Back from the dead...

It's been dead over here lately and I apologise for that. Mainly to myself since I really wanted to keep this blog going and regularly updated. That would give me a sense of accomplishment and assurance that I can keep doing something for a long time. Not just get excited, start and then forget about it.

Reason for this silence is two-fold; firstly our little man was sick for about 2 weeks in February and took all my attention and energy. Secondly my mobile plan can't handle all the traffic it was getting with almost daily updates and I was running out of data constantly. Now Popeye is well again and we are getting a proper broadband in the house, so I can continue posting easily. Yay!

I decided that February can be my holiday month from the Photo a Day Challenge and that I will start again in March. I will post a few random photos for February that were taken but never made it to the blog. The first pics for March will be updated in a bit :) 

Turn on the lights...

I have fallen in love with embroidery, especially embroidering little messages or sayings on pretty fabric. I made this one for a friend who is having a bit of a rough patch in her life at the moment. I thought a nice encouraging message written with bright colors might remind her to soldier on and bring a smile on her face. I "stole" this idea from the wonderful Muita Ihania -blog. It is well worth having a look at, she is a great maker and knitter (she also writes in English at least some of the time)!

The message in English is pretty much:

turn on the lights

wipe your tears

and

keep going

Photo a day 11/365 - LOOKING DOWN

This was a hard theme for me, that's why the post is a day late. I tried to think of something I could photograph on the day but nothing came up that would have suited the description. Therefore this photo was taken about a month ago; I was standing on our balcony looking at this eager little gardener on our front yard.

Photo a day 8/365 - LUCKY NUMBER

My birthday. His birthday. The day we first met. The day we met for the second time. The street number of the first house we bought together. The day he proposed. Our wedding day... Do I need to continue?

Photo a day 6/365 - HAPPENS EVERY DAY

For the next 3 years at least. I will be writing in this "Sentence a day 3 year diary". It has a question for each day of the year and you are supposed to answer it three years in a row. Will be nice to look back and see what in my life has changed!

Penguins in +30°C!

It was a warm day again today, the temperature rose to well over 30 degrees. We stayed home, away from the midday heat, most of the day which allowed me to finish my third little penguin. These small cuties seem to be happy inspite of  the temperature! I made the two penguins with more subtle colors earlier. I could not resist the urge to start sewing once I saw them in Scandihome and made two at once. The more colorful fellow was made after I got a request from a friend and will move to his new home tonight. Instructions to make your own penguin can be found here.

Tänään oli taas lämmin päivä ja lämpötila nousi reilusti yli 30 asteeseen. Me pysyttelimme suurimman osan keskipäivän kuumimmasta ajasta sisällä, minkä ansiosta sainkin koottua kolmannen pikku-pingviinin valmiiksi. Nämä pienet veijarit näyttävät olevan ihan tyytyväisiä lämpötilasta huolimatta! Kaksi hillitymmän väristä kaveria, Pentti ja Petteri, valmistuivat jo aiemmin. En voinut vastustaa kiusausta nähtyäni nämä Scandihomen Marian blogissa, vaan ryhdyin heti toimeen ja tein kaksi kerralla. Tämä värikkäämpi kaveri on tehty tilaustyönä ja muuttaa uuden omistajansa luo tänä iltana. Pingviinien helppo ja hyvä ohje löytyy täältä.

The little man was taking it easy during the day and watched some tv clearly enjoying himself and giggling away. When the day started to turn into evening we headed out for a little walk along the beach and a play in the playground. The air was still warm and a gentle wind made sure that we stayed nice and comfortable even when walking up the hills around here. Finski was happy playing in the sand and with his beach toys, although at times I think the stairs might have been the most fun. I treated myself with a rare ice cream instead of a Friday drink.

Pikkumies otti päivän rennosti ja lökötteli tyynyllä katsoen lastenohjelmia tv:stä. Ohjelma vaikutti olevan hauska hihittelystä päätellen! Illansuussa lähdimme kävelylle rantaan kuluttamaan vähän energiaa leikkipuistossa. Ilma oli vielä mahtavan lämmin ja lempeä tuuli piti huolen, että edes mäkisessä maastossa ei tullut liian kuuma. Finski oli onnessaan hiekasta ja rantaleluista, vaikka välillä tuntui, että rappuset veivät voiton. Minä hemmottelin itseäni perjantaidrinksun sijaan harvinaisella herkkujätskillä.

While walking home we got to admire a beautiful orange and pink sunset as well as a bright full moon! The moon was high up in the sky in the east and the sun was setting into the ocean in the west. A special occasion that you don't see every day.

Kotiin kävellessämme saimme ihailla kaunista oranssia ja vaaleanpunaista auringonlaskua, mutta myös kirkasta täysikuuta! Kuu möllötti idässä samalla kun aurinko laski mereen lännessä. Erikoinen sattuma, jota ei ihan joka päivä näe.