il trenino rosso.

♡ time with my family is a bless.

yesterday we took a magic tour through the alps by the little red train.

Jacopo took his land camera.

the journey was a beautiful visual experience. I have chosen a 1990's style postcard to remember it.

I hope you all had a very merry christmas!

♡ darkroom.

one good thing about being back in milano for a few days is to be able to do some DARKROOM works finally.

I have missed my darkroom equipment so much!

✻ some prints of fuji fp-100 negatives of various moments in helsinki. do you remember the positive of each one?

2011 goal: find a way to bring all the darkroom equipment in finland.

snapshots and more.

christmas is almost here: tomorrow I am taking a plane to visit my family and spend sometime together. I have spent the past few days with Jacopo - visiting some of our favourite sites here in Helsinki.

some snapshots - kodak portra 400.

✻ korkeasaari

✻ sealife - our first time at the Helsinki aquarium.

✻ I wish me and Jacopo could get done more photos of us together.

we finally went to seurasaari today to feed some birds.

♡♡♡

✻ lovely christmas letter from Miia

P.S. I have spent an absolutely lovely Pikku Joulu with Wensi and Jacopo last night - it made me really happy ♡

kynäpussi ja piparitalo.

I got mail today - despite the 50cm plus of snow everything works here.

♡ from Joey

♡ my special handmade pencil case

my pencil case came with a christmas postcard. it is a present from Ukki and Mummi. Jacopo got his own pencil case done from the same artist when he was a little kid in Oulu.

I also sent mail today.

then me and Jacopo decided to prepare our first MUUMI PIPARITALO.

♡♡♡

I hope you enjoy the video about the house-making. my heart is full of love.

matka pohjoiseen #2.

❅ travelling north part two.

I have spent a magic weekend in the great north with Jacopo and his family. despite the two hours of light and the cold - we have made the most of our journey. the atmosphere was absolutely worth experiencing.

✻ some prints of fp 100c negatives.

crossing a frost lake is something that a few months ago I would have just been able to dream about - the sound of my steps on the snow was music to me.

✻ video related to a project I am working on.

[soundtrack for the video is "Popplagið" by Sigur Ros]

✻ scans from an awesome children book about the forest.

joulukuu.

in finland december is literally the month of christmas. besides the generous amount of school work I have to do - I am enjoying the white cold winter so much! Jacopo and I just got a film roll PRO H 400 developed and I would like to share the magic of the past few days here.

❄ a morning walk in white Rastila.

❄ Jacopo polished the negative of the second fuji fp100 and we got it print - the result is amazing to me.

❄ my bird friends in the snow and a new lovely visitor.

❄ it is easier to appreciate the sun when you get it just for a few hours.

Jacopo and I are going to travel north tomorrow: Oulu here we come!