Posts by Sari Autere
Christmas Panic Approaching – Remember This!
As Christmas draws near, panic tends to strike. Is everything ready? Is everything tip-top, corners scrubbed, and casseroles prepared? Everything should be more finished, tidier, and “just right.” Meanwhile, the to-do list grows longer, even though this time of year our souls long to slow down.
A Spruce-Induced Spark: Our Whimsical Journey to an Enchanted Finnish Farmstead
Well, well, well, what a jolly adventure this turned out to be! Picture this, dear reader: there I was, minding my own business, when suddenly I found myself absolutely smitten with a charming old farmstead by the shores of Lake Pyyvesi. Now, let me tell you, it wasn’t your average holiday cottage search – oh no, this was something altogether more magical.
Syöjätär sleeps, Naavisemo rules
Long ago, in the far North, lived the Daughter of the Sun, Naavisemo (Njávezan, Njàveseatni), and the Daughter of the Moon, Syöjätär (lit. Eateress, aka Hàhtezan, Àhceseatni). Both women were pregnant when their husbands were killed, leaving Naavisemo and Syöjätär widowed. As a consolation, Father Beaivi (the Sun) gave both women wild reindeer to domesticate. After domesticating the reindeer, the women began to care for their herds (thus began the Sami reindeer husbandry).
