storytelling - 2
The Adventures of a Parcel
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 14.06.2021It turned out to be a scam. But let me start from the beginning.My finger was hurting from all the swiping it had been doing since I downloaded the Pinterest […]
Life In a Pandemic
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 30.04.20216:01, the clock ticks silently, and I'm awake.
On Melting Snow
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 18.03.2021As the winter drags on (and on, and on…), little birds are telling me it’s already quite warm and springy-blossomy elsewhere in Europe. This is the exact setup that inspired […]
Leaving Food Crumbs Around Paris
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 09.03.2021Fifteen years ago, I was in my late twenties and munching my way around Paris. I really do mean it quite literally. I had a habit of snacking while...
Fidgety Flight Attendant Almost Meets the Queen
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 25.02.2021I’m bad at waiting. It’s not that I mind the wait itself, it’s just that I get very fidgety. The minutes seem to drag on forever...
Lake
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 24.02.2021Have you ever heard a swan take off? They are surprisingly large when they spread their wings. Wings flapping, you can hear pure power as they lift like an airplane […]
6th Blogoversary!
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 28.01.2021In the beginning of February, I’ll have been blogging for six years! Wow! I wonder how it’ll feel to reach 10. Maybe I should stop before then? I’ve briefly tried […]
And So It Starts
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 20.01.2021A new year. Of anticipation. Plans. Vaccinations. Hope. We enter hesitantly, but forward we must go. And for once, I’m hoping the snow won’t melt. Let us be soothed by […]
Under the Street Lights
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 06.01.2021What happens when old school and new school meet at the crossroads under street lights? Old School says, “Don’t ask for improvement in your tasks or in the process – […]
We Were Carefree
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 29.12.2020In the car, we always listen to the 80’s radio channel. Hubby loves 80’s songs and, while some of his other music choices make me want to pull my ears […]
Sudden Song
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 08.12.2020When I had kids, I started singing. All of a sudden, just like that.
Non-Fashionista
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 27.11.2020I was watching Emily in Paris the other night, feeling an uncomfortable mix of annoyance paired with just-one-more-episode. But what stood out even more than the scenery which brought me […]
Always On Time When You Work From Home
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 13.11.2020Whenever I catch myself thinking, “Oh, I have plenty of time”, that’s when I know I’ll be late. It happened again on Tuesday...
Charmed
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 24.10.2020I just remembered how I loved watching Charmed some twenty years ago.
Thoughts From a Covid-Era Cubicle, aka My Sofa
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 08.09.2020Have you ever had your idea turned down, only to be later presented by someone else, getting a roaring round of applause? That seems to be the theme...
No Longer Of Use
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 24.08.2020Beep, beep, beep. Beep! There is a persistent noise I keep hearing wherever I walk. It follows me to the corner shop and back home. It greets me at the […]
Magic Socks
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 23.07.2020My sons each have a pair of magic socks. The socks are adorned with a picture of Batman and they have the power to make any grown-up who sees them […]
A Lappish story: The Christmas Wanderers
grandma-in-lapland.com · 19.03.2020There are some spirits in the Lappish storytelling that are not good to be seen by human beings. One of them I hope no human being will see are the...
Memories of the Future
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 12.12.2019Jasper pondered over his plans for the day. Croissants for breakfast at the brassérie next door, and then a cozy cup of NonCafé to warm him up. Yum!
Wild Goose Chase
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 11.09.2019Once upon a time, there was a small town capital of a small country. The town had its urban parks, like any town does, but one park stood out. It […]
Staged
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 10.08.2019I woke up to the faint scuffle of tiny, tiny feet and walked over to the kitchen to investigate. What’s going on here? Nothing much, said the policeman. Absolutely nothing, […]
Distance
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 15.07.2019A space traveler was looking through his trusty ISPY2020xii telescope at an object in the dark, starry distance: Earth. He wasn’t too far away: his point-and-shoot focus lens was working […]
Uskoisiko vai eikö - onneksi elämä on välillä...
Valkoinen Puutalokoti · 10.05.2019Arjen harmautta vastaan voi sujuvasti kääntyä seppele päässä. Arvatkaa, miten paljon hymyjä tämän ihanan ballerinan kanssa kävely sai aikaan....
A Gift For Sofia
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 16.04.2019One day, a new shop had appeared on a side street downtown. If you were to peek in, you’d see a thin, ageless woman in bright clothes, her hair worn […]
A Little Adventure
The Snow Melts Somewhere · 04.11.2018Imagine a furry little fellow… Going about his business, searching for food in his home jungle… One day, he decided to take a little road trip… Only he didn’t know […]
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