What is the point of selling Christmas cards without envelopes? I mean, really. Even if you’re writing the card for someone you see every day, and will just be handing it to them in person, they’re still going to expect it to be in an envelope with their name scribbled across the front, perhaps in [...]
Filed under: cards, Christmas, complaining, confusion, Estonia, films, food, restaurants, weird | 5 Comments »
It is nice to be snuggled up indoors, looking out at the snow, which is actually very lovely and sparkly and pretty when you’re not trying to wade through it. I have just spent an enjoyable half hour watching a guy in an internet company van trying to drive out of the car park at [...]
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I’m not normally the sort of girl who finds herself stuck for words. However, as I clung to a lamppost this afternoon while the wind howled around me in an effort to fling me into the middle of the road, with my feet sliding about underneath me and the blizzard stinging my face and making [...]
Filed under: cold, Estonia, Fear, snow | 6 Comments »
Riho and I took a stroll down to the Old Town last night, having heard something about a parade that was taking place. Apparently there’s a Winter Tropics Festival going on this week, complete with Samba dance workshops and traditional Brazilian jamming sessions. I have no idea what it’s all about, but thought it might [...]
Filed under: culture, Estonia, fun, laughter, parade, strange | 2 Comments »
I’ve been delighted with the response to my Silly Hat Shop. If you’ve ordered one, it should be winging its way to you round about now: wear it with pride, and perhaps send me a photo of you wearing it so that I can use it for advertising purposes. Maybe with a statement of endorsement [...]
Filed under: cold, Estonia, hats, knitting, sales, shopping, thank you, Uncategorized, weather | 9 Comments »
It’s very, very strange to be this far through November without having I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day stuck on a constant loop in my head. Christmas in the UK starts in October, approximately one week before Halloween, when the shops start getting rid of all their pumpkin displays and replacing them with [...]
Filed under: Christmas, culture, Estonia, fun, happy, sentimentality, warm fuzzy feeling | 7 Comments »
You know that novel I’ve been writing? Well, my protagonist is a bit of a hapless character to whom Things Just Happen. The blurb on the back cover would probably begin by listing all the things that go wrong for him despite his best efforts to lead a normal, peaceful life, and the list would [...]
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Estate agents in Estonia are a funny bunch. Riho and I have finally moved to our new, city centre apartment, but for a while there it did look rather as if we were going to have to check into a hostel or something when the lease of the old place ran out. Riho wonders if [...]
Filed under: coffee, confusion, culture, customer service, Estonia, foreign languages, homelessness, knitting, Moving house, strange | 3 Comments »
Today’s post is something of a non-post because I’m in the middle of moving to a different apartment (more on that when I’ve got time) and – horror of horrors – it doesn’t have an internet connection yet. Fortunately just about every bar, café and shopping mall in the immediate area does, and these are [...]
Filed under: back soon, changes, decisions, fun, hats, knitting, money | 3 Comments »
You Say Goodbye, I Say… Historical Snapshots It Just Makes Me Happy
