Ah, finally I can say it's winter here in Finland. We have enough snow now and the air feels crisp. It's cold enough to create this fog-like air that you can see just enough but not too far, if you know what I mean. The temperature is -8 degrees of Celcius which is 17.6 degrees in Fahrenheit so it's not really cold but feels cold after weeks of ( Read more... )

Today something wonderful happened to me. I got my younger niece to sleep! She's just eleven months old and very much a mommy's girl. I've tried to get her to sleep before but in vain. Today, after giving her some milk, I put her to bed and gave her her sleep-bunny and gently fondled her face. In a minute she was sleeping ( Read more... )

Okay, so today I got back from Chicago. Bought a lot of things, including five CDs. Three Queen's CDs (Innuendo, News of the World, and A Day at the Races). They are great!

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