Pushing limits
I was monitoring a conversation about books on a listerv last week. This one drew my interest because of the query that started it all. One educator asked if a certain book lusted by its publisher as being appropriate for 14 and up would be okay for her 6th graders. That tells me two things. First, ...
Autumn forest in middle Finland
It was the time of year again! Our annual autumn forest trip was today. Looking at older posts, I saw I had posted none of our last year’s trip. Well, not missing it this year. I was very beautiful, as usual. We were blessed with a beautiful weather, it was not too cold. The sun was shining lightly ...
Släktgården
Som om tiden stått stilla… Under sensommaren gjorde jag en resa tillsammans med barnen till Finland. Det var 5 år sedan senast, så det var hög tid för ett besök. Vår släktgård står numera obebodd och ett visst yttre förfall anas, men där inne är det precis som det alltid varit. Nästan i alla fall, f ...
Peltokulma
NEW track Peltokulma (BTB track by Savo Stage Team Finland) Source: BTBfin RX Track Archive
Stamp nook: Stamps, bilingualism and wingnut xenophobia
Other countries, such as Switzerland, and, although I did not include their stamps, Finland and Canada, have two or more well-established languages, and yet continue to succeed as states. Ireland however has not been a truly bilingual country in modern ...
