Midsummer is extremely important time for celebration for Finns. People flock into summer cottages and celebrate the long, light summer nights. No matter what is the weather, people leave the cities and head towards lake side cottages, festivals, camping sites – being close to lakes & nature, seems to be essential.
For nearly 20 years, we [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Life’
Special spaces & special patterns & contradictions
Posted in Garden, Learning, Life, Well being, tagged Learning, Life, seasons on March 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Special places and patterns can be very delightful.
In our holiday in South Africa – patio by Ivory Tree Game Lodge and peaceful place by swimming pool at Kristiina’s house offered special places for morning yoga.
The special places can be every where, but do we recognize them, do we take time to enjoy them and do [...]
Heart shaped stones – home is where your heart is
Posted in Garden, Life, tagged Garden, Life on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Heart shaped stones – from walks by the beach, from Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Tomi and I collected sea shells, small round stones, and heart shaped stones on long walks by the beach during summers 2001 & 2002.
The white stone is from Pikisaari, Lappeenranta. Close by where my mother lives, from walks around the island, [...]
Learning in Monkey Style
Posted in Learning, tagged Learning, Life on September 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
This week there was an interesting article in the Finnish Science (Tiede) magazine about Japanese snow monkeys – Macaque. It was rather funny to see that, these monkeys have learned enjoy bathing and they actually have their own spas built for them, so that they would not enter onsens in their neighborhood.
What really triggered [...]
Sharing & Learning
Posted in Learning, tagged Learning, Life on June 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Sometimes my friends or colleagues ask how do I keep up with – family & friends, work & studies, garden & hobbies etc. And do I spend most of my time by computer… Have not really measured that, but yes lately I have spent quite a lot of time [...]
Celebrating with the past – Senior High 25 year party
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged gardening, Learning, Life on May 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This weekend we will have an opportunity to meet with old friends in Hämeenlinna. 25 years ago I graduated from Hämeenlinnan Lyseon Lukio. And now it is time to get together with class mates and old teachers.
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First there will be a session at [...]
Thinking of values – and Dalai Lama
Posted in Innovation, Learning, Life, tagged Garden, Learning, Life, values on May 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Joe’s blog post some weeks ago reminded me of Dalai Lama, Joe had been reading an article of Dalai Lama’s visit to Seattle. And I suddenly remembered how I briefly encountered His Holiness when he visited Finland last autumn. We were in the same flight to Germany. Sometimes we pass by people in life [...]
Blogging of Life, for Life
Posted in Life, tagged blog, Life on April 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Outi has been writing White Country – blog since January 2007 and it has actually changed her life. She writes about things she makes, loves, enjoys – simple things in life. Sharing experiences of joy, delightful pictures and decoration and handicraft ideas and there is with a wide and active [...]
Circles & flows – and how we don’t step into the same river twice … or do we?
Posted in Learning, Life, tagged Learning, Life, Web 2.0 on April 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »
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It was really nice to find David’s, Doug’s and Luis’ comments on my blog – funny warm feeling, like I had entered a circle of friends. Thank you all !!! You all have been my guides into Web [...]
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