I was delighted to find out that I make someone's day! I got the You Make My Day award from Mirka (Oprikka) and Danielle (of paper & thread). Thank you both so much!
The award rules:
1. Write a post with links to 5 blogs (or 10 according to some) that make your day.
2. Acknowledge the post of the award giver.
3. Tell the award winners that they've won by commenting on their blogs.
I try to give this award to blogs that don't already have a bunch of this particular award. Spread the love.
Ulla, my mom - kotkarankki
Milla - karhupuku
Jesse - jezzeblog (I just ordered her brand new graphic novel!)
Karen - contemporary embroidery
Sarah - little paper bird
And this is what Deanna sent me (remember the PIF?)! A small and lovely encaustic painting! I'm so Finnish that almost all colorful birds are parrots to me, and it happens to be so that a parrot is papukaija in Finnish. Ha, a bean Kaija, because papu is bean. (I have no idea why papukaija is what it is.) I've been hearing a lot of parrot jokes throughout my life, and this was probably the first time I was really happy because of the name coincidence!
I wish we could move house already! I have so many new pretty things waiting to be a part of our new home...
I'm making progress with the book, but there's still a whole lot of work to do. I think I can finish it in time. In fact I'm so sure about finishing it that I feel like taking a little break... Bad idea. Now I need to get back to work.