Berries of summer

Lingonberry icecream

Flames

13 years of bubbles and sparkle

Window displays along Petticoat Lane

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.

Finnish Independence Day

Screenshot from Google.fi

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

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.