As a rule I try to be reasonable, and kind, to myself. And I will not, by and large, plan on ventures that don’t excite me.
Category: Slow and simple
Village party at the end of the dirt road
The drive to the tiny village isn’t long, but we travel on a bumpy and narrow dirt road, winding through a dense forest. The six of us are crammed into our Defender, Aimi falls asleep, Iita keeps asking how it takes so long, all the while enjoying the roller coaster feel of it. After the…
Dreaming new dreams
“Can you imagine, most of my dreams have come true. I’ve got everything I’ve ever wanted”, I thought to my husband the other night. I’ve said countless times that I want to live in the country, have kids and lots of animals, mainly big dogs and dairy goats. I’ve wanted to drive a Defender since…
Aimi is here, naturally
Our daughter ‘Aimi’ was born on Tuesday this week, the 5th of August. We walked in the hospital at 12.00, and our kiddo saw the world at 12.29. Before taking off to the mountain road to town, I’d been breathing, walking, dancing through my contractions for about nine hours. As our first girl ‘Iita’ was…
It’s all coming together – surprisingly, momentarily
Space for me to be me, settling on the mountain and Bosnia, and rewilding the family. Check, check, check. To be honest I am surprised. I’ve reached a lot of my objectives for this year. I’ve been writing. This blog. Another blog and some articles in Finnish. My journal. I’ve also bought some thought provoking,…
For the slow afternoons
As a large part of the country has been affected by severe flooding, I feel almost embarrassed to say we’re doing well and had nearly no trouble with the storm that hit Bosnia last week. We’re on the mountain and most of the rain turned out to be snow up here – it affects the…
A year of acceptance
It’s amazing we’re here, at the end of the year of dramatic changes, sudden losses, and adapting to a whole new life. It’s been a year of learning to accept. I’ve been quiet for many months now, my apologies. In September I fell sick with a bad case of common cold that took its toll…
Making sense
You know how things that first appear complicated turn out easy, almost self-evident once you get the hang of them? Like kids learning the necessities. Walking, talking, jumping, climbing. Most of us learn to master those skills at some point, and have no trouble with them for the best part of our lives. And you…
It is an ordinary cottage
It’s now been over half a year of running the guesthouse. Something we had to jump into in February having no such experience before. We had somewhat busy lives in Slovenia, working in the film, event, and culture industry. We used to come here during holidays and help out my mother-in-law where needed, but it…
Goats and donkeys – masters of slow
It’s the fourth week with our goat kids. They were born 22nd of June, the boy and the girl. We were just starting to celebrate the traditional Finnish Midsummer with a bunch of friends at the lodge. I nipped out to say hello to our mama goat, heavily pregnant, but as I got to her,…
Mount Rewild 