Favourite Photos: ROOTS

It is a most wonderful feeling to be part of a family, a clan and people that have common roots and common blood. Yes, it does give one a marvellous sense of security of belonging and not being an alien in an alien land nor a stranger in a strange country!
“In every conceivable manner,the [...]

Incidents & Such Like: ANKLES

We have very good friends over in Ireland whom we used to be in and out of their house constantly as they lived quite close to us and vice versa. The Man of the house was piling on the ounces and the pounds with the Good Life until they became stones and then he got [...]

Favourite Photos: BOUQUETS of ROSES

The large white SIGN states:
RUUSU (Finnish) = ROSE
PUNTTI (colloquial Finnish) = Bouquet
The deal is 8€ for 20 roses – rather a great deal, I must say!

Here is the Currency Calculator to see how much that is in your money.The yellow SIGN behind the Campanula isophylla ‘Mayi’- “Star of Bethlehem”- gives [...]

MEME: ‘Tis Me

Rose is not a Rose by any other name.
“What’s in a name?
That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”
–From Romeo and Juliet (II, ii, 1-2)
I was tagged by LearningNerd the other day. The rules of this meme are simple: share eight random facts about yourself, pick eight bloggers to keep [...]

Looking Good: HAIR

“I’d luv to kiss ya, but I just washed my hair.”
Bette Davis
(American actress 1908-1989)
All of the females know the saying: ‘To have a Good Hair Day’ when everything of you and on you looks absolutely a million dollars! The opposite is also so familiar to us. I came to think of this subject because my [...]

CARTOON: Window

Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons.
I do like these cartoons very much indeed and here is one that I posted earlier a few weeks ago called ‘Undelivered e-mail’.
Tis for now. Rii xx

Flower Power: ROSES ARE WHITE…

Do let your sight & soul rest on these pure beauties…

Tis light,
bright,
white
entry
for now
from Rii xx
© Photos by Riihele. All rights reserved
Common Name: Floribunda rose
Genus: Rosa
Cultivar: ‘Iceberg’
Skill Level: Beginner
Exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Hardy
Soil type: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Moist
Height: 80cm
Spread: 65cm
Flowering period: July to October [...]

Incidents & Such Like: PUTTY

The fact of the matter is that Donald Duck and I share the same predicament in being persons for whom things happen – whether one is looking for them to happen or not!! Sad things, mad things, glad things, do roll out in a never-ending roller coaster. I have said in another entry that I [...]

Moment in Time: WINDOWS 2 NOWHERE

Ruins galore in the Old City of Jerusalem at the Jewish Quarter.
The quarter has had a rich history,
with a nearly continual Jewish presence
since the eight century B.C.E.

Tis for now. Riihele xx 
© Photos: By Riihele. All rights reserved.

Winnie-The-Pooh: Wise Words from a Little Bear

I am very fond of The Winnie-the-Pooh. I got to know him and his pals – the link is into just-pooh.com – through my daughters while they were young. The story has the most marvellous fictional personalities like: Winnie-the-Pooh, Roo the Kangaroo, Owl the Old Wise One and The Always-Depressed Eeyore. Many a time I [...]