Shortbread

Past summers we have had some kind of catastrophes in the house. Just to mention few: 

In summer 2023 I had 3 jobs because I wanted to change my job in the way that I finish all the courses with my students on the courses planned at the old and new places meanwhile I received and started the new job. It meant a lot of work.

In 2024 in our village started the sewer network renovation. It broke a drain that lead into our just few meters away. It meant we were not able to use our water in over 7 weeks except in washing (not your teeth)!!!! That was a long time and made us to hesitate the ideas for more sustainable garden with the ideas born during the local garden competition: to create our own source for the water.

In 2025 we were not able to continue with the project well because of Poor Pii and building the new fire wood shed. Poor Pii is now ok and happy dog. It all was worth of the trouble.

That's why I have been walking on tiptoe when the holiday season was about to start. I dropped my smart phone at a grocery when fetching a parcel. It was not the 1st time but definitely it was the last time. I was able to save most of the pictures, data etc. but still lost some because of failed back files. It really was not easy to set up my new smart phone because I could not confirm anything by my old phone. It took for about 4 days (!!!) to get everything on function. 

He told me to get Xcover because you can drop it down from 1,5 m and I am 1,59 m -so, that should be enough. I drop my phones quite a lot. The problem is that my hands are so small. When it's cold no one's fingers work proper. I can't have (= reach by my fingers) a proper crab of the phone. That's why they fall. Except last time I broke my smart phone by throwing a fresh and hot blueberry pie to it. Yep, the pie to the phone, not the phone to the pie. Gosh! Yep, it was messy. And nope, smart phones are not made to bear 200 Celsius degree hot pie. Why we even created smart phones because they are so weak!?

The time of the roses has arrived into my arctic garden and still no any huge catastrophe in the house, or outside. I still keep on walking my tiptoe and am not cheering up "Hello Holiday!" Hope the fate don't see me. 😅

This summer we have no changes to travel away. That's why we are going around local targets. Last weekend we drove to Pajala, Sweden. It is an old and historical location in Sweden Lapland. Every summer there is traditional Pajala Marknad. It is not Sámi markets or craft markets. It is more like traditional summer markets with all king of stalls. Definitely worth of visiting if you are around.

In Pajala Marknad we found a street food stall that sold only 100 % gluten free food. I was extremely happy to be able to have a proper lunch there!

Because we can't get away we have already had some visitors and more are about to arrive. That's why I have been baking gluten free. I bake apple pie, saskatoon pie and cocholate muffins. They all have the same basic idea:

Basic short bread

Mix well together:

200 g grease

2 dl sugar

Add and mix well one after another:

3 eggs

2 tea spoon baking powder

3 dl guten free flour mix 

Pour it into a baking tray. 

Pour over 3-5 dl fruits or berries or ½ dl 100 % cocoa powder.

Bake in 175 Celsius degrees for about ½ hour. 

Make sure it is well-done until you take it away.