Belfast, Belfast…

Photo of Belfast is off the Wikipedia site. “Belfast from the Irish Béal Feirste meaning “The sandy ford at the river mouth” is the capital of Northern Ireland. It is the largest city in Northern Ireland and the province of Ulster, and the second-largest city on the island of Ireland (after Dublin). In the 2001 [...]

Motherhood Finnish-Irish Style

“The art of motherhood involves much silent, unobtrusive self-denial, an hourly devotion which finds no detail too minute.” Honore De Balzac The brilliant thing about an international motherhood is that you can take the best of all the worlds and combine them into a tasty mixed salad of varied ingredients. That is: when both the [...]

My Frame of Mind – Autumn 2007

© Photos: By Riihele. All rights reserved. Last year around this time this was my entry with the Autumn 2006 Photos- collage of mine. I am on the recovery after the gallbladder operation so have not – yet – got this year’s autumnal pictures. Wait Finnish Nature, this Paparazzi Blonde is about to strike!! This [...]

On A Wing and A… Slide Show

  The slide show is a story of the flights which I took in May on the way to & from Israel via Vienna – the first few photos with the evening sky – then leaving Israel in the morning haze and landing on again in Vienna midday. The next flight is totally un-photographed simply [...]

The GOOD LIFE: GALLSTONES

“Lack of pep is often mistaken for patience” Kin Hubbard There was a BBC comedy called ‘The Good Life’ – that was about two couples who were direct opposites to the other, and that is what made the comedy, comedy, and so very funny, but what I am telling now is not comedy per se, [...]

Bitter-Sweet of Life – Poem

The bitter-sweet of life. Life is a combination of the two in varied doses and degrees. Sometimes more of the bitter – sadness; other times more of the sweet – gladness. Whichever way it may be, the two sides are there to balance each other out. Poem by Riihele. Tis for now. Rii xx The [...]

Last of the Summer Flowers

It is the final showtime, showdown for the flowers and plants before the onset of autumn… Hydrangea with a tinge of Yellow & Pink All Pinky! LACE & GREEN STILL PINK VIBRANT GREEN with WHITE LACE Nostalgic? Yes, very much so. I am looking forward to autumn but tis the winter, the winter, that chills [...]

LBD – The Little Black Dress @ 81

Black outfits are being paired with a single embellishment such as the fabulous Little Black Dress with a pearl detail at the neck — very Audrey Hepburn.” (Betsy Thompson quote) The “little black dress” is considered by many women to be an essential part of a complete wardrobe. It is a well-known “rule of fashion” [...]

GRAY’S Anatomy or GREY’S Anatomy

GRAY’S ANATOMY is a medical book first published in 1858, the 20th edition of the same was published in 1918. The Bartleby.com edition of Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries ranging from the Antrum of Highmore [...]

CARTOON: Procrastination

Cartoon by Dave Walker. Find more cartoons you can freely re-use on your blog at We Blog Cartoons. Tis is the way I feel at the moment… Have a great week. Rii xx