I hope you all have a great holiday weekend! I'll be enjoying some mämmi (Finnish Easter dessert), Finnish Mignon chocolate eggs and Lonkero (not so traditional Easter fare, but hey, it's a holiday, right?).But while I'm away enjoying the Easter break, you can find me talking about what it's like to … [Read more...]
Holiday Offer!
I thought I'd let you all know that The Englishman Kindle copy is now only $0.99!The EnglishmanDon't miss this limited offer, the price of the Kindle version will return to normal after Easter on 22 of Arpril 2014.The Englishman has got great 4 and 5 star reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. Here's just … [Read more...]
Don’t Forget the Finnish Easter Fair!
If you are after some Nordic Easter goodies, you can't do better than visiting the Finnish Seamen's Mission in Rotherhithe., East London.This year's Spring Fair takes place next weekend 28 - 30 March 2014.I've written before about this excellent event here, but if you like Fazer chocolate, rye … [Read more...]
Finnish Easter shopping
Last weekend, during a Finn Guild friendship network event, I joined a group of Finnish ladies in Brighton to discuss multicultural marriage and the bringing up of bilingual (or in some cases trilingual) children. Whilst listening to an excellent talk by Maria Onuigbo on multicultural … [Read more...]
Happy Easter!
I don't go for many Easter decorations, but there are a few favourites I bring out year after year.Finnish Aarikka wooden Easter decorations.Georg Jensen Easter eggEven the box it came in looks stylish.More Aarikka - wooden eggsMy Easter grass (rairuoho in Finnish) didn't quite grow fast enough...it … [Read more...]
Happy Easter
I have a full house this Easter. Both Daughter and Son are at home to celebrate not just Easter, but two big family birthdays, 10 years and one day apart. One of them is tomorrow when we have 14 for lunch here. This is a feat of determination on our part, with scaffolding up around the house and … [Read more...]
