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what a nice weekend it was! it was wet and grey on friday, total sunshine and wonderful on saturday, when we went to Manteli, and wet, grey and windy on sunday. the veranda was not at the point that i said it should be, but it was too chilly to sit there anyway. we had C and baby M in our car, O came by bus and waited for us at the café. then later, 4 more people and then our friend who lives close by, with her 2 sons and a big belly. and Y's parents. we had the building site house full of people, and it was super cosy! i made soup, C brought a cake (i always count on him to do that) and M brought portwine. cooking feels so different on real fire. having guests there is so nice, when it's not about working, but more like testing the space. it's so promising. in the countryside it's often problematic to have people visit enough from the city. we must have a lot of parties. V is always having a party when she gets something nice to eat. like carrot!

on saturday morning i got breakfast in bed and the presents i already knew (but had only seen in photos on e-bay). they were better than i imagined. a wall clock and 6 coat hooks (from France 1950's!). maybe i take a photo of them, is it weird? but the best of all things, a kind of present that i have only dreamed of... Y has reserved us tickets to Marseille! we are going to Berlin for a wedding of my very dear friend before christmas. so we continue from there to Marseille, where another dear friend has her new steady home after a long time in between places. oh oh... secret planning. i'm so excited! i haven't been to france since i was there as an exchange student in high school. i love french language. we've been adventuring in google earth, flying back and forth.

here's some pics from from K Tukiainen's book "Kisun ABC" (Kitty's ABC) that i like. continuation to nice books and for Elisabeth. V's favorite is F and pharaoh!