I had a pot of white muscaris and they were so beautiful!
Yet photographing was challenging: either there was too much light or too little.
In addition my kitten assistants were very eager to help me in my job.
I made a test and put the pot on the window sill - it took them a couple of seconds to find it
and I had to put the pot safe in my big lantern again.
The World Happiness Report 2022 says Finland came first for the fifth continuous year.
Looking at each country from 2018-2020, the report finds these 10 to be the happiest in the world:
Finland 🇫🇮
Denmark 🇩🇰
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Iceland 🇮🇸
Netherlands 🇳🇱
Norway 🇳🇴
Sweden 🇸🇪
Luxembourg 🇱🇺
New Zealand 🇳🇿
Austria 🇦🇹
That certainly is good news. And good news is also that my corona test was negative.
Nevertheless I have been sick for the whole week with this respiratory infection
with strong mucous cough, rasp throat and running nose. In order to lift my spirits
I have entertained myself with audiobooks about Alfie the cat. Wonderful books for every catlover!
Hope you are all well. Wishing a happy weekend for you all!
❤︎❤︎❤︎
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Dear Riita,
VastaaPoistaFirst of all I wish you a speedy recovery.
Yes, your cats are great, I saw them in the previous post.
I also like your pictures, but your cats are a hit. So cute and cuddly.
I wish you a nice weekend.
Greetings Eva
Thank you Eva! I feel better day by day, but myt husband is still very sick. We have never before had this kind of cough. No antibiotics though and I trust that with rest this goes away with time, hopefully next week.
PoistaSelma and Silva are so sweet and bring so much joy to our every day life. I wish you a happy & sunny weekend Eva!
Liebe Riitta,
VastaaPoistadie Blumen sind wunderschön, und ja, solche Hilfe haben wir hier auch sehr oft, allerdings sind es unsere Hunde, die da immer helfend zur Seite stehen.
Schön, dass es Dir wieder besser geht. Loretta und ich hatten leider Covid, aber es war ein milder Verlauf.
Ich wünsche Dir ein schönes Wochenende.
Viele liebe Grüße
Wolfgang
I am glad to hear that you both are well again. In Finland the covid goes on and the authorities are worried how the health care system can take it.
PoistaPets bring so much joy to our loves! best wishes also to your sweet doggies!
Just love the white muscaris, and they look so different to them I remember. To bad that you had to "hide" them again, even if I like your big latern. The two little cute "devils" *gg* But better in the latern before they got sick and the muscaris is gone.
VastaaPoistaGood to read that you are feeling better now. I think we all will get it one day, and maybe without realizing it.
Wishing you a nice weekend, have fun and greetings to you
Nova
Thank you Nova for your lovely comment. Selma and Silva are little devils, but I forgive them everything :) And recently they have been much calmer.
PoistaThere are already a lot of muscaris and tete-a-tete daffodils on offer. I think that I’ll buy some daffodils even though they don’t last for long. It is still a month till Easter. Besos y abrazos mi querida Nova!
Oh yes my mother told me that finnish people the happiest people in World - I can understand well.
VastaaPoistaSo beautiful blossoms and your Cats are so cute and curios, have a nice weekend and greetings from Germany
Kirsi
Hi Kirsi,
PoistaOf course the differences between countries are small in the World Happiness Report, but something it tells alright. Even in this terrible situation with Ukraine we Finns trust our democratic government - and president Niinistö and our beautiful & young prime minister Sanna Marin!
Wishing a sunny weekend.
Draga Riitta,
VastaaPoistaSunt superbe pozele tale, atata frumusete pot oferii aceste flori albe, fara limite! Adorabile... impreuna cu ramurele de primavara! Si asistenti sunt draguti. Sper ca te simti mai bine, cu fiecare zi care trece!
Ma bucur ca fericirea si-a gasit locul in tara ta! Ce contribuie mai mult la asta, partea financiara, clima, sistemul de conducere ?! Pentru ca stiu, ca fericirea poate exista peste tot, dar daca nu o ai in suflet, cu siguranta nu o vezi, nu o simti! In zilele noastre e drept ca este influentata puternic de bani! Imi spunea o prietena ca e foarte greu sa-ti doresti o floare si sa nu o poti cumpara! Totul este lipsit de echilibru.
Dar primavara cu soarele si prospetimea ei ne pune intro stare buna si ne da speranta.
Cele mai sincere salutari,
Mia
Thank you Mia for your lovely words. I translated with google your comment, because my blog’s translator does not do that:
Poista"Dear Riitta,
Your pictures are gorgeous, these white flowers can offer so much beauty, without limits! Adorable ... along with the spring branches! And the assistants are nice. I hope you feel better with each passing day!
I am glad that happiness has found its place in your country! What contributes more to this, the financial part, the climate, the management system ?! Because I know that happiness can exist everywhere, but if you don't have it in your soul, you certainly don't see it, you don't feel it! Nowadays, it is true that it is strongly influenced by money! A friend told me that it is very difficult to want a flower and not be able to buy it! Everything is unbalanced.
But spring with the sun and its freshness puts us in a good mood and gives us hope.”
Our happiness depends on many things: well functioning society, trust in our democratic government, low crime rates, low corruption, social security, pure & beautiful nature etc. In other words we feel safe and secure and our social system takes care of the unemployed and poor. Of course we have problems with bad division of wealth, but not at all to the extent in other countries.
Hallo Riitta!
VastaaPoistaEine weiße Muscari??? Habe ich noch nie gesehen, aber sie sieht sowas von bezaubernd aus. Vor allen Dingen wie du sie arrangiert hast!
Liebe Grüße
Anne
Hello Anne,
PoistaMuscaris in white are stunning, aren’t they! I’ll plant them in the garden later. Have a nice weekend.
Glad to hear that your Covid test is negative. Wish you a speedy recovery!
VastaaPoistaThese flowers look beautiful and I love your cats. They are lovely and cute.
Thank you Amila, this is the first flu in almost a year. We have been very healthy.
PoistaBeautiful white muscari blooms. Your kitties love the flowers too and they are checking out the flowers. Glad that you are not infected with the virus. Hope you recover fully soon.
VastaaPoistaThank you Nancy.
PoistaOh I hope you feel better soon Riitta. Spring colds are terrible. The white flowers are lovely, so delicate! Thank you as always. And take care.
VastaaPoistaTake care you too Sallie ❤️ I am better day by day.
Poista...the white is lovely, I rarely see them here.
VastaaPoistaI am going to buy more white muscaris as they bloom beautifully in the garden the next years.
PoistaDear Riita,
VastaaPoistaoh, your cats just love the white muscari as much as you do (and as I do)! :-D And I think the combination of beautiful flowers and beautiful cats is perfect anyway!
Congratulations on living in the happiest country in the world. As I know from my own experience, Suomi is a country with a lot of quality of life (even though my finnish youth-friends didn't like the long and dark wintertime). I hope the "threat next door" doesn't affect your happiness too much!!! I am pleased that Austria is also on the list of the 10 happiest countries.
All the best from the tenth happiest country :-) and best wishes for your health! (How good that you had such nice audio books!)
Hugs, Traude
https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2022/03/italien-reisebericht-perugia-und-assisi.html
Congratulations to Austria too! Yes, the Finnish winters are awfully long - at the moment it is snowing !!!! I am going to visit a garden center today and admire blooming flowers.
PoistaWe cannot change our geopolitical location but I do wish Finland will join Nato for additional security. It is the only wise thing to do.
Enjoy your weekendTraude.
What a wonderful idea, they are so beautiful and the cats like them too.
VastaaPoistaMagdalena
My kittens love all flowers, they would like to munch them at once.
Poistavery good news about the test but it's so draining to have a resp. infection and takes too long to get over. Your kittens are adorable and entranced with your new plant. Me too, I want one!
VastaaPoistaI am better day by day, I believe this infection goes away in a couple of days. Greetings to you and Milo!
PoistaSie haben noch etwas Winterliches, die weißen Muscari!
VastaaPoistaBon week-end!
Astrid
White muscaris and a snow storm at the moment! Ridiculous.
PoistaDear Riitta, I wish you a nice and quick recovery. Your cats are so pretty and the flowers too. Hugs, Nicole
VastaaPoistaThank you Nicole!
PoistaAm glad you are feeling better, Riitta:) These white flowers are so beautiful - a worthy representation of spring! The list of most happy people in the world is interesting. Didn't know the Netherlands belonged to the first 5! A lovely weekend to you!
VastaaPoistaCongratulations to the Netherlands too. I have visited Amsterdam once, a beautiful vity!
PoistaSorry you are not in great health, hope your recovery is quick. Thanks for posting the wonderful kitty pictures. Do they enjoy the blue and purple muscari as well? Would they eat it if you let them? Also thanks for the book recommendation. And hosting! You live in the land of happiness, how wonderful.
VastaaPoistaWell, Silva and Selma are interested in all flowers and would love to taste them. As muscaris, tulips etc. are poisonous, I have to keep them in big lanterns.
PoistaI'm hearing of people getting sick for the first time in two years. I guess folks have stopped wearing masks or social distancing so colds and such are going around.
VastaaPoistaMe and DH wear masks and take vitamins, but this vicious virus found us nevertheless. We have no feaver, just strong cough.. But we are recovering. Weekendgreetings overto you Linda.
PoistaDie Blumen sind eine Augenweide und die Kätzchen tragen zum Schmunzeln bei. Wunderschöne Aufnahmen hast du wieder gezeigt.
VastaaPoistaIch wünsche dir weiterhin gute Besserung, dass du wieder zur alten Form aufläufst.
Herzlich grüßt dich Sieghild
Vielen Dank Sieghild!
PoistaHello Riitta, I am glad your test was negative. Get well soon!
VastaaPoistaYour assistants look very eager...
PS: My WordPress Reader's page sometimes does not upload your posts, who knows why!
Glad to know Luisella, I visit your blog often!
PoistaMe alegra que te encuentres mejor. Tus gatitos y muscari se ven lindos. Buen fin de semana.
VastaaPoistaGracias Teresa!
PoistaGostei de ver estes belos gatos.
VastaaPoistaUm abraço e bom fim-de-semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados
Gracias, buen fin de semana.
VastaaPoistaHope you are better by now. Get well sonn if not!
VastaaPoista