by Women’s Month interviews
this morning
Writer and blogger-friend Kate A. Laity of Wombat’s World is doing an inspiring series of interviews of women:
I’ve decided to use this month — Women’s History Month, of course — to do a simple yet wonderful thing: celebrate the fabulous women I know. I hope this makes us all aware of the web of amazing women we have around us. Women don’t tend to be good about tooting their own horns, but one thing I’ve learned from history is that small efforts by individuals can change the course of the world even when they don’t intend to do so.
Yesterday, on International Women’s Day, Kate posted an interview of me – what an honour to be included amongst so many talented and strong women including Kate herself! Please do read at least some of the other interviews so far, found under the label: ‘women’.
In the interview I mentioned that I could not remember exactly how Kate and I first met, other than our Finnish roots that drew us together. This morning in preparing this post, I looked up in my archives an article about Wombat’s World and Kate’s fabulous trip to a rock art site in Finland. There was the answer… please go read it and visit the link to her photos. Her new book Unikirja, inspired by the Kalevala, Kanteletar, and other Finnish myths and legends, is coming out soon and I want it!
Kiitos paljon, Kate!
March 9, 2009 in Blogging, Finland, Estonia & Finno-Ugric, Folk Legends & Myths by Marja-Leena
Spotting omissions is harder than picking up errors. But how about: no one would ever organise an International Men’s Day. I’ll get a beer from the fridge, turn on a rugby match on the telly, loll on the couch and wonder why.
A great idea and wonderful interviews … especially yours!
Barrett, gee, surely you’re not feeling sorry for yourself and your fellow men?
Joan, thanks, I think it’s great too!
What about the menz? Your interview was great. Like they say, you can’t let the men languish with only 90% of the attention in this world.
That was an NPR-quality interview … (my highest compliment). Thanks for letting us ‘listen in,’ Marja-Leena! I had to smile at the line about your “fairly even temper”… I’m like that, too.
Hattie: love what you say about menz, heh. Glad you enjoyed the interview.
Rouchswalwe: Thanks, Kate did a great job of it!