Annele.Sovijärvi
@asovij.bsky.social
I love visual arts,literature, poetry,travelling,music,ballet,
pinball playing,learning languages. I cook and bake in a bohemian way: no fuss,more joy!
pinball playing,learning languages. I cook and bake in a bohemian way: no fuss,more joy!
Hubby took a nap, so I went for a walk.The sunshine and snow brightened up both the landscape and my mind. I had a backpack with me for grocery shopping, I bought chicken drumsticks for dinner. I grilled them with potato wedges, made a colorful vegetable salad as a side dish. 🍜
December 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Hubby took a nap, so I went for a walk.The sunshine and snow brightened up both the landscape and my mind. I had a backpack with me for grocery shopping, I bought chicken drumsticks for dinner. I grilled them with potato wedges, made a colorful vegetable salad as a side dish. 🍜
Great winter sports on TV today: men's and women's biathlon and ice hockey. Pheasant showed up to eat sunflower seeds for lunch. They chased away a cheeky squirrel, who protested loudly.
For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, radishes, melons, grapes, an omelette, pear kiwi, persimmon. 🍜
For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, radishes, melons, grapes, an omelette, pear kiwi, persimmon. 🍜
December 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Great winter sports on TV today: men's and women's biathlon and ice hockey. Pheasant showed up to eat sunflower seeds for lunch. They chased away a cheeky squirrel, who protested loudly.
For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, radishes, melons, grapes, an omelette, pear kiwi, persimmon. 🍜
For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, radishes, melons, grapes, an omelette, pear kiwi, persimmon. 🍜
-5ºC today. A miracle has happened, bright sun greeted me this morning, we even had a little snow! It feels good after the rain.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, Finnish Aura blue cheese, avocado, grapes and horseradish spread, Jamón Serrano and pear, coffee.🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, Finnish Aura blue cheese, avocado, grapes and horseradish spread, Jamón Serrano and pear, coffee.🍜
December 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
-5ºC today. A miracle has happened, bright sun greeted me this morning, we even had a little snow! It feels good after the rain.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, Finnish Aura blue cheese, avocado, grapes and horseradish spread, Jamón Serrano and pear, coffee.🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, Finnish Aura blue cheese, avocado, grapes and horseradish spread, Jamón Serrano and pear, coffee.🍜
I almost managed to capture the fading sun on the way home by car.
For dinner: I bought rainbow trout fillets and pan-fried them with onions and mushrooms, added cream, lemon juice, black pepper, herb salt and let them simmer while I made the mash and a side salad.🍜
For dinner: I bought rainbow trout fillets and pan-fried them with onions and mushrooms, added cream, lemon juice, black pepper, herb salt and let them simmer while I made the mash and a side salad.🍜
December 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I almost managed to capture the fading sun on the way home by car.
For dinner: I bought rainbow trout fillets and pan-fried them with onions and mushrooms, added cream, lemon juice, black pepper, herb salt and let them simmer while I made the mash and a side salad.🍜
For dinner: I bought rainbow trout fillets and pan-fried them with onions and mushrooms, added cream, lemon juice, black pepper, herb salt and let them simmer while I made the mash and a side salad.🍜
Yes, we Finns love both liquorice and chocolate. These candies are my favourites, great with coffee.
December 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Yes, we Finns love both liquorice and chocolate. These candies are my favourites, great with coffee.
I went to grocery shopping with my son and we had buffet lunch at the local Nepalese restaurant Susav: Lamb Kofta, Butter Chicken Masala, basmati rice, vegetable salad and fluffy, delicious naan.
For dessert:coffee (Christmas blend)and chocolate/liquorice balls at Papulaari cafe. 🍜
For dessert:coffee (Christmas blend)and chocolate/liquorice balls at Papulaari cafe. 🍜
December 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I went to grocery shopping with my son and we had buffet lunch at the local Nepalese restaurant Susav: Lamb Kofta, Butter Chicken Masala, basmati rice, vegetable salad and fluffy, delicious naan.
For dessert:coffee (Christmas blend)and chocolate/liquorice balls at Papulaari cafe. 🍜
For dessert:coffee (Christmas blend)and chocolate/liquorice balls at Papulaari cafe. 🍜
+5˚C today. The sun has clearly heard my reprimand and condescendingly showed a few rays this morning and fell asleep again! ☹️
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, kiwi, persimmon, avocado, Finnish Aura blue cheese, grapes, pear, apple, melons. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, kiwi, persimmon, avocado, Finnish Aura blue cheese, grapes, pear, apple, melons. 🍜
December 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
+5˚C today. The sun has clearly heard my reprimand and condescendingly showed a few rays this morning and fell asleep again! ☹️
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, kiwi, persimmon, avocado, Finnish Aura blue cheese, grapes, pear, apple, melons. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, kiwi, persimmon, avocado, Finnish Aura blue cheese, grapes, pear, apple, melons. 🍜
It's Wednesday and hubby and I are going to play pinball at Hopeakuula Arcade. It cheers us up a bit and also gives our little grey brain cells some activity!
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, kiwi, grapefruit, apple, melons, grapes, cheeses, bell pepper. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, kiwi, grapefruit, apple, melons, grapes, cheeses, bell pepper. 🍜
December 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It's Wednesday and hubby and I are going to play pinball at Hopeakuula Arcade. It cheers us up a bit and also gives our little grey brain cells some activity!
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, kiwi, grapefruit, apple, melons, grapes, cheeses, bell pepper. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, kiwi, grapefruit, apple, melons, grapes, cheeses, bell pepper. 🍜
I read on the news that our southern regions haven't had this many sunless days in years. It feels like there's one continuous twilight.
For breakfast:sourdough rye bread with cucumber, blue cheese, persimmon and smoked turkey,avocado and grapefruit, baked cottage cheese, coffee. 🍜
For breakfast:sourdough rye bread with cucumber, blue cheese, persimmon and smoked turkey,avocado and grapefruit, baked cottage cheese, coffee. 🍜
December 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I read on the news that our southern regions haven't had this many sunless days in years. It feels like there's one continuous twilight.
For breakfast:sourdough rye bread with cucumber, blue cheese, persimmon and smoked turkey,avocado and grapefruit, baked cottage cheese, coffee. 🍜
For breakfast:sourdough rye bread with cucumber, blue cheese, persimmon and smoked turkey,avocado and grapefruit, baked cottage cheese, coffee. 🍜
Do you get your vitamins and minerals from food or do you also take pills? Our winters are long, there’s little sunlight, I need some extra supplements like vitamin D and C.
For hubby’s breakfast/ brunch: cucumber, apple, melons, blood grapefruit, egg, kiwi, persimmon, grapes. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast/ brunch: cucumber, apple, melons, blood grapefruit, egg, kiwi, persimmon, grapes. 🍜
December 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Do you get your vitamins and minerals from food or do you also take pills? Our winters are long, there’s little sunlight, I need some extra supplements like vitamin D and C.
For hubby’s breakfast/ brunch: cucumber, apple, melons, blood grapefruit, egg, kiwi, persimmon, grapes. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast/ brunch: cucumber, apple, melons, blood grapefruit, egg, kiwi, persimmon, grapes. 🍜
+6˚C today. The cheeky squirrels are always trying to get free meals, but I have to admire their skill to avoid all obstacles!
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, egg, Kalle’s roe paste, avocado and Finnish Aura blue cheese, grapes and baked cottage cheese, coffee. 🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, egg, Kalle’s roe paste, avocado and Finnish Aura blue cheese, grapes and baked cottage cheese, coffee. 🍜
December 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
+6˚C today. The cheeky squirrels are always trying to get free meals, but I have to admire their skill to avoid all obstacles!
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, egg, Kalle’s roe paste, avocado and Finnish Aura blue cheese, grapes and baked cottage cheese, coffee. 🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, egg, Kalle’s roe paste, avocado and Finnish Aura blue cheese, grapes and baked cottage cheese, coffee. 🍜
December is already here, but I can't get into the Christmas spirit without snow. The wreath on the door lights up the front yard.
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, grapes, watermelon, honeydew melon, Cantaloupe melon, avocado, apple, potato salad, pepper,orange. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, grapes, watermelon, honeydew melon, Cantaloupe melon, avocado, apple, potato salad, pepper,orange. 🍜
December 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
December is already here, but I can't get into the Christmas spirit without snow. The wreath on the door lights up the front yard.
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, grapes, watermelon, honeydew melon, Cantaloupe melon, avocado, apple, potato salad, pepper,orange. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, grapes, watermelon, honeydew melon, Cantaloupe melon, avocado, apple, potato salad, pepper,orange. 🍜
+5˚C today. Mondays always feel somehow depressing, especially when the weather is rainy and grey. Food always brightens a day!
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, cold smoked rainbow trout and Jamón Serrano, potato salad, avocado and egg, orange, apple, coffee. 🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, cold smoked rainbow trout and Jamón Serrano, potato salad, avocado and egg, orange, apple, coffee. 🍜
December 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
+5˚C today. Mondays always feel somehow depressing, especially when the weather is rainy and grey. Food always brightens a day!
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, cold smoked rainbow trout and Jamón Serrano, potato salad, avocado and egg, orange, apple, coffee. 🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, cold smoked rainbow trout and Jamón Serrano, potato salad, avocado and egg, orange, apple, coffee. 🍜
Hubby and I were watching sports.The cold drizzle and windy weather weren't very inviting, so hubby and I skipped our evening walk.
For supper: pan fried breaded chicken steaks with slices of lemon and anchovies, mash, sautéed mushrooms, steamed green beans and a vegetable salad. 🍜
For supper: pan fried breaded chicken steaks with slices of lemon and anchovies, mash, sautéed mushrooms, steamed green beans and a vegetable salad. 🍜
December 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Hubby and I were watching sports.The cold drizzle and windy weather weren't very inviting, so hubby and I skipped our evening walk.
For supper: pan fried breaded chicken steaks with slices of lemon and anchovies, mash, sautéed mushrooms, steamed green beans and a vegetable salad. 🍜
For supper: pan fried breaded chicken steaks with slices of lemon and anchovies, mash, sautéed mushrooms, steamed green beans and a vegetable salad. 🍜
This Sunday, there're many different winter sports events on offer on tv: cross-country skiing, biathlon and mogul skiing. ☃️
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, watermelon, honeydew melon, Cantaloupe melon, pear, grapes, cheeses, avocado, apple, radishes. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, watermelon, honeydew melon, Cantaloupe melon, pear, grapes, cheeses, avocado, apple, radishes. 🍜
December 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This Sunday, there're many different winter sports events on offer on tv: cross-country skiing, biathlon and mogul skiing. ☃️
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, watermelon, honeydew melon, Cantaloupe melon, pear, grapes, cheeses, avocado, apple, radishes. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, persimmon, watermelon, honeydew melon, Cantaloupe melon, pear, grapes, cheeses, avocado, apple, radishes. 🍜
+4˚C today. This winter has been very gloomy. It's a bit challenging for orchids, even though I have special lamps for them.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, blue cheese, grapes, persimmon and ham, potato salad and pear, watermelon, baked cottage cheese, coffee.🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, blue cheese, grapes, persimmon and ham, potato salad and pear, watermelon, baked cottage cheese, coffee.🍜
December 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
+4˚C today. This winter has been very gloomy. It's a bit challenging for orchids, even though I have special lamps for them.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, blue cheese, grapes, persimmon and ham, potato salad and pear, watermelon, baked cottage cheese, coffee.🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, blue cheese, grapes, persimmon and ham, potato salad and pear, watermelon, baked cottage cheese, coffee.🍜
This Independence Day made me think about how important it's to appreciate everyday life. It's also important to dream, take a break from worrying,to live in the moment and stop thinking too much about tomorrow.
For dinner: a simple soup with salted pork shoulder and vegetables. 🍜
For dinner: a simple soup with salted pork shoulder and vegetables. 🍜
December 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This Independence Day made me think about how important it's to appreciate everyday life. It's also important to dream, take a break from worrying,to live in the moment and stop thinking too much about tomorrow.
For dinner: a simple soup with salted pork shoulder and vegetables. 🍜
For dinner: a simple soup with salted pork shoulder and vegetables. 🍜
The daylight was so scarce that it looked like kaamos again. It offers a great opportunity to watch our Finnish war classic: The Unknown Soldier on Netflix. 🇫🇮💙🤍
For hubby’s breakfast: cucumber, apple, kiwi, pear, grapes, bell pepper, melons, cheeses. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast: cucumber, apple, kiwi, pear, grapes, bell pepper, melons, cheeses. 🍜
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The daylight was so scarce that it looked like kaamos again. It offers a great opportunity to watch our Finnish war classic: The Unknown Soldier on Netflix. 🇫🇮💙🤍
For hubby’s breakfast: cucumber, apple, kiwi, pear, grapes, bell pepper, melons, cheeses. 🍜
For hubby’s breakfast: cucumber, apple, kiwi, pear, grapes, bell pepper, melons, cheeses. 🍜
Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää! 🇫🇮
Today we celebrate our 108th Independence Day, and my hometown of Kouvola is hosting a military parade this year.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, Brie, grapes, blueberries and salt cured white fish and passion fruit, pear, coffee. 🍜
Today we celebrate our 108th Independence Day, and my hometown of Kouvola is hosting a military parade this year.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, Brie, grapes, blueberries and salt cured white fish and passion fruit, pear, coffee. 🍜
December 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Hyvää itsenäisyyspäivää! 🇫🇮
Today we celebrate our 108th Independence Day, and my hometown of Kouvola is hosting a military parade this year.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, Brie, grapes, blueberries and salt cured white fish and passion fruit, pear, coffee. 🍜
Today we celebrate our 108th Independence Day, and my hometown of Kouvola is hosting a military parade this year.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, Brie, grapes, blueberries and salt cured white fish and passion fruit, pear, coffee. 🍜
I went to grocery shopping with my son and we had buffet lunch at a local Chinese restaurant.
My plate looks a bit messy, because I wanted to taste many different dishes. I had some sushi too. The shrimp tray looked tempting, but I‘m allergic, so I had to skip that delicacy. 🍜
My plate looks a bit messy, because I wanted to taste many different dishes. I had some sushi too. The shrimp tray looked tempting, but I‘m allergic, so I had to skip that delicacy. 🍜
December 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I went to grocery shopping with my son and we had buffet lunch at a local Chinese restaurant.
My plate looks a bit messy, because I wanted to taste many different dishes. I had some sushi too. The shrimp tray looked tempting, but I‘m allergic, so I had to skip that delicacy. 🍜
My plate looks a bit messy, because I wanted to taste many different dishes. I had some sushi too. The shrimp tray looked tempting, but I‘m allergic, so I had to skip that delicacy. 🍜
+5˚C today. Another gloomy and rainy day! ☔️
I went to fill the bird feeders and the garden looked so forlorn and sad. If only we had snow! ☃️
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, kiwi, grapes, pear, melons, persimmon, bell pepper, apple, Finnish Aura blue cheese, Brie. 🍜
I went to fill the bird feeders and the garden looked so forlorn and sad. If only we had snow! ☃️
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, kiwi, grapes, pear, melons, persimmon, bell pepper, apple, Finnish Aura blue cheese, Brie. 🍜
December 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
+5˚C today. Another gloomy and rainy day! ☔️
I went to fill the bird feeders and the garden looked so forlorn and sad. If only we had snow! ☃️
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, kiwi, grapes, pear, melons, persimmon, bell pepper, apple, Finnish Aura blue cheese, Brie. 🍜
I went to fill the bird feeders and the garden looked so forlorn and sad. If only we had snow! ☃️
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, kiwi, grapes, pear, melons, persimmon, bell pepper, apple, Finnish Aura blue cheese, Brie. 🍜
I was dreaming of a simple bowl of pea soup and crêpes this week.
It's a bit of a long process because I use dried peas. I soaked the peas overnight in water and made a soup with smoked pork belly. Instead of crepes, I made puff pastry pies with cloudberry and plum jam. 🍜
It's a bit of a long process because I use dried peas. I soaked the peas overnight in water and made a soup with smoked pork belly. Instead of crepes, I made puff pastry pies with cloudberry and plum jam. 🍜
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I was dreaming of a simple bowl of pea soup and crêpes this week.
It's a bit of a long process because I use dried peas. I soaked the peas overnight in water and made a soup with smoked pork belly. Instead of crepes, I made puff pastry pies with cloudberry and plum jam. 🍜
It's a bit of a long process because I use dried peas. I soaked the peas overnight in water and made a soup with smoked pork belly. Instead of crepes, I made puff pastry pies with cloudberry and plum jam. 🍜
More Finnish things: korvapuusti, (it literally means a slap on the ear) a cinnamon roll and smoked lampreys. 🇫🇮
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, kiwi, grapes, Cantaloupe melon, watermelon, honeydew melon, avocado, pear, egg, apple, persimmon, cheeses.🍜
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, kiwi, grapes, Cantaloupe melon, watermelon, honeydew melon, avocado, pear, egg, apple, persimmon, cheeses.🍜
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
More Finnish things: korvapuusti, (it literally means a slap on the ear) a cinnamon roll and smoked lampreys. 🇫🇮
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, kiwi, grapes, Cantaloupe melon, watermelon, honeydew melon, avocado, pear, egg, apple, persimmon, cheeses.🍜
For hubby’s breakfast/brunch: cucumber, kiwi, grapes, Cantaloupe melon, watermelon, honeydew melon, avocado, pear, egg, apple, persimmon, cheeses.🍜
+2ºC today. More Finnish things: a Karelian pirog, served with egg butter and a ceramic fox figurine aka Foxy, my Avatar, designed by Raili Eerola in the 60s.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with egg, Kalle’s roe paste and smoked salmon, grapes and honeydew melon, pear, coffee. 🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with egg, Kalle’s roe paste and smoked salmon, grapes and honeydew melon, pear, coffee. 🍜
December 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
+2ºC today. More Finnish things: a Karelian pirog, served with egg butter and a ceramic fox figurine aka Foxy, my Avatar, designed by Raili Eerola in the 60s.
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with egg, Kalle’s roe paste and smoked salmon, grapes and honeydew melon, pear, coffee. 🍜
For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with egg, Kalle’s roe paste and smoked salmon, grapes and honeydew melon, pear, coffee. 🍜
I read an old Finnish cookbook from 1947. The post-war era was clearly visible in the recipes. Sugar and many ingredients were rationed. We only had pickles in the winter.
I made sausage stroganoff and mash according to an old recipe.
It brought back memories from my childhood! 🍜
I made sausage stroganoff and mash according to an old recipe.
It brought back memories from my childhood! 🍜
December 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I read an old Finnish cookbook from 1947. The post-war era was clearly visible in the recipes. Sugar and many ingredients were rationed. We only had pickles in the winter.
I made sausage stroganoff and mash according to an old recipe.
It brought back memories from my childhood! 🍜
I made sausage stroganoff and mash according to an old recipe.
It brought back memories from my childhood! 🍜