Last week I went to see Oulu Symphony performing Holst's Planet Suite at the cathedral. Jupiter (the bringer of Jollity) is my favourite movement in the suite.
Monday 18 March 2013
Spacey
Last week I went to see Oulu Symphony performing Holst's Planet Suite at the cathedral. Jupiter (the bringer of Jollity) is my favourite movement in the suite.
Friday 15 March 2013
I'm an Anorak Little Editor
For my birthday last year I got a subscription to Anorak. It is really cool. It is great for everyone, boys or girls. The stories are funny and the pictures are spectacular. Every issue has book reviews in it and they inspired me to write book reviews here. Mum say on the Anorak website that they were looking for Little Editors to review books so we asked if I could be one. A couple of weeks ago I got a book from them. The review of that book will be published in Anorak not on my blog.
Thanks Anorak!
Yule Traditions: Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-Day
The day I wait for most is Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-Day on the 26th. We ususlly have to wait for months after the normal Doctor Who season has finished until the Christmas special. I really like Doctor Who so waiting is really hard. This is the prewiew from the one we watched this year. If you have never watched Doctor Who before then you shoud . It is fantastic!
Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-Day is such a big part of our Yule that we even decorate the tree with Dalek gingerbread biscuits (The Daleks are The Doctors worst enemy).
I was talking to Mum and Apa about the Christmas story and we made this nativity scene. The ony things we could find to be the 3 wise men were the 2 Daleks and the Cyberman figure.
Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-Day is such a big part of our Yule that we even decorate the tree with Dalek gingerbread biscuits (The Daleks are The Doctors worst enemy).
I was talking to Mum and Apa about the Christmas story and we made this nativity scene. The ony things we could find to be the 3 wise men were the 2 Daleks and the Cyberman figure.
Wednesday 13 March 2013
Yule Traditions: Festive Feast & Present Day
We don't really celebrate Christmas but when everyone around us is celebrating it would be rubbish to miss out. We like to eat yummy food and get presents too. We pick and choose and mix up traditions from Finland, Hungary and the UK.
People in Finland and Hungary normally celebrate Christmas on the 24th December. They eat their dinner and get the presents afterwards. We normally decorate our Fényfa in the morning (remember it only got the lights on at Solstice) then do a lot of cooking and have our feast. My favourite things from our feast this year was the onion tarts we had to start and the garlic spinach. We don't get our presents on this day though.
When we all wake in the morning we light a lot of candles and last year I made a pretty candle for mum which she saved to light this year. Then we opent the presents tht are under the Fényfa. Our presents aren't from Santa or Jésuska (Little Jesus brings presents in Hungary not Santa) they are just from our family. When I was little though I used to think it was the postman who put the presents there adn I was 6 when I realised it was Mum and Dad who did it.
This year I got lots of books, a clarinet, a spirograph, a Star Wars Lego game and my very first Pointe shoes for ballet. Because we ate our feast the day before we have the whole day to play with our new things.
My dad made these really nice catupults. You will ssee more of them later...
People in Finland and Hungary normally celebrate Christmas on the 24th December. They eat their dinner and get the presents afterwards. We normally decorate our Fényfa in the morning (remember it only got the lights on at Solstice) then do a lot of cooking and have our feast. My favourite things from our feast this year was the onion tarts we had to start and the garlic spinach. We don't get our presents on this day though.
When we all wake in the morning we light a lot of candles and last year I made a pretty candle for mum which she saved to light this year. Then we opent the presents tht are under the Fényfa. Our presents aren't from Santa or Jésuska (Little Jesus brings presents in Hungary not Santa) they are just from our family. When I was little though I used to think it was the postman who put the presents there adn I was 6 when I realised it was Mum and Dad who did it.
This year I got lots of books, a clarinet, a spirograph, a Star Wars Lego game and my very first Pointe shoes for ballet. Because we ate our feast the day before we have the whole day to play with our new things.
My dad made these really nice catupults. You will ssee more of them later...
Tuesday 12 March 2013
Little Flat Lily in the Big Wide World
A few years ago I made Flat Lily (inspired by Flat Stanley).
Me and Mum got a bit behind in updating her blog but we are trying to catch up now. Last week we added some posts from Austria, this week we will add some from when she was here in Finland with me and soon we will add some from the Czech Republic, Kuwait and Tanzania.
Here is the postcard Flat Lily sent from Finland.
Monday 4 March 2013
Book Review: The Folk of the Faraway Tree
The Folk of the Faraway Tree
by Enid Blyton
(read in English)
The Faraway Tree is in the middle of the Enchanted Wood. It is very magical, it is the worlds biggest tree and inside the tree lives lots of weird people. There is Moon Face, Silky the Fairy, and Saucepan Man.
There are 3 children who live close to the Faraway Tree. Connie comes to stay with them and she is really spoilt and it takes her a long time to believe in the Faraway Tree.
My favourite part was when Connie went to the Faraway Tree not believing in it and comes back covered in ink, water, her dress is ripped and definitely believing in magic. One bit I didn't like was when the children are telling Connie not to be nasty but were being nasty to her at the same time.
I got this book as a present from Auntie Heather, Uncle Kenny, Drew and Elsa. Thank you very much I really enjoyed it.
by Enid Blyton
(read in English)
The Faraway Tree is in the middle of the Enchanted Wood. It is very magical, it is the worlds biggest tree and inside the tree lives lots of weird people. There is Moon Face, Silky the Fairy, and Saucepan Man.
There are 3 children who live close to the Faraway Tree. Connie comes to stay with them and she is really spoilt and it takes her a long time to believe in the Faraway Tree.
My favourite part was when Connie went to the Faraway Tree not believing in it and comes back covered in ink, water, her dress is ripped and definitely believing in magic. One bit I didn't like was when the children are telling Connie not to be nasty but were being nasty to her at the same time.
I got this book as a present from Auntie Heather, Uncle Kenny, Drew and Elsa. Thank you very much I really enjoyed it.
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