Since flu isn't the most cheerful state of mind it is time to give some awards that have been waiting for the right moment! (I'll confess: I'm terrible at giving awards, it's too hard to decide and there's always too little time to wander in the wonderful land of blogs. So that's why it has taken this long. I'm only human!)

This first award I got from my mother. No rules were given, so I'll just pass this award to some of my readers who always make me smile when I read their comments and blogs.

Cooking My Life - artists need to eat too, and Maureen's blog will make you hungry for sure!

katiecrackernuts - well, I can only say that I'm in need of a good op shop tour after reading this blog

painted fish studio - oh I love her photos and Etsy finds

My blog got this award a long time ago, but I haven't forgotten it! Bev, who's a very talented bookbinder just so you know, gave me the premio arte y pico. This premio was initiated by Eseya from Uruguay with the aim of honouring arts and creativity in the internet world. As always, these awards come with certain criteria: 1. Pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award through creativity, design, interesting material, and also contribute to the blogger community, no matter what language.
2. Each award should have the name of the author with a link to their blog.
3. Award winners should post the award with the name and link to the blog of the person who gave them the award.
4. Please include a link to the “Arte Y Pico” blog so that everyone will know where the award came from. Of course it would be much more fun if I played by the rules even if for just this one time, but I'll pass the award on to these three talented women, five would be too difficult!:Esti - Píntame el díaNightjar BooksSarah - little paper bird (I knew she was good, but after I got a notebook I won from her giveaway, I must say she's GOOD!)
And just because I feel like playing a little more, I let Karen tag me - and if you want, you're tagged too!Six random facts more:1. I've never been to the castle of Turku, and it was just earlier this week that I first saw it up close. Call me lazy if you want. I've been meaning to go there ever since moving to Turku in 2004, but I didn't feel like going there alone and my DH isn't too interested.2. I like secrets. Not big huge dark secrets, but the ones that aren't too serious. Secrets that are secrets just because it's much more fun that way.3. I've read the majority of the Nancy Drew books translated into Finnish. That was a long time ago though.4. I was too good at school.5. I've got a big head. It doesn't look big, I know. But finding a hat or a pair of sunglasses isn't fun. (I found both despite my huge head!)6. The only tan lines I have are from my shoes. That doesn't mean I lie naked in the sun with my shoes on.

Tomorrow, if the flu is better, I'll climb the mountain called Unansweredemails.