Setting up our art exhibition

Today we went to Anne's art gallery TaideKellari to set up the exhibition Saariston sylissä or 'In the bosom of the archipelago' - which sounds really weird in English...

It has been a day of bad luck for me: first the buyers who were just about the buy our house turned down their offer, they did not want to go any higher in their very low bid. Then my car suddenly broke down when I was driving towards Tampere; there was a terrible screeching noise that made people turn their heads when walking in the street. The car was then towed to the car repair shop and I got a lift home with A after we had finished hanging the paintings.

On top of it all I am in the middle of a fight - a legal feud? - with the person who inspected my house, sigh. I can only hope that the sun will also shine into the mud hole one of these days.

The art exhibition is turning out very nice, anyway. The paintings looked so airy and bright against the white walls. I will also showcase my bronze sculptures there for the first time. Keeping my fingers crossed that the opening night on Thursday will be a success!