Wednesday 18 February 2009

25

The temperature the closest to the bottom so far. This week it has been 25 once. One daring morning. 25 below zero. And the advance has stopped there. The coldest I’ve ever been to is 26 and that didn’t happen here. It was in... It was in Turkey now 9 years ago. If my memory isn’t playing tricks with me which I hope not. Although at this age, over 30 one can never be sure about anymore. Although on my way to the loo I don’t get confused about coming or going. I hope I have another 60 before that kicks in.
25 and so far it isn’t getting any colder. Jen thinks I became obsessed with the temperature. At times I feel the need to carry a thermometer on me just to monitor the changes during the day. But during the day nowadays it always gets warmer. It is so because either the sun is out and he warms up things a bit or clouds are quashing our air and they bring some more as well. Warm air from over the seas.
Tobi and Elena haven’t left the house much this week. I had no choice. I talked to my mother the other day and made sure not to mention about the weather. I think she couldn’t handle it not even through the phone. She thinks minus 12 is crazy already. Inhuman. She should know the weather is not for us. We merely survive.
It is less than 25 days now before I know stuff for sure that I do not know now.
It is about 25 days from now when we will want it to be spring but will not have it quite.
There was a day when I was 25 and being 30 seemed like an eternity away. It was only a short kind of eon. Age. A period of 5 years.
Lili decided it is time for her to learn riding the bike without the support wheels. She hasn’t been on the bike since snow came 3 months ago because it is impossible to ride in these conditions with them. There could be 2 reasons for her sudden decision. It could be so that she just misses cycling and knows that this is the only way. Our wishful thinking is however that she clearly remembers how in the autumn she categorically announced she will start speaking Finnish once she learnt to ride the bike without the support wheels. We hope she wants to start speaking in this third language but she also wants to keep to her word. We will start training over the weekend. After all, she is far more cushioned now. Should she fall.
By the way cushion.
It works well. Sore bums are a thing of the past but boredom still triumphs. Tobi cannot read. And we don’t have a TV. We have SG-1 on computer. From beginning to the end all ten seasons but he has seen them twice now. Zagy thought maybe we could keep the egg in the microwave to give everyone some time off but he was explained that would be a stupid idea. There is a clear difference between slow cooking and keeping warm.
Blue bird is on holiday in Helsinki with bird pals. Sent Lili some nice letters teasing her about her holidays to come. Not in the near future unfortunately.
Sunrise today was at 08:10
Sunset is expected to be at 16:54

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