News from Copper Country
January 22nd, 2010Hyvää päivää (good day)! It’s been awhile since I’ve updated so, in no particular order:
- Classes are going well. All As based on the grades I’ve received so far.
- I got to use a bit of the Finnish I’ve learned, much to the surprise of the Finn I was introduced to.
- I am going to be St. Urho in the Heikinpäivä parade on Jan. 20th.
- This Wednesday, I walked into the fiber studio, took off most of my clothes, and got duct taped…OK, perverts, we were making body doubles

- Audrey and I have started the Finlandia Fiber Society, an informal collection of fiber enthusiasts of all types. We meet on Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the fiber studio, and will be in the fiber demonstration room at Heikinpäivä.
- It has been in the 20s and 30s lately, but it’s supposed to drop down into the teens for the parade…of course.
- I haven’t made much knitting progress on anything, although I am working on my next design.
- It’s really, really dry up here.
- I haven’t made it to any of the LYSs yet.
- Phyllis, my advisor and the fiber instructor, has apparently been spreading the word. People I haven’t met say, “Oh, you’re the knitting guru,” when I introduce myself.
- I need to go eat lunch so I can get to the fiber studio and put up some more Finlandia Fiber Society flyers.
Nähdään (see you)!

























