Phew, I did my first ever guided tour on our archives on friday and now when it's sunday I can say I'm pretty much recovered 😂 Students are a lot easier group to lead than a group of mostly pensioners!
#archivistlife #archivistsofbsky #thisiswhatidoforliving #historygeek #historylover
Yesterday's archive find: the christmas peace declaration formula notes, written by the Turku magistrate's secretary in 1827 from memory after the original documents were burned in town fire. Super cool find!
#archivistsofbsky #joulurauha #christmaspeace #archivist #archivejob #ilovemyjob
Book cover for The city of woven streets, Emmi Itäranta
Listening today: Emmi Itäranta,The city of woven streets. I first read this several years ago, but recently came across an audiobook version and to my surprise, in its dreamlike use of language, it works a lot better like this.
#fantasyreaders #fantasybooks #readersofbsky #audiobooks
My interior design aesthetic is what I call ‘ancient Egyptian burial chamber’ and that’s where the purpose of every single room in my house is to surround me with enough of my favorite things to last me through the afterlife
So, yeah. I looked through my box of scarves, arranged neatly in a row the ones that would be happier in a new home, went to pick up my phone and came back to this. That's some orange attitude for you right there 😅
#kittiesofbsky #orangekitties #orangecat #catsofbsky #whentheworldisyourbunk
Picked up the most adorable little painting I bidded at a homeless animals charity auction. Still need to find a cute little frame for it and then a proper place to hang it someplace where it'll cheer me up every day. 100% awww -material 🥰
#catart #cutecatart #winterkitty #cutekitty #watercolour
Great big problems I have, but you know what is more annoying than a persistent earworm? It's a persistent earworm you can't sing along to. Yeap, talking about Wuthering Heights.
Ongoing for three days now, since I saw the trailer...
#earworm #firstworldproblems #lifeofanalto #notgoingtoeventry
Archivist's life, part 361: Leather dust 😫
#archivistsofbsky #archivistlife #archivist #whatidoforliving
Ok, someone forgot to tell my chili peppers that when cutted, they were supposed to go dormant for winter 🙈
#overwinteringchillies #chilipeppers #chiliplants #igrowmyownchilis
Branching out at my woodworking class, this hairpin took about million hours to finish but nonetheless my first real attempt in woodcarving and it works exactly the way it should! Photo angle is a bit weird, though :)
#beginnerwoodworkers #woodcarving #hairpin #crafter
Sleepy kitty sunday mood. Huurre can be a very long kitty if he wants to!
#sleepykitty #catsofbsky #kittiesofbsky
Ok, click on the shared post to see the photo. Priceless.
All The Layers in this pic/folllowing posts. Full, unconditional support as a democracy-supporting, book loving history geek ❤
This was, of course, found in the "not accepted"- pile. For those who don't understand Finnish, this is a classic and rather famous Donald Duck strip, dog says "We are living in tough times, my dear friend!"
Today at work: not everything in archives are preserved forever - in fact, some are discarded after a relatively short period of time. Today getting rid of old voting ballots. Though I wasn't deliberately looking at them, this caught my eye and made my day.
#archivistsofbsky #archivist #archives
Aurajoki river and autumn coloured trees on a sunny autumn day.
Aurajoki river on a sunny autumn day.
Koroinen medieval church site on a sunny autumn day.
Not a big fan of autumn per se (meaning summer's gone and I hate that), but I have to say the trees and weather were quite pretty yesterday.
#aurajoki #finnishautumn #koroistenniemi #turku #autumninturku #autumntrees #autumncolours #ruska
End of chili pepper season for this year, and an attempt to overwinter the plants (from bushy to bare twigs -looks sad but we'll see...). Took some cuttings too, they may or may not grow some roots. 🌶
#chiliplants #harvest #overwinteringchilies #chilipeppers #homegrownchilies
Earrings made of miniature viking swords and handmade replica glass beads.
Tee hee, finally managed to put together the pieces for earrings I bought months ago. Some archaeology geekiness for everyday use - or, as someone put it, for those smaller battles!
#jewellerymaking #archaeologygeek #historygeek
The bookbinder should've gotten their ears boxed, though, that's one nightmare to read 😅
Today at work: glimpse to the life of a remarkable 18th cent. lady Catharina Renaut. She, as the first woman, was taught medicine by Åbo uni professors and made a living as a professional midwife. She was granted municipal pension when she was 72 (document here).
#archivistsofbluesky #womenshistory
All the places one ends up in when doing archive job. This is an old water treatment plant. #archivist #archivejob #industrialhistory #whatidoforliving
Kitty outing season opened!
So, today is the world homeless animals day. Luckily I don't have any in my house, but at one point all these three darling furbutts didn't have the luxury of warmth and regular meals. They became most awesome pets, though 🥰
#rescuecats #rescuedogs #worldhomelessanimalsday #rescueanimals
Elections coming up next month and candidates are coming up with all sorts of ways to make themselves stand out. Today a green candidate was handing out flower seeds. All too happy to accept, such a sweet gesture!
Based on my recent observations, I can provide some evidence concerning these rampant rumours that have been circulating around. Indisputable signs of spring, don't you think? That's a rhubarb right there ❤️
#signsofspring #springiscoming #gardeninglife #spring
Unbearable kitty cuteness today ❤️ Absolutely defenceless against those paws.
#sleepykitty #catsofbsky #kittiesofbsky
Our sweet little Aami trying very hard to pass as a real pupper 😍
#rescuedogsofbsky #romanianrescue #smalldog #learningtoplay #dogsofbsky
Story of my life.
This is Kevin and Creed. They don't know how they got in this situation, but had already decided to simply accept their fate. 13/10 for both
