Last night I got a call from Son, 'Have you got mummu's (Granny in Finnish) telephone number?'I was in London, he was in Sweden, with my mother - or so I thought.'Yes, but persumably you're on the same ferry with her and can locate her without having to use your mobile?' I asked, drily. My … [Read more...]
Finland are ice hockey world champions!
The silveware. Picture YLEGrowing up in Tampere I was an avid follower of ice hockey. My team, Ilves, were Finnish champions and I saw many matches in the newly built jäähalli. Since moving here, I've lost touch with the game, but could not miss the wonderful news that Finland, after first … [Read more...]
Eurovision 2011 with Twitter
First time the Englishman and I watched Eurovision after I moved to Britain was when I was heavily pregnant with our first child. Because I was too tired to go out to the pub on a Saturday night with friends, we spent the night in front of the TV instead, marvelling at the bad costumes and terrible … [Read more...]