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20111219

Christmas trip 2011: Dubai


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Cannot wait to shoot Arabic patterns!

20111218

20111217

Christmas trip 2011: Vienna


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It is the most wonderful time of the year again and I am on my traditional Christmas trip for two weeks. This year my first stop is Vienna where I am currently enjoying the atmosphere and patterns, of course.

20111216

A Finnish ad

20111214

Berries of summer



Lingonberry icecream

20111213

Flames

20111209

Gift wrapping





Could there be better gift wrap for a person who loves patterns? I found this lovely sheet of gift wrap paper from Liberty. Sadly, I will not receive any gifts wrapped in this paper.

20111206

Finnish Independence Day


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Google's Finnish landing page shows a tribute to the Finnish Independence Day. A nice touch.

20111201

A dessert













I spent last weekend with my friends in Helsinki. They are great cooks. An anatomy of a simple, delicious dessert is pictured here. I just realized I do not have a photo of the result. Too much champagne, I guess.