30/11 (Snowstorm)

30/11 (Snowstorm) Ja valkeus tuli. // From total darkness into a proper Winter Wonderland during one night.

29/11 (Surrounded)

29/11 (Surrounded) Jos.. näkisin lunta ekaa kertaa elämässäni tänään, haluaisinkohan: haistella, nuolla, syödä ja heitellä sitä ilmaan - tai kenties sukeltaa kinokseen pää edellä? Mikki ainakin halusi. // If I would see snow for the very first time in my life today, would it make me want to sniff it, lick it , eat it, dig it, throw it into the air or dive into it? At least it made Mikki to do all this.

28/11 (Fly on the wall)

28/11 (Fly on the wall) 28/11 (Fly on the wall) Kärpäsenä katossa. // Hard-working colleagues downstairs. One spying matey upstairs.

28/11 (Celebration!)

28/11 (Celebration!) 28/11 (Celebration!) 28/11 (Celebration!) Ei hassumpi duunipäivä, jos ja kun siihen sisältyy sekä kakkua että kirjaimien askartelua kaikissa sateenkaaren väreissä. // I´d call it fairly good day at the office when there´s cake & crafting of multicolored letters included.

27/11 (Surprise lunch)

27/11 (Surprise lunch) Sairaspäivän paras juttu oli yllätysvieras, joka taikoi hetkessä herkullisen vuohenjuustosalaatin lounaaksi. // What would be a better cure for flu than warm goat cheese salad for lunch cooked by a surprise guest.

27/11 (New on the block)

27/11 (New on the block) 27/11 (New on the block) 27/11 (New on the block) 27/11 (New on the block) Jätkäsaaren makasiinit ovat saaneet naapurikseen rivin legotaloja. // Lego buildings have been built right next to the old warehouse area.

26/11 (Still alive)

26/11 (Still alive) Ainakin jotain vihreää, kukkivaa ja värikästä. // During November it´s quite nice to see something green and flourishing.

26/11 (Towards home)

26/11 (Towards home) 26/11 (Towards home) 26/11 (Towards home) Vaikka töihin mennessä on hämärää ja kotiin palatessa pimeää, ympärillä on ainakin kaunista. // The only possibility to leave work before it´s dark again would be before 4PM. But again, then I´d miss this lovely twinkling moment.

25/11 (M&M)

25/11 (M&M) 25/11 (M&M) Minni & Mikki -nimisten koirien kohdatessa on hankalaa vastustaa kaverikuvan ottamista. // It´s impossible to resist a cheesy portrait when the doggies are named Minni (Minnie) and Mikki (Mickie).

24/11 (Island walk)

24/11 (Island walk) 24/11 (Island walk) 24/11 (Island walk) Päivälenkki harmaassa säässä vanhoilla kotikulmilla. // Old hoods, gray day.

23/11 (Pokerface)

23/11 (Pokerface) Can't read my, can't read my. No, he can't read my poker face.

22/11 (The Gang)

22/11 (The Gang) Eteisen tervetulokomitea: buddhat ja sotilaat. // Buddhas and soldiers.

19/11 (Lights around the corner)

19/11 (Lights around the corner) 19/11 (Lights around the corner) 19/11 (Lights around the corner) Naapuruston valopilkku. // At least one block in our neighborhood feels alive.

18/11 (Good, better, best morning)

18/11 (Good, better, best morning) Kiitos, kumarrus ja terveiset lyömättömälle aamiaiskokille! // Hooray for the official breakfast-cook, Markus!

17/11 (One night in Mankala)

17/11 (One night at Mankala) 17/11 (One night at Mankala) 17/11 (One night at Mankala) Rento lauantai landella. // Relaxing at the summer house.

16/11 (All-time-favorite)

16/11 (All-time-favorite) Parempaa komboa saa hakea: sitruunaruoho+chili+kurkku+sipuli+valkosipuli+lime+minttu+kalakastike+sokeri+kana. // You can´t go wrong mixing lemongrass, chili, cucumber, onion, garlic, mint, lime, fish sauce, sugar & chicken.

15/11 (Happy happy joy joy)

15/11 (Happy happy joy joy) 15/11 (Happy happy joy joy) 15/11 (Happy happy joy joy) Toivevierailija. // We enjoy her visiting us at least as much as the puppy does.

14/11 (After 8pm)

14/11 (After 8pm) 14/11 (After 8pm) Illalla kotiin palatessa siellä odottavat pyöränrassaajat ilahduttivat ihanalla illallisella. // Good to return home after a long day finding out the guys had been cooking a nice dinner for us.

13/11 (Cozy corners)

13/11 (Cozy corners) 13/11 (Cozy corners) 13/11 (Cozy corners) 13/11 (Cozy corners) Onni on muutaman korttelin päähän muuttaneet ystävät. // Happiness is friends living just a few blocks away.

12/11 (Back to basics)

12/11 (Back to basics) Koiran ulkoiluttamista, kokkailua, pianonsoittoa. // Walking the dog, cooking, playing the piano.

11/11 (November rain)

11/11 (November rain) Ei-ketään-(muuta)-missään. // No-one-(else)-around.

10/11 (Waitin´, waitin´)

10/11 (Waitin´, waitin´) 10/11 (Waitin´, waitin´) 10/11 (Waitin´, waitin´) Ois jo: a)piparit paistettu, b)20-rakkaan-ystävän hilpeä joukko saapunut. // Waiting both for the oven-baked cookies to be ready and the gang of twenty dear friends to arrive.

9/11 (Weather report)

9/11 (Weather report) 9/11 (Weather report) Yhä varhaisemmasta heräämisajasta huolimatta pidän ehdottomasti aamulenkkiä yhtenä koiraperheen kivoimmista rutiineista. // Despite of the even-earlier-wake-up-call one of my favorite routines is the morning walk with the puppy checking out weather of the day.

8/11 (Imagine)

Tähän voi kuvitella mitä dramaattisimman auringonnousun hyytävän kylmänä talviaamuna. Toki kuvasin sen, huomatakseni unohtaneeni napata muistikortin lukijasta kameraan aamuvarhaisella. // Imagine the most beautiful pink sunrise at the seaside on a crispy Winter morning. Point and shoot just to notice you forgot to insert the memory card to the camera while leaving home early.