The Popcorn Berry

« Lumimarja, a.k.a. snowberry , that grows rather well around Finland. When the guys at work told me it was the 'famous Finnish popcorn berry' I was willing to believe it since it does look like popcorn on a stick, but when they asked if I had seen the yellow variety known as the 'buttered Finnish popcorn berry' I knew I was being toyed with. :) »

While I was walking to the bus stop this morning, I thought I saw 'vuokraamo' in the window of a gunshop that usually has a few rather serious-looking samples on display. I thought, wow, there's something you never see - Gun Rentals. Can you imagine the clientele? The promotions? "Rent 5, get the 6th for free!" Ah, well, I misread the sign.

It's amazing how work kills your freetime. :) Sifting through the Tunisia pictures, getting them online and annotated has taken a bit longer than I had planned this week, but everything should be together by tomorrow as once the puppy comes I'll have even less time for the next few weeks while we get him all settled in.

There's a tyynysota on Monday at noon, in the railway station square, where the world's record for largest pillow fight will be attempted. The event will last about an hour and the duration of the pillow fight itself will be approximately 15 minutes. Bring your own pillow and inner child. I'm disappointed that I'll be too busy with the puppy to help Finland achieve greatness in tactical pillow warfare.