Challenge: Liebster

I got the Liebster prize (or should I say honorable mention) from Sanna (or snna k) who writes the excellent blog called Neuloo ja purkautuu (Knits and unravels). It made me very happy that someone felt my newish blog is so good it deserves to be mentioned, so I think I need to say a big thank you to  Sanna. THANK YOU! :)

As goes, there are some rules attached to to this prize so here they are translated from Finnish to English.

This is the Liebster prize which is ment to be given to blogs with under 200 followers. Liebster means dear or loved but it can also be translated as favorite.

Rules:

1. Thank and link the blog that gave you the prize.
2. Choose five blogs (that have under 200 readers) as next receivers or the prize and leave comment on each of those blogs telling them about that.
3. Answer to the question attached below.
4. Wish that the people to whom you gave the prize also give it forward to five of their favorite blogs.

The five blogs I would like to give this prize to:
I'm really bad with all this limit stuff. I tried to pick blogs that don't seem to have a HUGE following yet.

• Needles and roses  - This is one of those blogs I have followed for ages on and of again and am always equally delighted when I re-find it.
• Langalla Kalliossa - Some amazing knitting 
• Ikomi - Inari is my good friend and has the most heart warming and cozy blog I know.
• Silmukan saalistus - Knitting, croshetting and all kinds of crafting. A new and nice find.
• Matka maailmankaikkeuteen - A very cute blog from the town I used to study at.

Five things that get me on a good mood:

• A kind smile from a stranger
• A cup of tea in the company of a good friend
• A ball of beautiful yarn
• A captivating book
• The food my mom makes

Five things I need daily:

• Tooth brush
• Something to read
• Sleeping
• Food
• Human contacts

Five books I'd live to recommend to others:
Oh boy, this is one of the worst questions you can set for a librarian and avid reader. I'm limiting myself so that I'll only recommend books that are available in English.

• Paul Auster: The Brooklyn follies
• Ray Bradburry: Farenheit 451
• John Green: The fault in our stars
• Johanna Sinisalo: Troll - a love story
• Vigdís Grímsdóttir: Z - a love story

Five of my all time favorite singers/bands:
How do you define all time favorite? Here are some of my long time favorites.

• Regina Spektor
• Rufus Wainwright
• Tuomo
• Zen Café
• Kings of Convenience
  

Five materialistic Christmas wishes:
In all honesty this is a hard one. Not only because we have just passed Christmas but also because I've been on a "downsize you material package" kinda mood lately. But here are five things I would like to have right now.

• Lemon/orange zest peeler
• New frying pan
• New objective for my camera
• An Indian cook book
• New jeans

Five favorite foods:

• Dried apple rings
• Yogurt covered cashew nuts
• Feta vegetable couscous
• Cheese cake
• Shrove buns

Five places I would like to visit:

• Iceland
• Italy
• Krakow, Poland
• Faeroes
• Lapland

Five adjectives that describe me:

• Kind
• Loud
• Proud
• Short
• Happy

Five things I dream about:

• Travelling
• Moving
• Summer
• A hand made cardigan
• A proper crafting corner for myself

Five maxims I'd like to share with others:

• Life is what you make of it so go make it the best life you can imagine.
• You need to love yourself first.
• Who cares about cool, fun and exciting are much better.
• Wrinkles will not make you ugly but frowning will.
• Imagine people complexly.

PS. If you want to read the rules and questions in Finnish, you can do so over at Sanna's blog.

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Neuloo ja purkautuu blogin Sanna antoi tälle blogille Liebster-tunnustuksen.