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Fridtjof Nansen - in the picture below- was the first to cross Greenland on skis in 1886. It is a great story. And the finnish translation published in 1896 by Teuvo Pakkala has for some time been in public domain. I decided to publish it as an ebook on nokia's mosh site. The Norwegian national library gave me permission to use their database of Nansen's photos. Also, on Nansen's crew were two Samis from Karasjokk - and the other one, Samuel Balto wrote his own story that has never been translated into finnish before. I will include Balto's story as well. In all I think it's going to be interesting to see the reception.
Reading for an exam this friday. I'm also preparing a new ebook that I will publish at the mosh.nokia.com. The last that i made was a cooking book originally published in 1919 with the title '200 recipies for the lonely'. It has been downloaded over 500 times. Pretty cool for an old cooking book.
To read, to read, to read. To remember. To recollect. ... And to write. And read again.
We walked our usual path around the lake. There is a ruined farm, ruined some fifty years ago. We built a snow castle there. It was a quiet misty day.
A couple of weeks before the new year he learned to read and write. The Lord of the Rings has captivated his imagination. Here he is writing a new version of the saga. Something he called Frodo's later whereabouts.
Two years ago I bought him skates and a helmet but it was only that their pre-school class was learning the skills that he wanted to try it out himself. Well, it hasn't exactly been the kind of winter we are used to. There was water on the ice but it didn't stop him the least.
