Hello hello! How is everyone? I hope well – or as well as you can be in this crazy situation the world finds itself in at the moment. We are doing fine, trying to stay positive and focus on the good things. Which luckily there are a lot of! Matthew is still working from home and it doesn’t look like he’ll be going to the office anytime soon. His days and weeks all look the same and he says it feels a bit like he’s reliving the same day over and over again…Which I can totally understand. I’m working three days a week now and going into the office in Helsinki to work. According to some recent ne ..read more

Howdy ho! Sunday is usually a day I feel like blogging, so here I am! Just felt like rambling on about what’s happening in our lives – a wee life update in other words. Matthew got ill with a cold on Friday, so it’s been me and the girls this weekend whilst Matthew has been resting. He got tested for covid yesterday, but hasn’t received the results yet. There was a possible case at his work, but turns out that person tested negative. Pheew. But. This morning he noticed that his corona-app said he might’ve been exposed to the virus. Doubt he has it though as the symptoms have been exactly the s ..read more

One of the best things about autumn is getting all excited about knitting again and planning all my projects. Recently a few people have asked me where I get my knitting patterns from, so I thought it could be a good idea to write down some tips in a blog post. I also realised that I haven’t shown you guys the three jumpers I have successfully finished – so I had to force Matthew to take some photos of me, which he was very happy about. I’ve only been knitting for a couple of years, so I’m in no way an expert – but I do have some tips on where you can find easy and timeless patterns. And I kno ..read more

Ok guys, it’s finally happening. I’ve gone through aaall the photos from our wee trip to Tallinn and chosen the ones I want to include in this blog. It was such a nice, relaxed trip with incredibly delicious food and pleasant weather – not without some drama though… We stayed in Tallinn for three nights in July, at an apartment hotel called Lighthouse Apartments. We stayed in two different apartments, the first one I wouldn’t recommend and the second one I would. I’ll tell you more about this later! I’m just going to tell you about our trip in photos (with captions). I had bought my new (secon ..read more

On the 10th of August we welcomed a new member to our family: a little black domestic cat lady. After almost going with Lana’s suggestion and naming her Evelina we eventually named her Alma. I’ve always liked the name and it means “soul” or “spirit” in Spanish, which I think is nice. So, why did we get a cat? Mainly because I got sick of listening to Matthew talk about getting a cat. Plus apparently I promised him he can get one if he ever moves to Finland…(Don’t remember that though.) So I eventually gave in even though I never wanted a cat – and still don’t if I’m completely honest. And the ..read more

After having dreamt of a garden for years I still quite can’t believe we have one now. And that we have a garden with enough space to grow pretty much whatever we want! So lucky. I want to document our first gardening season, so I took some photos of our accomplishments (with my new camera of course.) This first summer has been a learning curve for us when it comes to cultivating stuff – and I’m sure next summer (and the summer after that, and so on) we will continue gathering information. It is fascinating to watch something grow from a tiny seed into a fruit-yielding plant! Especially when y ..read more

When I was younger I didn’t care much what fabric my clothes and other textiles were, and I never checked what fabric a piece of clothing was before I bought it. Now it’s usually the first thing I check and if the material of a garment or textile doesn’t feel nice I simply won’t buy it. I also want to favour more sustainable and natural fabrics, both because I like them better and because it’s better for the environment. Back then I didn’t understand different materials very well, and e.g. thought linen was annoying since it creases so easily. But now I just think it’s beautiful how linen is ..read more

Hello there! It’s a sunny and summery day here in the Porvoo countryside and I suddenly felt it’s about time I write something on my neglected blog. A little update, long overdue. When I last wrote, Matthew had just started his new job and I was still in the midst of my digital marketing course. Matthew’s job is going fine, but he’s been working from home since the beginning and will probably do so until the end of the year – which means he hasn’t met his colleagues in real life. I finished my course online and I’m now working for the same active wear company, Gymnation, three days per week. I ..read more

Well hello, it’s been a while! Last time I wrote we were still in the midst of corona, whereas now life is starting to get back to normal. The girls have been back at nursery for a month and I have been going to my office (with just one other person there) but Matthew continues to work from home. Summer is here and we have a big project in our garden and perhaps a new family member moving in with us soon – but I will tell you more about this in another post! In this post I want to tell you about Esnaf Toys. I have been turning down a lot of collaborations lately but when Bistra reached out to ..read more