CLOUD 9 …

Cloud nine gets all the publicity, but cloud eight actually is cheaper, less crowded, and has a better view. George Carlin said that and I find it very apt. Photo by Rii. All rights reserved. PS Me entries are on the light side at the moment…. but am brewing some stuff with more substance, so [...]

JADED!

Simon de Pud shows the way to be when one is feeling jaded! I love this picture of him for he is so knackered and peeved looking… I do not know what happened before the photo was taken as I wasn’t there at the time. Let us just say that he ain’t happy! I put [...]

Knitting or Stitch ‘n Bitch

“Those of you who feel knitting has changed your life, welcome to the club. I can think of no better occupation to reveal your own creativity.” Kaffe Fassett Wikipedia defines knitting as “a method by which thread or yarn may be turned into cloth. Knitting consists of loops called stitches pulled through each other. The [...]

BLONDE JOKE: TREE

Question: How do you get an one-armed Blonde down from a tree? Answer: By waving…!! Tis for now from Da Blonde, Rii Photo: Riihele. All rights reserved.

CARTOON: Nothing To Say

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. Tis for now. Rii xx

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 the [...]

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