backyard gardens

I feel lucky I can just pick up anything in the grocery store without thinking about the price too much. This expands to some other shopping too, of course, but I am often acutely aware how amazing it is. 

I met Cem for dinner last night near Waterloo station. It was this Laotian restaurant in the upstairs of a pub, But we found that the pub had a nice back garden and we could order the food there. it’s getting fairly summerish here so it was nice.

one thing brits do better than finns is their public (“bank”) holidays. they attach them to weekends, typically a monday. whereas finnish holidays end up wherever on the week, like a thursday in the case of Ascension day this year. not very practical. not to say i can’t enjoy it. i went to a cafe for a brunch while listening to an audiobook and have been chilling, burning a rhubarb smelling candle in the living room while doing some bits of home admin in between. doctor is returning home tomorrow, he was off in turkey visiting relatives.   

brunch today 

i recently got another Marimekko dress…it’s one of my fav prints.