my family, I do not have a green thumb. In fact, in our former apartment, all of our house plants — save one [...]
a winter panorama
Posted in house & home on December 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
in Swedish, “ett vinterpanorama”
Jaakko shot a few photos from the kitchen window today and he stitched them into this.
