Day 243: Fill the gap!

I love Kakuro. It is more interesting than Sudoku. You have to calculate - for me that means that I have to use my brains. (And I am not saying that you could do Sudoku without brains.) My father having Alzheimer is reason and motivation for me to challange my brains daily basis.

Day 160: Cards, cards, cards!

This evening I wrote 16 postcrossing cards! Sixteen! Ten for my profile soikka and six for soikkis.  Some might think why I have two accounts/profiles. It is so nice to come home from work and find card or two, or if lucky, many cards in floor when opening corridor door. And then - when going back to Naantali, there are others waiting for me. Nowadays we do so that my dear husband scans every card and send them to me so that I can register them without delay.

I really like this hobby. I have learned a lot, like what is Ural Owl in Finnish (viirupöllö) or in Estonian (händkakk). And so much about geography!

Day 28: What is my ambition?

Or should I say: one of my ambitions. There are lot of things which I would like to do better or what I really would like to learn. But one thing is above all the others at this point. I really want to develop as photographer - even it is only my hobby, not profession.

In the wall of my rental flat there are two pictures photoed by one relative of mine. Something like these I would like to create.

Day 13: Why I need to know where letter boxes are located?

I have a hobby called postcrossing (http://www.postcrossing.com/about). I am sending and receiving cards from all over the world. And I am so enthusiastic that I have two accounts: one for Helsinki (http://www.postcrossing.com/user/soikkis) and another one for Naantali address (http://www.postcrossing.com/user/soikka). I really enjoy this hobby. Sometimes senders are writing something about themselves, sometimes about their country and sometimes it is something else. Every card is surprise.

The nearest letter box here in Helsinki is about 150 meters from my rented flat. Another one is on my way to work. In Naantali nearest one is about half kilometer from my home. So I really know my nearest letter boxes and know the collection schedule.