• Crafting A Christmas Stocking – The Journey Begins

    There’s a reason why I haven’t posted much about creating my own decorations or gifts: quite honestly, I’m not very good at handcrafts. Still, this autumn, I picked up knitting to make some woollen socks for my dear ones. Woollen socks have a strong foundation in Finnish culture — many people know how to knit…

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  • Nature creates balance.

    Nature creates balance.

    Today’s theme was supposed to be nature, and I was supposed to go see some extraordinary-looking places while doing my weekly long run. Maybe take some photos while at it. This would have been a technically possible plan to achieve, but realistically, the amount of snow is currently so high that it is not likely…

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  • Glögi at the Christmas Market warms up on a cold evening.

    Okay, the party is over, and it is time to return to work and some sense of normalcy again. A totally normal weekday this is not, however, because we had a glogg-after-work event today! We went to the biggest Christmas market event in Tampere, which is arranged in the central square. Every year, I am…

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