Friday, December 23, 2022 2:43 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … Don’t leave the box so soon … you forgot to check out the new paper …
You’re right! … Fresh paper to investigate! …
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Finnish Tram Cat
Sunday, December 18, 2022, 6:23 pm — Perkins … does some of her best Finnish learning while she sleeps … red spiral notebook for Finnish notes …
… 8:29 pm … discovered Google translate works on smart tv, livingroom … What’s “tram” in Finnish? … raitiovaunu … Had been watching a YT video by “asitis” … quiet, snowy walk in Helsinki …
“Most trams (raitiovaunut) running in Helsinki traffic are of the Artic type … specifically designed to meet the requirements of Helsinki’s tram network and the Nordic climate.” … “Artic on suunniteltu erityisesti Helsingin raitiovaunuverkon tarpeisiin ja kestämään pohjoista ilmastoa.” – kaupunkiliikenne.fi …
See the green and yellow raitiovaunu / tram in action … at 5:27 … Helsinki Christmas Walk – Snowy city center after several days of snowfall (15 Dec 2022) … by “asitis”
Two days earlier, at tram stop … at 19:00 … HEAVY Snowfall after Blizzard in Helsinki Finland (13 Dec 2022) … by “asitis“
“Haloo, Haloo?” Cat
Saturday, November 19, 2022, 3:27 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … what’s up with all these gizmos … like this cell phone? … Have to always check if its battery is charged … Still use the “old fashioned” paper and pen for Finnish language study notes … Duolingo, Unit 8 …
Finnish Movie Cat
Tuesday, October 20, 2022, 2:02 pm — Perkins … I wonder what’s on that paper in the corner? …
3:00 pm … a shopping list … in Finnish! … notes from the Sorjonen Finnish tv series movie … Muraalimurhat, 2021 … English subtitles … Netflix … (shortened version of the Finnish series) …
Finnish shopping list … ostoslista = shopping list … laastari = Band-Aid … maitoa = milk … muroja = cereal … vessapaperi = toiletpaper … Sorjonen says at 42:40 minutes … “Can’t spell it correctly” …
Boxes for Moods Cat
Saturday, October 1, 2022, 8:21 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … boxes for different moods, times of day … feeling curious …
Sunday, October 3, 2022, 4:26 am … 2 days later … the smallest box is appropriate … feeling sleepy …
Multi-Use Marimekko Cat
Sunday, September 25, 2022, 3:22 am — Teeny Tuxedo … likes the Finnish Marimekko Pikkuinen Unikko (little poppy) sheets … for many reasons … they’re both black and white, good camouflage … especially when she’s sleeping …
Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 11:34 pm … a natural place to study Finnish … they’re designed in Finland … Teeny’s too sleepy to read the Duolingo notes (if she could read) …
… a welcoming spot to play with the new Swiffer heavy duty duster refills …
All in a Day Cat
Tuesday, September 6, 2022, 12:46 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … quiet times … back paws … butterfly bush … [photos, Lumix Z300] …
… 12:59 pm … How about a big yawn? …
… Is this better? …
… 11:48 pm … “loafing” in the front bathroom … still friends with the oral syringes for her (and Perky’s) medication …
Peaceful Scene Cat
Tuesday, August 30, 2022, 5:56 pm — Perkins … natural light’s a favorite …
Natural Model Cat
Tuesday, August 9, 2022, 1:25 pm — Perkins … in front of “you buy ’em, we’ll fly ’em!” … 1942 Defense Bonds Stamps metal poster … purchased at Tillamook Air Museum, 1990s … In background, Navajo riders, Canyon de Chelly, 1904, photo print, Edward S. Curtis … purchased at Canyon de Chelly, Arizona …
… 7:04 pm … change of scenery … black and white Finnish Marimekko Pikkuinen Unikko (little poppies) sheet …
Accent Colors Cat
Tuesday, August 2, 2022, 10:36 am — Teeny Tuxedo … Tuesday’s color is … BLUE! … “sininen” in Finnish …
Wednesday, August 3, 2022, 12:59 pm … Wednesday’s color is … RED! … “punainen” in Finnish … (Red spiral notebook has Finnish language study notes … plus headphones) …
More Finnish Cat
Saturday, July 16, 2022, 10:36 pm … Teeny Tuxedo … big stretch after catnap on corner of bed … Computer is beyond lower left corner … bed is handy work space … Red spiral notebook and headphones are for studying Finnish via Pimsleur.com …
June 26, started a 7-day free Finnish trial with Pimsleur and continued … $20.95, month … Can now rattle off “valitettavasti” … “myöhemmin” … “rautatieasema” with ease … The method of breaking words, sentences into chunks, starting at the end, adding on, building to the beginning works quite well … Audio-based … not focused on reading, grammar … Helps immensely that I had weekly Finnish Zoom discussion group sessions, Sept. 2021-May 2022 (Salolampi, Concordia Lanuage Villages, Minnesota) … and that letters in Finnish words are pronounced exactly as they appear.
Mountaineer Cat
Sunday, July 3, 2022, 5:17pm — Perkins … resting after her arduous climb up Bed Mountain …
Perfect Spots Cats
Friday, July 1, 2022, 1:13 am — Teeny Tuxedo … box of paper to recycle … perfect sitting spot … but the camera flash is too bright …
1:44 pm … Perkins … a column of sun on the deck Kitty Sill … perfect sleeping spot …
7:52 pm … Rabbit … peaceful summer evening … table is set with little yellow flowers … perfect dining al fresco spot …
Sizzle ‘n’ Walk Cat
Thursday, June 16, 2022, 9:31 am — Male house finch … likes the new bird seeds … “Sizzling Variety with Habanero” … “Squirrels detest the pepper oil, but it’s harmless to birds” … Especially like that it has “no milo, no filler” … Songbird Selections, by Audubon Park, Seattle … who “work to help support small farms by purchasing local seed from local farmers as much as possible.”
… 10:35 am … Perkins … perambulating with a purpose … through the paper maze …
Paperwork Central Cat
Sunday, May 8, 2022, 4:31 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … “How do I get outta here?” … trapped by paper … Finnish language notes … blog photo editing notes … photos …
Bird Audience Cat
Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 5:51 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … bedroom catnap … little does she know she’ll have an audience of one …
… 7:57 pm … Black-headed Grosbeak … dashes of yellow-edged feathers … looks in window … “Hey, Teeny! … Whatcha doin’ in there? Still sleeping?” … butterfly bush…
Waking Augie Bear Cat
Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 6:15 pm — Perkins … “Hey, Augie Bear … it’s spring! … time to wake up from hibernation in the box of family photos … Remember your funtastical 2017 Eclipse Adventure in eastern Oregon?!” …
Important Business Cat
Thursday, March 10, 2022, 10:49 am — Teeny Tuxedo … peacefully napping …
… Hey! … what’s goin’ on outside? …
… nuthin’ that can’t wait til after more nappin’ …
12-Hour Cats
Friday, March 4, 2022, 12:51 am — Teeny Tuxedo, Perkins … documenting cats’ most common activity … (next to Finnish discussion group notes) …
… 12:25 pm … 12 hours later … same activity … different location …
Christmas in March Cat
Thursday, March 3, 2022, 6:34 am — Perkins … meets Little Perk … the Christmas miracle! … The Priority Mail 1-Day gift that should have arrived Dec. 18, 2021 … ONLY took 75 days … on my doorstep March 1 … What a torturous 65 mile journey it must have had! … from Salem, Oregon to Vancouver, Washington … more photos …
Little Perk … Special gift from Cousin L … spun cotton orange tabby kitten … who joins Little Tux (arrived Christmas 2020) … both by VintagebyCrystal …
Finnish Seinfeld Cat
Sunday, February 13 2022, 1:07 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … dreams about all the fun she’s had … learning …
… 7:16 pm … learning … Finnish … by watching Seinfeld episodes on Netflix … with Finnish subtitles! … notes from season 2, episode 7, April 1991, “The Revenge” … “Jerry and Kramer take revenge on a dry cleaner after Jerry accuses him of stealing $1,500 from his laundry bag.” …
… closer look at Finnish subtitles notes … translation below …
– Ei sittenkään tehdä tätä – Älä nyt.
– Not doing this anyway – Not now.
– Panemme vain vähän sementtiä pesukoneeseen.
– We just put a little cement in the washing machine.
– Mitä sitten tapahtuu? – Sihen sekoittu vettä
– What happens then? – Mix it with water
– Pesun lopussa koneessa on iso möykki.
– At the end of the wash, the machine has a big lump.
– Jos vain käyttäisit aviojasi johonkin hyödylliseen.
– If only you would use your mind for something useful.
Learning Finnish Cat
Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 4:06 pm — Teeny Tuxedo … waiting for the weekly Finnish discussion class on Zoom, 5:30-6:30 … while birds are skittering outside … and Perkins naps on the thermal mats …
… Close-up of last week’s Finnish discussion class notes … Feb. 1, 2022 … this is the 3rd 6-week set … Began the 1st, last September … on Zoom … through Salolampi, the Finnish Language Village, at Concordia Language Villages near Bemidji, Minnesota … Mom attended two summer sessions in the 2000s … a convenient addition to visiting Russ, Kathy, Krista in St. Paul … We’re all hunnert percent Finnish … with 1% Norwegian, 1% Swedish thrown in … per latest Ancestry.com DNA update …
Grooming Business Cat
Saturday, February 5, 2022, 6:13 pm — Perkins … grooming is serious business … Perky plots her next maneuver … all from the comfort of bed …
Camera Girl Cat
Friday, February 4, 2022, 3:50 pm — Perkins … napping up close with the camera … my 2nd Panasonic Lumix … FZ200, purchased 2015 … 1st, FZ20, 2005 … photo taken with 3rd, FZ300, 2019 …
White Paper Cats
Friday, December 31, 2021, 2:01 am — Teeny Tuxedo, Perkins … snoozing next to my Finnish discussion group notes … Started Sept. 2021, once a week, one hour, six-week sessions … via Zoom … Maybe they’re learning Finnish by osmosis …
7:36 pm … that night … New Year’s Eve … Teeny Tuxedo … none too pleased to share her box with empty TP rolls …
April 1, 2020 … Perkins, Teeny Tuxedo … much more impressed when there was a TP shortage … and this magnificent box of wonderful white stuff showed up … see Rare, Elusive TP Cats …
Perkins and Teeny Tuxedo 