sun is out - I'm not...

No need for 'kumisaappaat' (=wellingtons)

If Juhannus had a rainy & cloudy weather, there's no need for umbrella today as the sun is out now - big time... and I'm confined inside the four walls finalising the competition design report... you may wonder why I'm not doing it right at this second, but writing the blog and the reason is that I'm spooling the document... and with our stone age machinery this process can take ages... in the meantime you can view some images below from the Juhannus cottage weekend (the only sunny patch during the weekend is seen in these images!).

'Kaivo' - the source of drinking water, steps to our quarters, the pier to cold lake & our loyal companion 'MEZE' who always takes us around Finland...

The serious tone re: sun & hot weather was on today's Hesari. It noted in a small article that the heat ruins everything... By this the writer meant that the heat forces more children to be taken into custody (moms & dads go drinking...), people lose their sleep (too hot & sunny during the night), people get fat (drink too many sugary drinks over hot periods of time) and people get sun burn (should stay in shade instead)... And above all, this information & article was published after 3-4 days of sunny weather in Finland! So go out & enjoy the summer where ever you are - unless it's sunny!

Hauskalta juhannukselta mökiltä

NnneeiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeEEEEE - [WHACK!]

...whawaszat...?
Just another mosquito. Go back to sleep.

Worm-ÖÖÖÖÖ

Otherwise know as Vormö Island (near Kirkkonummi & Degerby in southern Finland)

Sun, sea, summer & friends

Returned to sender...

Palautetaan lähettäjälle...

And our good luck just continues re: weird things happening.
Because of a tiny nail varnish bottle the parcel sent to Emmdee's sister has been returned to us (evidence above). What do we learn from this? Never send nail varnish by post to anywhere :)

45mins, 2 men & 150€ later

One image is more than thousand words...
Kuva on enemmäin kuin tuhat sanaa
;D

Kova - Tough (kuka? - who?)

Trans. Viivi: 'The world is a tough place'. Wagner: 'So is Mellunmäki'.

... tämä tapahtui tänään aiemmin Mellunmäessä:
... and this is what happened earlier today in Mellunmäki:

Ilman lukkoa ovi lukossa?! the door is locked without a lock!?

(inner of the two doors leading to the main corridor...

a standard solution in a Finnish apartment buildings for acoustics/fire etc)

Emmdee on our balcony in cycling gear

leaving the balcony... and you know how much he likes the heights

You may again wonder if this is one of the weird Finnish past times, to climb down from balconies dressed spandex - a new fashionable sport Emmdee has taken up as a hobby...

Just at 15:05 today it was discovered by Emmdee that there's no way out from our flat... The door had locked itself, even it does not have a lock - nice surprise for our cyclist on his way to the Finnish lessons in town (starting at 16:00). The estate maintenance chap hurried to help, but was not able to open the door from outside either... ladder was luckily found in the basement house store and the cyclist was on his way - fashionably late. I'm on the other hand stranded at home... and Hiri outside - no way in or out at the moment (which is always good especially if fire was to spread in the apartment...) The locksmith on call is lowering his boat to the sea in the harbour and could potentially make it here in 'a few' hours :)

Perhaps I'm out of here soon too?

Juhannuskalenteri

Colourful calender in our back yard

Obviously all of you have heard of 'Juhannuskalenteri' (by now, all English speakers should know what Juhannus is and what the word kalenteri means), right? Well, this is the first time for me too, so don't feel you have been left out from something great :) ... saying that though, I think you are missing out if YOUR friend has not made one for you! And no, you can't have mine. + If you don't have Juhannus in your country, the calender might be pretty meaningless to you - oh well...

So thank you friend for 'askarrella' this for us. The first 'luukku' (=hatch) has been opened and it revealed a bag of 5 flight bags for small items containing liquid one wishes to carry in the hand luggage - very handy for our flight to London in September. I wonder what does the rest of the bags keep inside... Should I sniff them in case there's chocolate and I could - perhaps - maybe - taste a bit (like I did a few years ago with the Christmas calender I was sent)... Oh perhaps I just wait and be patient, as difficult as it can be. This will definitely make the waiting & sitting inside in this 30 degree heat wave more pleasurable... Then again, if there's chocolate - surely it will melt in these temperatures, just a small peek - it won't hurt anyone...

Thank you :)

P.S. Juhannus = Mid summer, kalenteri = calender (... like an advent calender for December/Christmas)