keskiviikko 6. huhtikuuta 2011

Reasons to grow up part 1

The very first thing I felt when unpacking my things in ugly two room + kitchen apartment in Hervanta was overwhelming freedom - I could do whatever I wanted to. It was autumn 2006, I had returned to Finland from The Netherlands few weeks earlier and I had no idea what I was going to do. I had only one friend living in the city back then and my then-boyfriend was working very long days, so I was lonely. I visited the library all the time and tried to learn play guitar. On weekends we played 4 hour games of Carcassonne.



Things changed quickly when I got a wonderful job from art school and we moved again, this time to a much nicer apartment to the middle of the city. I loved that apartment and I was happy there. Sometimes I still see dreams about it. We planted herbs, painted two walls tomato red, had some good celebrations with friends and we got a cat and an aquarium. I was too busy to take photos and in summer 2008 it was time to leave.



I found a small apartment from Pispala. Two rooms and bathroom, first room was kitchen/laundry room and hallway in same time, the other was my living room and bedroom. It was in the cellar floor, so my rooms were partly underground and there was a window with a view of wall that was later built. It was almost hundred years old house and there was always cold and mice eating the trash. By that time I had two cats, so mice were not a problem. However, sleeping with wool socks, long sleeved shirt, trousers and three blankets is not fun. My neighbors were wonderful and I made some friends while living there, but I had to leave half year later due problems with the landlord. ...Yes, I love the last photo. No, I don't have any idea what is going on in there.

keskiviikko 30. maaliskuuta 2011

Sue Grafton

I love old style crime mysteries and I love Sue Grafton. I found her alphabet series couple weeks ago and wonder why I haven't grabbed one earlier. Alphabet series gets it's name from the books, "A is for Alibi", "B is for Burglar" and so on. I'm in the middle of reading "N is for Noose" and fear running out of books. She has written 20 novels so far. I would say my favorite so far is "B is for Burglar". ****/*****

Goat cheese & cherry tomato pie



I found the recipe from one of my mother's magazines. First time I have prepared anything with goat cheese and I have to say, this was freaking delicious.

2 dl flours
1 dl oatmeal
½ tea spoons baking powder
½ tea spoons salt
75 g margarine
3 tbs water

Mix all dry ingredients together and add water and margarine.
Mix even and wrap up and put to fridge.

250g cherry tomatoes
150g goat cheese ( I used Soignon's chevre)
black pepper
thyme

Press the dough into pie dish, spread cheese all over it and lay tomatoes on the top. Add spice and bake about 25 minutes in 225'C oven.

lauantai 19. maaliskuuta 2011

Just a minute in March

Learning...how to sew clothes

Watching...snow storm behind living room window

Reading...Sue Graftons amazing detective novels. They are perfect for lazy days

Listening...Siouxsie and the Banshees

Craving for...salty things and fruits, but I'm still going to make Mississippi Mud Cake. Yesterday I tasted Boylan's original birch beer. It was interesting experience and I quite liked it. It's non-alcoholic soda with birch tree oil and cane sugar.

Loving...the love. Experience trough Phillip Toledanos photos and text in here.

Making...chocolate cookies for my brothers 19th birthday party

Playing...The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

Writing...letters to Poznán, Poland and Springfield, USA