Feelin' blue

Finns are said to be a people with a tendency towards nostalgia and melancholia but they are not the only ones who look at the world through blue eyes.

For proof, there is nothing Finnish on my picture, except maybe the gold chain behind theTurkish nazar, a gold chain I gave to my mother when I was much younger, and she still alive somewhere else than only in my heart. She died on my birthday, two years ago.

The blue eye of Fatima on the right, a protection against the evil eye, was given to me by my sister. She too will always have a place in my heart, as will my brother and my father.They disappeared much too early.

So if I'm feelin' blue from time to time and especially today, is it because I'm a Finn or because it's my birthday?

By the way, do you know why the flags are high up in Finland today, like any April , 27th? Because they're blue, they too! And what do they celebrate but my birthday?

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More blue Finns can be found at the right, and I think that you can participate even if you're not a Finn, as long as you feel just a little blue this week.



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The late Estonian baritone and opera singer, Georg Ots, who also sang lighter music, Schlagers, around the sixties, here sings I love you life, in Russian. A somewhat melancholic melody.

I also want to add a French blue pensée (thought) for all the ones I love, including Olga and her family who they have not forgotten.

SusuPetal, my Finnish blogger friend participates in my blue post today, with a card. She just didn't sign it, but I nevertheless appreciate it very much.Seeing that people don't forget you makes the blue lighter. Thank you SusuPetal. (May you represent all my blogging friends.)