The fame of Annikki's creations in her mother's garden at Kampitie is drawing a steady stream of visitors. The development is not standing still, in the meantime.
The latest addition are glass bricks, which reflect sunlight in all sorts of ways, around the centre-piece of the garden, the old metal bath tub.
together in the pond
The visitors last Monday were from Tampere, the industrial city in south central Finland. Nephew, Markus, wife, Suvi, and their baby daughter Ilona (just less than a year), accompanied by Suvi's mother and father, paid the garden a visit.
Reinikka side of the family
the garden to Suvi and her mother
They were accompanied by Joanna, Tony, and our grandsons, Samuel and Daniel. The group stayed with Tony and Joanna.
Also in Oulu, and staying with us at the same time, was Annikki's sister, Anneli, who lives in Masala, near Helsinki. Anneli makes regular trips to Oulu to see her mother. Anneli is a truly lovely personality and a great moral help to Annikki. Annikki and I greatly appreciate that she visits her mother and us at regular intervals, as it helps to relieve some of the stresses.
in front of the pergola
The primary reason for Markus and family to visit Oulu was to see the Housing Exhibition. This is an annual event held all around Finland in turn. This year it was Oulu's turn.
Markus and Suvi won a lottery in Tampere, which is a plot of land to build their house. The visit was to see some of the latest designs in Finnish buildings and interiors which were on display at the Housing Exhibition.
It was nice to see Markus renew his old contact with our son, Mika. They used to be very good friends in their younger days.
They were all appreciative of the garden. As the weather was just gorgeous, it was a lovely evening.
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