The Finnish way

I'm getting back to the life in Finland. It's cold outside, light in the night and not a soul anywhere. The only sign of life outside of your house is the occasional nordic walker passing by.

I have eaten rye bread, potatoes, salmon soup, vispipuuro, salmiakki ice cream, Finnish chocolate, drank milk and apple cider.

I have gone to sauna and swam in a lake.

I have walked the dog in the woods.

On a walk with Donna.

I have learned to dress warm before going outside. It's summer after all...

I have explored the bookshelf, where there are such books as: Marriage - the Estonian way, Happy pregnancy, Introduction to Feng Shui, Russian sayings in pictures, and Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Långstrump from 1969 where Pippi's dad is on an island with negros, and he's a negro king.

I have also had a good time. After all, I have spent time with my little sisters whom I have missed so much. We have played airplane, foot game and boat in a storm. These are their favourite games, but so exhausting for me... We have also:

Had ice cream in the marketplace after looking at hamsters in the pet store.

Read childrens books in the library.

And had even more ice cream...

Even though it's energy consuming to bustle around with the girls, it's also rewarding... They're so sweet!

Here Carola is singing a song about the animals in the book. It ends to the words "my song was like this". So cute!