Sauna and blueberries

After going to bed at 3 am we got woken up by a surprised voice. It was time to get up and have coffee at least for mommo and mama. By now I know you just have to lay still and not move at all otherwise there is no way back and you have to get up. It must have been 7 or 6 am much too early! (9 am was much better, it was great to see mommo again, and she looked much better than during Xmas and seemed to have at least some energy. The blue silk like shirt I took from China fits perfectly and looks beautiful with her white hair. We had lots of coffee and did lot’s of listening.
After lunch that was very Finnish with new potatoes and marinated haring (it was a bit too early for haring as I just had breakfast..), we inspected our bikes. I haven’t been riding mine for 2 years and had 2 flat tires. Luckily they are just empty and after putting some air in they are just fine.
Except for the quite strong wind, the weather was perfect. We biked to Ruissalo to go to Mepala for a sauna and a swim. It remains the best and most beautiful sauna I have been to. It is built on poles with a view on the sea. Of course it is made out of wood with a large veranda going almost all around the building surrounded by forest. If only you could live there!
But before we got there we made a quick stop to pick some forest strawberries which are just amazing and some sugar snaps that are planted there especially by the council. Just in time we were at the sauna. Wow from 80c to 17c that certainly makes the blood flow. The water was kinda cold and then it started to rain but that didn’t matter at all, it was wonderful in the water! After jumping in 2 it was time to get dressed and have a coffee. The same lady who was working there 2 years ago was there again and she makes just the most delicious cakes and coffee bread (and you see it is the perfect union, first you cycle like crazy , then you go in the sauna which seem to make fat disappear by itself and the rest you just swim off). We saw quite some familiar faces and soon we were chatting with people well I was trying to follow the conversation.
It was time to go, we made another stop by the forest we always go to for blueberries and soon had totally purple fingers, purple teeth, mouth and tong even my socks were purple! It was beautiful in the forest, the weather has been dry and there is a smell in the air from reindeer moss mixed with the scent of pine trees and wild flowers. If only there was a way to captivate that smell!
The birds were singing and the wind was moving the leaves, picking blue berries is almost like meditation it is most relaxing except for your back! And when you are squatting I always get visions in my head of being at the emergency room with a snake bite somewhere embarrassing. There is nothing else to do then make plenty of noise.
Now I am sitting in the kitchen, typing away. Everybody is asleep, the sky is some sort of light blue with some gray mixed in. at the horizon there is first orange and then pink light. It is very Finnish; if you would see it on a painting you recognize it instantly. Long stretched clouds in a mix of purple and dark blue float in the sky. It is light enough to see the leaves move on the trees. Time to go to bed now! Goodnight everybody!