Meeting family - and some royalty...

Spent a few pleasant hours last night at Make's half-sister Hannele's place. Make's half-brother Kullervo and his wife Jatta were also there, so it was very much a family gathering, in a way. Funny that even though the three got together for the first time ever only less than 2 years ago, it feels like there's a lot longer history together. As, in a way, there is, but that's another story.

We enjoyed ourselves and were thus reminded that we ought to visit people more, maybe. Annu more than anyone has been saddled with work; on top of her regular hours she's put in some extra time. But a week from now it'll be autumn vacation: Annu and the boys will travel to Kuopio to her mother's. And Make will spend some time watching horror, flying virtually and whatever middleaged men do when they're by themselves. Drink beer and check out the sports channels?

A week ago we had a fabulous time at the Finlandia Hall, when the vocal group Rajaton, along with Sinfonia Lahti and some top-notch rock musicians performed a full set of music of Queen. Most often the rock+classical combinations don't work but this time it did, wonderfully. The singers in Rajaton were in good shape, and the orchestra, arranged and conducted by Jaakko Kuusisto, was very much in the right wavelength. We got the cd as well, and even if you just can't beat the originals, Rajaton and Sinfonia Lahti have made a very respectable and enjoyable tribute to the greats.

Coming up next Sunday: our 12th anniversary! So many years... and we hope to have countless many more - every second's been worth it! Cheers, everyone!

Go and be good to someone, ok?