sick

now V is sick. is it possible to catch a virus from blogs? feels like a lot of kids have been sick these days. Y is gone for the weekend, so we are really in trouble if i get sick too. and i have a concert to go to tomorrow. (my mum has promised to come. what if she gets sick? she was here today.) today i had a sudden interpreting job for a peaceful and serene noise artist, i borrowed O's bicycle to get there in time. bicycling was great. i had to do some waiting again, but meeting him was beautiful. he made me think of Enlightenment. his noise was very noisy, from what i heard of the soundcheck. but he had peace.
upper photo is Manteli working room (the so-called working room). it is next to the bathroom. the windows are to the forest, to sauna and to fields. this is where i dream to have a steady sewing table (i would need a new sewing machine too), removable tables to make one big table in the middle of the floor when it's needed, tidy corner for translating and dictionaries and proper notes (no more random scraps of paper!)...
my winter inspirations are coming from the book Miljan talvi (Milja's winter). it is written by the same woman as Makkarapiruetti, R Niemelä and illustrated by L Lumme, whom i know from other books as well. her illustrations are a bit basic, nice picture book style, but i really like how she draws all animals and plants realistically. what i dislike are people's noses, why do they have to be so big and ugly? we are learning a lot! how to make a shoe for the house, and herb-steam-tent for someone with a cold, and to recognise birds. i grew up hearing the names of birds from my mum and aunt, but none of it entered my head. with my own child i miss not knowing all that.