Thursday, April 20, 2006

Car Museum, Shopping, Chinese Food in Oulu

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Ildikó and Ilari when they visited us on Tuesday evening to see Asha and Susanna before they returned to England. Wednesday was a busy day f...
Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Woollen socks and Poppy seed cake

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A few weeks ago I wrote about Annikki's sister visiting Oulu where she gave us presents of woollen socks . Our elder daughter, Susanna, ...
Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Why Oulu can never be a City of Culture

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Yesterday was Easter Monday, a holiday. I have my granddaughter, Asha, here from England. I wanted to show her some of the cultural highligh...
Monday, April 17, 2006

The Ogre - A different face

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Let a 9 year old loose with a comb and a camera on her grandpa - and this is what you get! Later we had an evening stroll. The little young ...
Sunday, April 16, 2006

Happy Easter, Chinese style...

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(Cross-posted on the CHAFF Blog .) I woke up late, not because it is Easter Sunday, but because, last night, we enjoyed a great Chinese meal...
Saturday, April 15, 2006

Saturday puzzle and some more photos

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As Asha is here with Susanna, I have been rather irregular in my blogging. Here is this week's puzzle, which is one which is from time i...
Friday, April 14, 2006

A new culture becomes part of us in 2549

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(Cross-posted in the CHAFF Blog .) Yesterday, was the Thai New Year taking us into the year 2549. Annikki, Susanna, Asha, along with me, wer...
Thursday, April 13, 2006

Annikki's Freedom

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As Hilja went into the Old People's Home after a 5 week stint at home, it was time for Annikki to make a trip out of the home. This time...

Asha and BBC Look North on Home Education

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On Monday, the BBC Look North TV News prgramme which serves Lincolnshire and parts of East Yorkshire carried a segment on Home Education, wh...