Hurrah, it's Publication Day at last! The Finnish Girl, a prequel novella to The Englishman is now out and available to buy on Amazon, iBooks, Kobo, Barnes & Noble and all other major e-retailers. I woke up today to a wonderful 5 * review by a reader, who had forgotten to … [Read more...]
Five Places to Eat and Drink in Tampere, Finland
I was born in Tampere, this former Finnish industrial town, but now we live in London, I don't often spend more than a couple of days here.Last week, however, my father was rushed into hospital, and the Englishman and I flew into town, having cancelled our skiing holiday in Lapland. My dad is now … [Read more...]
Running on coffee…
It was strong coffee for me this morning...I hope you're all having a great Monday.Last week I was struck down by a nasty bug, and was at home feeling sorry for myself, but now I'm a lot better and back at work, still feeling a bit tired, so running mainly on strong coffee (which my fellow Finns at … [Read more...]
Oh, to be in Finland…
I was feeling a bit miserable this morning when the alarm went at 5.30 am. I was getting up early for my flight to Helsinki. This, my first trip to Finland in my role as head of Finn-Guild, would include a regional meeting on Saturday in Hämeenlinna, and some hectic visits to the many organisations … [Read more...]
I love this!
I adore old adverts and this one for Finnish coffee from the sixties (or fifties?) takes me right back to my childhood in Tampere. It evokes the smell of the coffee beans my grandmother used to prepare in her wooden grinder. She held the light pine contraption in her ample lap and with a … [Read more...]
A Finnish Breakfast
Best breakfast ever: Talkkuna with viili and black, strong coffeeTalkkuna flour is made from whole oats, barley and dried pea. It tastes pretty much like toasted rye bread and mixed with low-fat viili (soured milky product - a little like yogurt) tastes just delicious.My daughter who spent a year in … [Read more...]
Royal Wedding Tea
I promise this will be my last post on the subject of That Wedding, but I wanted to share with you pictures of the lovely baking Daughter did for us on the day.Strawberry and British flag cup cakesThere was strawberry jam inside....My 'tea' was coffee - in my Harvey Nichols Royal Wedding mugSilver … [Read more...]
