Whose lovely green/olive knit sweater is that? And if you remember, where did it come from? From the short glimpse I can see in the photo, I already love it. :)

I can't believe I missed this post, but absolutely! We have a wood burning sauna at home, and it's so nice to relax in after dinner. Or on those snowy winter nights, although it takes a bit for n...

LOL. The title of the website made me laugh too. Thanks for the amusing find!

mschatelaine, it's definitely not that strict here in Finland. Mind you, most people are very considerate towards neighbours and noise. However, it's midsummer weekend so most people...

Wow some people are quite strong willed to turn away from a sale for not having priced items. I don't care. I'll look anyway, and even though I'm normally shy, I have no qualms about a...

At Wendy's it was: top: spoon of mayo spread, spoon of ketchup spread, four pickles, four onion rings, a tomato or two to cover, and a big slice of lettuce. On the heel: ...

My office had a "coffee machine" that also dispersed something almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea. Lukewarm, even. So my drawer had a kettle, a box of Tetley tea and a box of Nordqvist Kei...

Here's the instructions for how to do it in photoshop. :) http://recedinghairline.co.uk/tutorials/fakemodel/

Fern tarts are very popular here in my part of Ontario (we have to hide them from my mother). We always stop to get them at the bakery on the way up to the cottage. Try the recipe p...

The first picture looks like a hotdog. I do like the screen though. :)

I hate wine. I have either milk, juice, or water for dinner, depending on my mood.

Shortbread cookies as a gift for my Nana's birthday. :)

Hmm, I've been using this site for years. And FYI, homokaasu (the url name), is Finnish for Gay Gas. The more you know... :P

A sauna. Living outside of Finland, I now realise how spoiled I was that almost all apartment buildings had saunas in them (usually a single one in the basement that you were allocate...

We have one head chair at our kitchen table, and it came with the set (I'm pretty sure). It's an unspoken rule as well that it's my mother's chair. My brother has tried exactly twice to take the ...

Echoing, yes, rug beater. :) Found everywhere in Finland, and houses and apartment all have racks to hang the rugs. The apartments have them on the balcony. Contrary to the "spring cleaning" thou...

For those who like the container, search on google for bento boxes and see if stores in your area carry them. VERY handy for taking lunch to work. :)

CWillows (CSI fan?), you would probably like Finnish gum. :) Xylitol is in almost all of it, and it's quite good in preventing tooth decay. The wiki link has a bunch of articles at the bottom from ...

Why are so many people nowadays wanting to bubble wrap the entire house "for the children"? You know, walking into furniture hurts. And as a child, if you do it once, you learn to avoid doing it ...

Stunning, and bookmarked. Not only are the bones of your apartment gorgeous, the simple but bold colours you've chosen stand out beautifully. You had my thumbs up for the first photo with the chai...