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The moomin display at B&N piqued my curiosity and I went ahead and grabbed some the Moomin series from the library. I read Moominland Midwinter to match the storm outside, but now I‘m following the order of the series. It‘s very charming, but the show Moominvalley (2019) really brought the characters to life for me. I enjoyed some of the 90s episodes too. I was really excited to learn Jansson was queer and that Moomin and Snufkin are queer-coded.

This was the kind of book that was interesting for all that wasn‘t said between the lines. I read it twice this year. 🐕

Oksi by Mari Ahokoivu. A beautifully dark graphic novel based on Finnish folklore. A complicated mother-daughter relationship, curiosity and its consequences, an elaborate plan of primordial deities. Gorgeous and eerie art.

Random book from our personal library.

Daughter got a hankering to go to the bookstore last night. I cleaned up on books at Half-Price Books but she couldn‘t find the one book she wanted. So I cleaned up again at Barnes and Noble. 😁

These are mine. She got a few too

I forget how healing saunas are for me both physically and mentally. I took one on Wednesday when I couldn't take the joint pain anymore, and it did wonders. I really need to get on a sauna schedule.

#haikuaday #haikuhive

Adding some new countries to #ReadTheWorld2025 in July and August: #NewZealand, #Finland, #Peru, #Pakistan, #SriLanka, #Hungary and #Sweden.

I now have covered 26 countries!

Reading at the beach on this slightly overcast and windy day. Nonetheless, it's so f***ing beautiful. 🌬⛱️🌊
#Moomins #BeachRead #beachreading #seaside

Berkeley‘s Arms is a home for wealthy elderly in Florida. We meet its residents (mostly female) who spend their days in their rocking chairs on the porch, gossiping about each other and making up stories of their own lives. It‘s probably true to life, which makes it sad, but it reads like a fun story. Not Tove Jansson‘s best one though.

#ReadTheWorld2025 book 20 #Finland

#WeeklyForecast 30/25

I am reading and enjoying A Midsummer‘s Equation, a Japanese mystery. I can‘t wait to start Tilt afterwards for #CampLitsy25. I also want to read this beautiful edition of Sun City by Tove Jansson.