So where ya'll from?

Fran · Post by **Fran** » 29 Jun 2011, 09:29

Heidi76 wrote:I´m from Finland, ok place I guess, like living in a freezer half the year, but so beautiful in the summer.

I don't think I've ever met anyone from Finland but my sister works for the EU and she tells me that Finland has the most broad minded, accommodating people anywhere on the planet ... she says it doesn't matter how ridiculous or impractical an idea is the Finns will insist on the person's right to put their case and argue it's merits.

A couple of years ago I was in our National Gallery and happened on an exhibition of Finnish paintings ... wow the light & clarity in those paintings really blew me away. Walking along a passageway towards the exhibition it really looked as though there had to be a light behind the canvasses. One particular painting was 'A Child's Funeral' by Albert Edelfelt & it left me just speechless. I must have stood in front of it for a good 15 mins. I had hoped to visit again before the exhibition closed but unfortunately didn't get to.

...... and I love my Nokia phone.

Honeybarbara · Post by **Honeybarbara** » 28 Jul 2011, 07:16

Australia...east coast ..2 hours from Sydney..bloody cold at the moment ; 16 degrees.I love Summer!

Maud Fitch · Post by **Maud Fitch** » 28 Jul 2011, 07:27

Honeybarbara wrote:Australia...east coast ..2 hours from Sydney..bloody cold at the moment ; 16 degrees.I love Summer!

Yeah, cold. I'm in the subtropical Sunshine State and amazingly it was 2 degrees last night. Okay, it was nice and dry and sunny during the daytime but nearly freezing at night. Personally I'm trying to enjoy it because I know the high summer temperatures will be here soon enough and the humidity will be off the scale. Never liked that icky sticky humidity.

StephenKingman · Post by **StephenKingman** » 28 Jul 2011, 11:06

Honeybarbara wrote:Australia...east coast ..2 hours from Sydney..bloody cold at the moment ; 16 degrees.I love Summer!

Another Aussie! Welcome to the fold

Honeybarbara · Post by **Honeybarbara** » 30 Jul 2011, 04:31

Thank you....but oh really Maud we both shouldn't be complaining(especially you!) when we read about minus 15 degree temperatures. I still love Summer, even though she does knock us around abit in February; but I'm 10 min from the beach.....................

Kdor11 · Post by **Kdor11** » 01 Aug 2011, 16:35

I'm from the city of Regina in the province of Saskatchewan in the country of Canada....I live in the middle of a freezer for about 6 -7 months out of the year but the summer can be rewarding. The joke here is 'if you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes'...it can be raining and snowing and be sunny all within the hour!!

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 01 Aug 2011, 18:36

That sounds like Utah weather.

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Simworm · Post by **Simworm** » 01 Aug 2011, 18:44

Kdor11 wrote:I'm from the city of Regina in the province of Saskatchewan in the country of Canada....I live in the middle of a freezer for about 6 -7 months out of the year but the summer can be rewarding. The joke here is 'if you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes'...it can be raining and snowing and be sunny all within the hour!!

That sounds like New Zealand weather too! 4 seasons in one day! haha

Kdor11 · Post by **Kdor11** » 02 Aug 2011, 10:06

Lol...you guys drive around in the Spring with your windows down and your heater up?! That's another thing thats popular around here!!!

Bighuey · Post by **Bighuey** » 02 Aug 2011, 10:22

Thats the way Utah is, you have your cooler on one day and your heat on the next.

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Stella · Post by **Stella** » 04 Aug 2011, 22:26

I'm from Perth, Western Australia.
Australian winters are nothing. Winter is my favourite season in Australia. At this very moment I'm sitting on the balcony with a cup of tea and a book, looking out over the city. There's not a cloud in the sky. Ahhh, heaven

Maud Fitch · Post by **Maud Fitch** » 04 Aug 2011, 22:36

Stella wrote:...Winter is my favourite season in Australia...

I agree. It's a balmy mid-winter afternoon here, sun shining with a gentle breeze. And welcome, Stella. We need a few more Australian readers!

Simworm · Post by **Simworm** » 04 Aug 2011, 22:46

^^ A place where winter is warm is rather inviting! My brother lives in Melbourne though and he reckons it gets quite cold in winter there. Melbourne must be the exception to the Australian warm winter.