Marja-Leena Rathje

solstice 2012

Reading these words about the annual Juhannus/Midsummer Fest and summer holidays in Finland always make me long to be there: ...the country tends to go on holiday from the Midsummer or Juhannus weekend and Finland is more or less...

Posted by Marja-Leena on June 20, 2012 7:08 PM

yesterday and today

Sandwiched between some cold and rainy days, yesterday was a brilliant sunny one, such a pleasure when it's now more rare and cannot be taken for granted. Above is an iconic Vancouver scene that I enjoyed in the morning...

Posted by Marja-Leena on November 11, 2010 2:23 PM

home fires burning

Thanks to Erika for posting my video onto her Flickr account! The past few days we've been without home heating, that is, a central heating system we take for granted in most homes in the developed world. Ours is...

Posted by Marja-Leena on November 11, 2009 2:02 AM

August 12th

Today I'm struggling to write about an artist exhibition I saw in London three months ago - oh, that long ago, no wonder! My mind wanders about as I read about the artist and visit some blogs. This one...

Posted by Marja-Leena on August 12, 2009 1:16 PM

cease the fighting

    Pablo Picasso: Guernica 1937 (from artquotes.net)     I rarely write about politics and wars here yet I must say that I've been unable to put out of my mind the humanitarian disaster in Gaza. Mainstream and alternative media...

Posted by Marja-Leena on January 14, 2009 1:44 PM