Abbey Road in my mind

this summer i proper got into no-show socks. i had used some before but they would easily slip off so i was not impressed. then miss R borrowed me a pair (by Falke) that had a silicone bit to keep them on, and a week later i found another pair in Boots with a silicone strip all around. sounds like this is probably not perfectly ecological but they are AMAZING. im loving it. so i got a few Falke pairs for myself.

when im in helsinki for work, yes, i miss dr and i always enjoy returning home, but this time i particularly missed the new rug. i mean, i really wanted to feel it under my feet and hands again. i returned yesterday and it was heavenly.

and something slightly different;  my stay was overall good, the usual, office party, friends, my aunt & cousins… and then i got sad news this past thursday morning that a friend, K, had died. we hung out more when I lived in Helsinki and then distance etc happened, but we met somewhat regularly on my visits anyway.  in the past decade also including his wife Elina  whom i would also meet in London when she occasionally visited. it took a day or so to really “hit’ me, maybe as i saw people write things on social media it made it more real. so im weirdly glad i was in helsinki when this happened as i was able to meet Elina on friday evening and we spend genuinely good time reminiscing K, laughing and crying both. over this Iron Maiden wine for example, which seemed very apt considering he worked in music. i think this also touched me differently because Elina is a friend too, and i can relate in that losing a spouse is a horror scenario.  ive never been good at grieving but this felt like a healing experience, cathartic. im glad i got to spend time with him. 

(a crooked) view from Bijou Bijou, cute cocktail bar/restaurant in kalasatama.

we dined in another kalasatama restaurant with miss R, Ariel. also slightly posh but very nice / great service.

i started listening to Mikael Persbrandt’s biography, although i was told (by Elina) that its not necessarily all that good. i can give it a try. in Helsinki i was listening to A.W. Yrjänäs bio Alkemisti. a retty entertaining book actually altho im not really vibing with his ”persona”. its not necessary in order to enjoy a book.