As the title says, this is predominantly an unabashed recommendation. That gets this praise? Well if you like classical music - wfmt (www.wfmt.com) from which I enjoy live music direct from Chicago. It always tickles me to hear the time -always at odds with Finland- and weather -frequently at odds with Finland. I think the ads are... well I am digressing so I will be silent.
Of course I do not love everything I hear, but I am amazed at how much I do enjoy. Some of it I am even rediscovering. Things that I had loved as a kid I am actually learning the names of and who composed them... though I have to say that my filing system is as dreadful as my memory, I cannot find my list of names! I did find one: Khachaturian'sGayna Ballet Suite... and I think I was listening to Lohengrin... Drat! I really must improve my filing system! It is a good thing my head is still attached or I'd never find it! Remember: someone report me to the authorities if I forget my own name!
I use real Player (not an advertisement!) and watch Annabelle the Sheep. Once Annabelle even went to sleep! Amazing. And that brings Maso to mind and wanting 4 sheep - Maso has enough land to support 4 sheep. I've named my four imaginary sheep: Kerma (Cream - white wool), Cacao (Coco - dk brown wool), Kahvi (Coffee with very dk brwn/blk wool) and Keksi (Cookie -light tan wool). I like the naturally colored wools and if I need to dye wool I can always get a fifth sheep (white wool) Sokeri (Sugar). Ive saving dried onion skins for dying - nice rich orange. But of course I'd also want at least two milk goats as well (shades of my years at the US National Historic Site: the Carl Sandburg Home in East Flat Rock NC and memories of Mrs. Sandburg's Jennifer II who produced as much milk as most cows.
Yesterday I made wood finish/preservative/wax - bee's wax and Walnut oil. Breaker lapped up most of the oil, so I had to replace it. It's biodegradable and no poisonous. Also good for dry hands. I needed something to finish a small Niddy Noddy. Looks good now!
I'm off to do some language checking, a job application and a dissertation proposal. All need to be ready by Monday.
Smiles,
Susanne
Friday, March 27, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Whatnot
It’s 3 am. I am normally an early riser, but this is very early for me. I’m online to help someone in Mexico orient themselves to an online course. While I wait for them to install skype, I thought I might catch up with myself. This particular blog is wandering text, no pictures.
I want to start with Maso. Yes that is m a s o. It’s the name of a place – actually an old farm – near me. I first saw it some two ? years ago when walking across the lake (frozen ice, mid winter). This winter I was doing the same – the lake route cuts considerable time off getting to Funlayo and Kimmo’s – and really began studying the place. Now if I had the money I’d love to have it and restore it. At first glance all seems fine. On closer look the shore side sauna tilts, the cellar is gaping and the building above it has fallen. The barn roof has collapsed… Now I entertain myself generating terrifyingly long lists of all the probable things that would need to be done to salvage the place.
In the last two of my “over the ice” visits to Maso; I noticed that the ice was getting squishy. Water was seeping up from below. On the second of these visits I moved to the firmer packed lake ice roads –farther from Maso’s shore line, but which didn’t have the dogs’ paws drawing water. I was having visions of all of us vanishing to a cold wet quiet world. Now I take the terra firma foot path to Maso.
Speaking of ice – this time on footpaths – I love stomping on it and making it crack. It feels like a civic duty to get rid of it.
Speaking of civic duties, I have been regularly trying to get the city to turn off the big lights on the football field (snow covered and “closed” for winter). We managed to get the lights on the footpaths turned off. Then they got turned on. Then the big lights started spending the nights on – earlier they had only been on in the early morning – some time after midnight. Time for another call.
Well I should get on with my day now – it’s 4:30 am, but daylight savings time is about to begin so this is good practice. I know I have about twenty seven thousand eight hundred and fifty three other things to tell you, but they will just have to go unsaid for now.
Smiles,
Susanne
I want to start with Maso. Yes that is m a s o. It’s the name of a place – actually an old farm – near me. I first saw it some two ? years ago when walking across the lake (frozen ice, mid winter). This winter I was doing the same – the lake route cuts considerable time off getting to Funlayo and Kimmo’s – and really began studying the place. Now if I had the money I’d love to have it and restore it. At first glance all seems fine. On closer look the shore side sauna tilts, the cellar is gaping and the building above it has fallen. The barn roof has collapsed… Now I entertain myself generating terrifyingly long lists of all the probable things that would need to be done to salvage the place.
In the last two of my “over the ice” visits to Maso; I noticed that the ice was getting squishy. Water was seeping up from below. On the second of these visits I moved to the firmer packed lake ice roads –farther from Maso’s shore line, but which didn’t have the dogs’ paws drawing water. I was having visions of all of us vanishing to a cold wet quiet world. Now I take the terra firma foot path to Maso.
Speaking of ice – this time on footpaths – I love stomping on it and making it crack. It feels like a civic duty to get rid of it.
Speaking of civic duties, I have been regularly trying to get the city to turn off the big lights on the football field (snow covered and “closed” for winter). We managed to get the lights on the footpaths turned off. Then they got turned on. Then the big lights started spending the nights on – earlier they had only been on in the early morning – some time after midnight. Time for another call.
Well I should get on with my day now – it’s 4:30 am, but daylight savings time is about to begin so this is good practice. I know I have about twenty seven thousand eight hundred and fifty three other things to tell you, but they will just have to go unsaid for now.
Smiles,
Susanne
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