Month: December 2010

Happy New Year!!

Posted by Ruth – December 31, 2010

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Thanks to you all for a great year which has been full of surprises, interesting  and funny projects , new friends….

Happy New Year to you all!!!!

I´m celebrating tonight rather in a Spanish way…. I have already bought the grapes :”Las Uvas de la Suerte“  !!!

The ” Twelve Grapes of Luck”
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For the new year a new calendar…. I like Noa Bembibre´s one.Noa is a Helsinki-based designer working in art direction and graphic design. Her work comprises identity, book design, packaging and custom publishing. And I also  like   Camila Engman´s , Swedish illustrator,  and Sandra Juto´s ,Swedish graphic designer, illustrator and artist and Kauniste´s by Matti Pikkujämsä.

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.Onnellista Uutta Vuotta!!

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Porvoo, The Cathedral

Posted by Ruth – December 31, 2010

Porvoon Tuomiokirkko, Finland
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Visiting Porvoo

Posted by Ruth – December 30, 2010

Today I visited Porvoo. Not too much people, “good” temperrature.. and snowing a lot…So nice feeling…!!

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Christmas Delicacies- Marinated Salmon

Posted by Ruth – December 29, 2010

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I have prepared marinated salmon again…. and I have just found a couple of great cooking blogs Cafe Fernando and  David lebovitz , I visited  them thanks to Devil’s Food Cake with Whipped Biscoff Ganache and Chocolate Shards recipe I found at Design Sponge.

Another  nice cooking blog, this one,  in Spanish : El Aderezo

The ceramic plate in the photo is from Sargadelos.

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Christmas Delicacies- Malmgård Beer

Posted by Ruth – December 29, 2010

Jouluolut – Christmas Beer from Malmgård, Loviisa, Finland

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Christmas Delicatessen-Marinated Baltic Herrings

Posted by Ruth – December 28, 2010

Norwegian style marinated Baltic herrings
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A friend of mine has prepared them.  As every Christmas , she gave me  a beautiful jar of them……

They are just delicious!!!

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Snow, Snow…..

Posted by Ruth – December 28, 2010

Loviisa, Finland
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Christmas Ball

Posted by Ruth – December 26, 2010

Joulupallo
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I have receive such a  beautiful Christmas ball from a good friend.

And… a link last week with the tutorial on how to make  Patchwork Christmas Balls… here.. that may help you to make something similar … It is a little bit late for these decorations but …. for next Christmas!!!

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Santa Came!!!!

Posted by Ruth – December 25, 2010

 

….With lots of gifts

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Merry Christmas!!

Posted by Ruth – December 23, 2010

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Hyvää Joulua!!! God Jul!!!

Christmas Ginger cookies. Joulupiparit
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Tomorrrow it takes place in  Turku( European Capital of Culture 2011) the declaration of the Christmas Peace.

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Christmas Stamps

Posted by Ruth – December 23, 2010

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Cooking, The Christmas Eve dinner

Posted by Ruth – December 23, 2010

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I´m going to have just the traditional Finnish menu for dinner at  the Christmas Eve : Ham (Joulukinkku) with mustard, casseroles, marinated salmon,  Christmas pastries (Joulutortut) …Ginger cookies (Joulupiparit)

But I´m also preparing this, (with the “salmon caviar” in the jars below) that is simple and just perfect as starter…

And I hope that Santa comes with lots of gifts….

Lohimätiä
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The Crhistmas Tree

Posted by Ruth – December 22, 2010

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I bought this beautiful mini Australian tree for Christmas.. I have decorated it with with paper stars and cord….

Other ideas to ” decorate Christmas”  here & here from  Design Sponge and here from Anna-Malin Lindgren´´s  blog Helt Enkel.

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Decorating Christmas Trees

Posted by Ruth – December 22, 2010

Joulupiparit. Ginger cookies, decorated
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I have prepared a lot  …. more here..

I would like to make a house.…

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Christmas Colours

Posted by Ruth – December 21, 2010

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Good tutorials to wrap gifts here , at Design Sponge

It is snowing again… it is being maybe too much but … I like it.

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