Sparkling New Year!

In my opinion  ☆ SILVER ☆ goes so well to New Year.

With these photos I’ll show you what happens to my house plants in a second.

This silver sprayed sedum was only a little while without its protective lantern

- and the traces of Sissi’s little teeth can clearly be seen :DDD

I don’t usually buy plants that are sprayed or artificially coloured,

but this sedum fits so well in its lantern home.

We have this great Finnish poet who writes her poems in Turku / Åbo dialect,

a city on the west coast of Finland - Heli Laaksonen.

I am not able to translate the dialect, but here a rough translation for you.

The original is hilarious indeed!

ADVICE FOR THE NEW YEAR

Take the cone out from the shoe.

Shed the water off the boots.

Lift the bucket from your eyes.

Drink the cup empty.

Be joyful, be bright, be cute.

Don't put your hand on a circular saw.

Don’t drop the ax on your feet.

Don’t forget the keys at home.

Don’t loose the hearts given to you.

UURE VUORE OHJEI

Ot käpy pois kenkäst.

Kaar vesi pois saappaast.

Nost ämpär silmiltäs.

Jua kuppis tyhjäks.

Ol ilone, ol valone, ol pulune.

Älä lait kät sirkkeli.

Älä purot kirvest kintuil.

Älä unohr kotti avaimi.

Älä karot annetui syrämei.

Sissi certainly is joyful, bright cute ❤︎

Happy New Year to Everybody!

- riitta

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The band was grounded in 2011, have many recordings and have performed
at Kaustinen Folk Music Festival - the biggest folk music festival in Scandinavia.