Now that I’ve finally finished that one novel and sent it off — how lovely to type those two words, “The End”– I can get back to showing more pictures from my trip to Finland (and a million billion other things). Today it’s the day of the cousins gathering, which was great fun. I have…
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Finland: Sauna
What could be more iconic than the Finnish sauna? Helka asked me if I wanted one the first day I arrived. After a long day of travel it sure sounded good. Oskari and Antti got the fires going, one for the hot water (to wash afterward) and the other for the sauna itself. I had…
Finland: Keminmaa
Sorry for the piecemeal accounting of my trip to Finland, but needs must: deadlines, deadlines as always. Good things coming soon including the third Chastity Flame book and the Shapeshifters anthology from Fox Spirit. But there’s much to do before Bloody Scotland and Bouchercon next month (including arranging travel back to the States for a…
Finland: Heading North
After a delightful visit in the capitol, I headed north to meet my cousins for a gathering in Keminmaa, the area where my grandfather’s family came from (my grandmother came from near Vaasa) and many still live there today. Technically Lapland, it’s sort of the borders region between the Finnish lands and the Sami ones….
Finland: Around Helsinki
I had planned to go to the national museum before I met up with Laura (under the clock at Stockmann’s of course, the traditional meeting place in Helsinki) but it didn’t open until 11 so I went to Kiasma, the contemporary art museum first while the heavens opened. Click the photos to embiggen them.
Byron’s Visit
It’s always lovely to have visitors. I hadn’t actually seen Byron face to face since the witchcraft conference at Harvard years ago. Of course we keep up via social media (which is one of the many reasons I love it), but it was great to have a chance to catch up in person and have…
Random Adorableness
I am on my way to Derby this morning for the EdgeLit launch of NOIR CARNIVAL, catching up with the Rev Chloë today, and Adele and the skulk tomorrow, so here’s some recent random photos of cuteness.