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November 14, 2018November 14, 2018Laila Uljas

A Father’s day to remember

This past Sunday we celebrated Father’s day in Finland. For our family this was an extra special occasion as the whole family is anxiously waiting for our twins to arrive, even though there is still many weeks to go and they won’t be arriving until March. It was a surreal moment when we found out. […]

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December 23, 2017January 15, 2018Laila Uljas

Merry Christmas

      May your holiday season be merry and bright along with a few peaceful moments in the mix. The last day of school was just this past Friday, yesterday in fact. And tomorrow is Christmas Eve. The air is thick with excitement. And Erik our almost nine year old is calling from the […]

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November 12, 2017November 12, 2017Laila Uljas

A day for Fathers

The Birthplace Here further up the mountain slope Than there was every any hope, My father built, enclosed a spring, Strung chains of wall round everything, Subdued the growth of earth to grass, And brought our various lives to pass. A dozen girls and boys we were. The mountain seemed to like the stir, And […]

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July 19, 2017July 19, 2017Laila Uljas

80 years young

When I was small, Gramma would occasionally make the grand-daughters dresses for Christmas and Easter. Usually the Christmas dress was made with a rich, dark velvet and the spring dress had a floral pattern and a white crocheted collar that could be removed and had a pearl for a button in the back of the […]

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December 28, 2016December 28, 2016Laila Uljas

Christmas comes whether you are ready or not

Experience the nordic Christmas with Rice pudding or Vegan paleo friendly chia pudding garnished with persimon and orange.

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December 6, 2016November 10, 2020Laila Uljas

Hilja’s Letter

Note: This post has been edited 10.11.2020 as I have found more information about Hilja’s life. Today Finland turns 99 years old. The sun has been shining bright and it is cold. I can only imagine how cold it was during the Winter War, when Finland defended it’s independence from Russia, as it was an […]

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October 25, 2016October 25, 2016Laila Uljas

Memories and the most delicious Gluten-free Pumpkin Pie

I have been a bit homesick lately. I wish I could go back in time and slip on the velvet dress Gramma made. And go to Gramma’s house for Sunday or maybe Thanksgiving dinner with the whole family. Cousins would be over and we would begin our holiday season with Christmas songs around the piano. […]

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July 11, 2016July 11, 2016Laila Uljas

Celebration

This summer has been full of celebrations. We’ve had a baptism and a wedding and next Sunday we will be celebrating the confirmation of our oldest daughter. Seems just a little while ago she was small and now she is a teenager more independent on some days than others. It makes me reflect, did we […]

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January 9, 2016January 9, 2016Laila Uljas

The day Christmas left

Today Christmas left the house. Well, not quite all of the way. The Christmas stars are still in the windows bringing light into the dark evenings and the Christmas decorations that the children made are still on the wall. But the Christmas tree, which was quite large, nearly 4 meters(13 feet) in height was carried […]

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December 31, 2015December 31, 2015Laila Uljas

The sparkle in the eyes of children

Can’t you just feel the anticipation in the faces of the children in the photo above? It was finally the day that they had been waiting for months and a mark that spring would arrive after the darkness as the Winter Solstice, which was on December 22nd this year had been passed. I’m not sure […]

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