Rauma

Summer is so full of picture taking that I always forget half of them. Ha, sometimes it's good to be sick so you have
an excuse to go through old files on your laptop.

We took a trip to the town of Rauma for the annual "lace week", a little over a month ago. Old Rauma is a UNESCO
world heritage site because of all of its wooden buildings. I felt like I was in an 18th century Finnish village. With
very hip crafty/artsy type nowadayspeople. I recommend you go visit if you can. I'm very smitten. :)

Pilvijärvi II

The Finnish woods house a forest of wild strawberries. They are tiny, but
deliciously sweet, much better than candy.  I can't remember the US having them,
but then again, I didn't spend much time in US forests. I've never seen them in
Germany, either, although people assure me they have them there.

Whatever the case may be, Finnish summers wouldn't be summer, to me, without
at least a handful of woodland strawberries. And without all that green and moss.
And cottages that were built a long, long, time ago, and still stand proudly. 

Driftwood

Fe and Sisi love the water, it's hard to get them out of it. Their lips will
turn a deep shade of purple and they'll have goosebumps all over their skin,
and still they'll want to be in the water.

We've been checking out the lakes, and rivers, and beaches in the area. Each time,
a different one. Yesterday, we spent a beautiful summer afternoon at Pilvijärvi
(= Cloud Lake, isn't it a such pretty name) in Sipoo. And I took my camera,
for once.

I always thought this song described me pretty well. Driftwood.

Summer, simply drifting along, not worrying about anything.



Happy Sunday!

(I'll be back soon with another set of pics.)

AEKI

The kids always assume we go "there" (there being the blue-yellow furniture giant that shall remain nameless) for them. But it's really for all of us. (Haha, good ploy.) I love that picture of J. (This is him trying very hard to keep a straight face for the camera. Unsuccessfully. That man rarely keeps a straight face, which is why I love him).

I feel like I owe you an explanation. I said a dramatic goodbye two months ago, and now I act like nothing has ever happened (I am pretty good at that, the acting like nothing's ever happened). Truth is, I felt exhausted. I haven't slept properly in what feels like ages. I simply didn't have the time then, and I didn't feel very inspired, to blog.

It's better now because J is on vacation, and he takes care of the kids in the morning, so I can sleep in a bit. He also takes care of them throughout most of the day, and cooks, and cleans, and is generally being a very good housewifey (don't tell him I called him that in public), so I can rest. I feel like a human, not just a worn-down robot, again (look, I even carry my camera places!). I think I have time to blog again (on some days more, ergo today, and on some days less). I won't have much time to read blogs, however, so forgive me if I don't come visit as often.

Okay, enough with the blah-blah: I'll blog when I have time, and won't feel bad when I don't.

:)

Moomin World II

Moomin World, day 2. I wish I had taken pictures of the Moomins, too. But then again, my darlings are so much cuter. :)

... Kiitos Riikka!!!