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10 helmikuuta 2017

Love & Friendship

The Valentine's Day is approaching. The day is next week -
so I send you already a few quotes about friendship.

This Sunday's topic at the Beautiful World is also LOVE chosen by Kirsty.

I connect love to roses, romantic novels, the color pink and chocolate.

A single rose can be my garden... a single friend, my world.

- Leo Buscaglia -

2.
I don't read a lot of love stories. This book Lempi - Love

was elected by book bloggers as the best Finnish book released in 2016!
This was the writer Minna Rytisalo's first novel and what a novel it was *****

A friend is like a star that twinkles and glows,

or maybe like the ocean that gently flows.

A friend is like an angel that is there to guide you,

A friend is someone you can trust out of a few

and you, my friend, are very special and so it is official.

- Ashley Campbell -

4.
All you need is love.
But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.
- Charles M. Schulz -

People have forgotten this truth, the fox said.

But you mustn’t forget it. You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed.

You’re responsible for your rose.

- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry -

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Thank you all for your friendship and company in the blogging world.

I appreciate each and every one so much ❤︎

Wishing you a lovely Valentine's Day!

04 helmikuuta 2017

I don't eat a lot of pastries, but this February Yummy is something that I don't wanna skip! On Sunday the 5th of February we celebrate in Finland our national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804-1877) - and shall enjoy the delicious pastries named after him: Runebergin torttu in Finnish, Runebergstårta in Swedish, Runeberg pastry / cake / cup cake in English.

Runeberg pastries can be bought at every shop if you don't want to bake them yourself. The pastry is flavored with almonds and arrack or rum and it weighs about 100 grams. Raspberry jam inside a sugar ring is commonly placed on top of the tart. See what This is Finland tells about them!

I don't think that Runeberg himself baked these pastries. It must have been his wife Fredrika Runeberg (1807 -1879). She was the first Finnish author to critically analyze the status of women, at home and in the society. She wrote two historical novels, Ms Catharina Boije and her daughters (1858) and Sigrid Liljeholm (1862). She also contributed to various newspapers and magazines, and translated foreign literature and articles, mostly from French, German and English, into Swedish.

Anyway on this flag day I enjoy tasting my YUMMY Runeberg pastries.
Have a bite you too!

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Makrotex Challenge - FEBRUARY

My all year favourite yummies: strawberries & whipped cream and chocolate, chocolate!

Enjoy your yummies!

27 tammikuuta 2017

Miss Universe 2030?

This week's topic at Our Beautiful World is BEAUTIFUL, chosen by Mandy.

There is so much beauty and beautiful things in the world and in my life.

I'll share five short thoughts of beauty.

1 Female Beauty

Soon it is time to crown again the new Miss Finland, so a few words about Finnish international beauty queens.

Six times a Finnish girl has been crowned as Miss Europe: in 1934 Ester Toivonen, 1938 Sirkka Halonen, 1955 Inga-Britt Söderberg, 1968 Leena Brusiin and 1976 Riitta Väisänen.
We have had one Miss World: in 1957 Marita Lindahl.
And two times Miss Universe: in 1952 Armi Kuusela and in 1975 Anne Pohtamo.

The year 1952 was a great year for us Finns. We had summer Olympics in Helsinki and Armi Kuusela (Williams, Hilario) was elected as Miss Universe! She was the first real superstar in Finland - when she came to visit there were thousands of people meeting her at the airport. She has been so beloved through the years! Armi lived years in the Filippines, was married to Gil Hilario and moved later to California with her second husband.

So is she Miss Universe 2030? My photo is not good but isn't there a resemblance?

Those huge eyes, beautiful nose, the lovely lips, that angelical expression...
You never know!

2 Beauty of Family & Friends

At my grandson's confirmation party there were a few of these beautiful young ladies!

3 Beauty of the Nature

4 Beauty of Summer Bouquets

5 Beauty of Reading & Book Covers

And to finish with:

Extra Beautiful News!

The Finnish-Australian pair Henry Kontinen & John Peers

has reached the Australian Open doubles final!

Let's see if they beat the tough US Bryan brothers!

❤︎ They won, they won! ❤︎ Congratulations!

Five on Friday
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Thank you for visiting ❤︎ I'm a bit busy right now, but shall visit your blogs asap.

Find the beauty in your life you too!

22 tammikuuta 2017

Outside - Ulkona

This week's topic at Our Beautiful World is OUTSIDE, chosen by Ros.

I love to stay outside from spring till autumn, not so much in the winter.

In the winter nordic walking & shovelling...

In the spring doing this and that in the garden and admiring new sprouts...

In the summer making bouquets with garden flowers,

having parties at the patio and admiring flowers and the nature...

In the autumn enjoying the color burst, raking and walking...

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The next week's topic is BEAUTIFUL.

Please, come and join!

15 tammikuuta 2017

Pyörä - Bicycle

This week's topic at Our Beautiful World is BICYCLE, chosen by Kirsty.

I don't bike, I don't even have a bike.
I had only one photo in my archive - so I played a bit.

I find 3 D effect pretty fun!

My original

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Next week OUTSIDE - see you!

07 tammikuuta 2017

Valoa - Light

This week's topic at Our Beautiful World is LIGHT, chosen by me.
Days are getting longer and lighter - and that is wonderful!
After dark & grey days the sun delighted us with very cold weather, near -20 C.

I searched for light in the garden until my fingers said stop...

Today both the sun and cold have changed again to grey and snow storm...