buongiorno
ok cominciamo.
cosa fai quest'estate? for some of you, its the cold season, of stroganoff and potatoes, rich Boldorino followed by apple pie. here, its risotto milanais with crunchy vege and a crisp white.
just returned from Suomi, otherwise known as Finland, land of the Lapps. that was a soulful experience, reindeer and canned bear meat included. the finnish summer brings joy and mosquitoes with the prick of cloudberry jam and a cold Olvi by the bonfire. the naked lake jumping and sadomachinistic birch (not bitch) whacking at sauna time brough smiles and glee to sweaty bodies.
host Johannes Penttinen really shined, planning the whole adventure and even dropping two fine young finnish lasses back home to their mothers post-hike. Hike? Yeah 60kms of mosquito laden trails, wooden beds and red strawberry stuff for breakfast. and to think the trip started out innocent enough with searching in rubbish bins for food around J's home town! quality. better than the KKK supermarkets even... (no white hoods found in the bins though). must add that this MISN reunion (for whom reunions are a part of life) was not in the most exotic of places, but nor did it need to be, when you have makkara being tortured in the fire and moose for dinner, what's better than a light hearted round of Mölkky (pron. mueyllkkoo) in the chaleur of a lakeside cottage? (that had its own island for god's sake).
must say the Finn's do quite well with their expert approach to the outdoors and penchant for salty licorice.
wherever you are, good tucker!
regards to your pets, also.
körkki
