Annikki and Jacob Matthan live in Oulu, Finland. Annikki is a Finn, Jacob an Indian. They are the founders of the Findians Movement way back in 1967. Both are now retired. They have been married for 57 years. This blog is an account of their lives and thoughts as reminiscenced through Annikki's and Jacob's eyes.
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Edible Art 1
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Creative artist's vision
When Annikki created this:
she had a vision of this:
and the detail is this:
When she created this:
she was seeing this:
What do you think she was thinking when she created this?
As it under the branches, the snow still has to fall on this bird to create the effect Annikki desires.
And I am still awaiting your entries of what she is thinking when she put that wire mesh in the wooden bucket. All entries received are nowhere near what she has in mind and she has told me what it is planned to be!
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Sand castles at Kampitie
Over the years, Annikki has created a beautiful sea side scenario at Kampitie that the kids feel that they are actually at a beach. The sand has been carted over the years from the sea shore bvy Annikki and me with a lot of help from Samuel.
This summer they enjoyed many many hours of playing in the sand pit area.
Some cats in the neighbourhood thought the main sand pit area was ideal for their personal purposes.
To protect the area, Annikki created a kota (a Laplanders wigwam) out of chicken mesh. She covered the outside with a colourful cloth which made it look like a wigwam.
The two older kids, Samuel and Asha, had a better use for that wigwam.
As Daniel was jumping all over their lovely sand castles, they enticed him to play in the wigwam, while they had free reign over the rest of the sandy beach area.
Cats out, Daniel in!
A day before Daniel and Samuel left for England, Asha and Samuel created an entire sand castle area, each their own. It took hours to build and i watched them work so diligently building their own areas, trading land to extend their own kingdoms.
It is now over two weeks since Samuel and Daniel left, We have had a very stormy early autumn with plenty of rain. However, the sand castle village created by the two grandchildren has weathered the worst of this storm.
Now, as the autumn leaves are coming down, it is time to rake down the village.
I went out this sunny morning to record the state of things. I was surprised to see how strong the constructions, which are still standing, the kids had created are!
Annikki was especially insistent that this scene should be captured for posterity.