Time and silence

I so need Sundays. Need and love. Last week was quite hard. We lost all our snow and soaked into unbelievable darkness. I had completely forgot what it is like and it was really shocking.... the girls were sick and I had more work than I could have handled.

So I needed this Sunday.  I don't mind the rain and today I find the darkness comforting. Time and silence are the most luxurious things today. Accompanied little gingerbread baking and it was a perfect day... 

So if you are too tired 

to speak, sit next to me, 

because I, too, am fluent 

in silence.

-R. Arnold

Midsummer ♥

I can't believe it's already midsummer! Or actually that's over as well....
I still have a few boxes of last summer berries in my refrigerator. Maybe it's the Nordic in me, but I never quite believe summer is really here until June is over and done. After years filled with brief moments of blissful warm followed by week of rain and cold, I just don't trust the season arriving early. But this year it really did. We've been living in wonderful full summer from early May and I couldn't be more thankful for it. We need to get rid of the last year berries soon. One week and my summer holiday will start!!

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Happy Easter - Daffodils and a Mini Movie!

Phew! I'm surprised to see we have survived to Easter... We've been sick whole month and I'm terrified to see what's next... Easter weekend was greatly needed. No big plans here. Dinners with thoughtful food, togetherness, fresh air and chocolate. Snow is starting to melt, daylight thrills me, it's about to happen! Spring!

"To plant 

a garden

is to believe 

in tomorrow"

I have only few photos. Instead I have a video! My very first Mini Movie. I'm proud to be part of Xanthe Berkeley's Make Films course and this week we are producing Mini Movies with the prompt "Scenes from the weekend". As we are sharing on Instagram these are only 15 second long (much harder than you'd think!) but this one a bit longer. Make sure your volumes are turned on and thanks for watching. I'm far from my visions but I'm excited to learn.

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It's about friendship

When the whole world is celebrating love, Finland has a different interpretation of the 14th of February. Valentines day is here celebrated as Ystävänpäivä, Friend's day. In this day everybody is included: friends, family, neighbors, colleagues... as well as sweethearts too! May them ALL receive cards, flowers and chocolate. It's all bout friendship and I love this day!
We've been delivering loads of cards in a horrible weather and besides that spending a super cozy day at home. Baking our hearts out.

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Happy New Year & 2015 in review

End of the year always evokes bittersweet feelings. I’m swinging between happy and sad. It feels good to wrap a year that was as good as this one but a part of me doesn't want to let it go.... I worry. Time. It is passing much too swiftly. I realize my little ones, my muses, my children, are not so little anymore. But here we are again rewinding the year and I'm so happy to have captured it. To have pressed the shutter and saved these memories.

As every year I used Photobox (UK) to print my calendar. Last year was an exception but the quality wasn't so good and returned to Photobox and A3 Simple (which is their best seller). Delivery was late, but it finally arrived - just before new year.

We are sharing our December collages here! Join if you wish.

Here is my 2015 in pictures! 2016! Happy New Year everyone ♡

My resolutions:

Live simply.

Dream big.

Be grateful.

Give love.

Laugh lots.

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A month in photos {December 2015}

As the year draws to a close, it's time to take a look back in December. As you know, we waited for the snow impatiently and did not receive any. We might be getting some for New Year but that remains to be seen. December was good - a festive wait of Christmas. I can't quite remember what it feels like to be a child on Christmas but I think it must be almost as exiting being a mother, making memories for my own children.

December:

a month of lights, snow and feasts; time to make

amends and tie loose ends; finish off what you 

started and hope your wishes come true

And here we are. Putting together our last collage of the year! Thank you for travelling along and I most warmly welcome you back in 2016. See this post to find your 2016 free download Photo Calendar Template.

My this month favorite is taken by my sister. Me & my family on our home road.

What was your month like? Join me and link up your month in photos below!
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Christmas ✮

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joy

love

peace

believe

Christmas

Happy Christmas everyone!

It wasn't a white Christmas. 

But all those quiet hours we spent together inside were the real beauty of the Holiday.

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