dsaarinen
@dsaarinen.bsky.social
Writer, reader, devoted mama to Koko 😇 and Eli & grandmother to Miami Joe and wildflower Violeta. An old woman with wild snakes in her house yet a happy-go-lucky Finnish American. Wordscribe on Instagram.
Shelter/playgrounds in Finland. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/r...
Deep Beneath Helsinki, the Playgrounds Are Really Bomb Shelters
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December 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Shelter/playgrounds in Finland. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/r...
Yay, nature! www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
Do you live in a ‘lonelygenic environment’? Being in nature may help.
Researchers say nature and green space can bring people together and reduce negative feelings about social isolation.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Yay, nature! www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...
And here's our boy Eli posing with Santa.
December 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
And here's our boy Eli posing with Santa.
Okay, I took Eli out and of course it's quite dark. I saw something silver and shiny in the woods. That is all. We scurried back. Alien encounter or me losing it?
November 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Okay, I took Eli out and of course it's quite dark. I saw something silver and shiny in the woods. That is all. We scurried back. Alien encounter or me losing it?
Do you see the steam blowing out the nose of the dragon on our wood burning stove?
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Do you see the steam blowing out the nose of the dragon on our wood burning stove?
Someone is getting ready for his second birthday next week.
November 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Someone is getting ready for his second birthday next week.
Behind-the-scenes at Eli's photo shoot with Santa today.
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Behind-the-scenes at Eli's photo shoot with Santa today.
Paperwhites totally ahead of schedule, more coming in through the leaves.
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Paperwhites totally ahead of schedule, more coming in through the leaves.
Paperwhites are peeking through the fallen leaves.
November 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Paperwhites are peeking through the fallen leaves.
Yesterday was a nice day for hiking at Anna Ruby Falls.
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Yesterday was a nice day for hiking at Anna Ruby Falls.
I use my dishwasher so infrequently that if it's on, Eli barks at it. Very mysterious to him!
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I use my dishwasher so infrequently that if it's on, Eli barks at it. Very mysterious to him!
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Same poem, Mary Oliver. "If you have not been enchanted by this adventure, your life, what would do for you?"
November 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Same poem, Mary Oliver. "If you have not been enchanted by this adventure, your life, what would do for you?"
"Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable." -- Mary Oliver
November 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable." -- Mary Oliver
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Listen to more Nina Simone.
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Listen to more Nina Simone.
Because you know Monday is going to be very chilly! I need to make hygge with a fire.
November 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Because you know Monday is going to be very chilly! I need to make hygge with a fire.
I overestimated my abilities to stack a half cord of firewood by myself. Thank goodness for our yard guy, who is coming by to help!
November 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I overestimated my abilities to stack a half cord of firewood by myself. Thank goodness for our yard guy, who is coming by to help!
Happy Day of the Dead! Online Exhibit of José Posada Skeleton Caricatures from the New York Public Library www.nypl.org/events/exhib...
The Skeleton Caricatures of Posada | Las meras meras calaveras de Posada
This online exhibition presents a selection of Posada’s calaveras and announces the digitization of the entirety of the Library’s Posada collection—over 500 items—now freely available to all through T...
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November 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Happy Day of the Dead! Online Exhibit of José Posada Skeleton Caricatures from the New York Public Library www.nypl.org/events/exhib...
It's that time of year, book Eli's photo session with Santa at the Humane Society.
October 30, 2025 at 4:36 PM
It's that time of year, book Eli's photo session with Santa at the Humane Society.
I got the Happy Lights ready for when the clocks change next weekend.
October 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I got the Happy Lights ready for when the clocks change next weekend.
I finally got around to throwing out all my expired tea and lo and behold, I found my festive Thanksgiving glasses behind them.
October 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I finally got around to throwing out all my expired tea and lo and behold, I found my festive Thanksgiving glasses behind them.
It's getting cool out, it's sitting-around-the-fire pit weather.
October 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
It's getting cool out, it's sitting-around-the-fire pit weather.
We in the household, including Eli, are being harassed by a woodpecker!
October 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We in the household, including Eli, are being harassed by a woodpecker!
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When you’re living your best life www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/h...
His Off-the-Grid Vacation Was Interrupted by Winning a Nobel Prize
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October 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
When you’re living your best life www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/h...
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This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
October 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.