Farewell Viiru
With great sadness… The Vanha Talo Suomi family suffered a heart-breaking loss this past weekend – our beloved cat & …
Category Archives: Gardening
May. Crikey that went fast!
Doing a bit of head shaking here, trying to grasp the fact the month of May is almost gone! Ummm. …
No April Showers Here…
Hello from Vanha Talo Suomi! Happy Spring greetings to you! No showers lately, and we’re under a grass-fire warning. There …
Time Changes and Changing Gears
Hello dear friends! We hope this update finds you well! Vanha Talo Suomi has elided into another month and soon …
Pieces of Time
Pieces of Time New years come and new years go, Pieces of time all in a row. As we live …
Old trees, backyard’s spruce
Hi, this is Pekka writing. I was asked to contribute to our blog, Kate has done all the writing so …
Hot, It’s Not!
Hello to all you sweltering North Americans! Greetings to everyone, everywhere 🙂 Welcome to another Vanha Talo Suomi update. ❤ …
Juhannus Countdown
Greetings to All! We are now into the second week of June and Finns everywhere are counting down to Juhannus …
…And we’re back…
Three months since the last post… which, up until today I thought would be my final post. I’m not sure …
Seeds, Seeds, Seeds!
Hello again from Vanha Talo Suomi! I got bit by the seed catalog shopping bug! I tried everything to avoid …
Keeping Ourselves Spirited
The flush of Christmas and the New Year are still only a few weeks past, yet the ‘air’ feels a …
Embracing the Autumn Chill
Happens every year, to every gardener – well nearly everyone outside the tropics – the dreaded visit by Jack Frost. …
How Does Your Garden Grow? I’m glad you asked!!
Greetings to Friends and Family! Our travels to Ireland were wonderful! We met so many nice people and had such …
Creating a Shade Garden
Hello friends! Welcome back to Vanha Talo Suomi ❤ Pekka and I have been hard at work – this time …
Not Exactly Holland
Hello Again! Welcome to Vanha Talo Suomi. Thanks for checking in to see what we’re up to. The seasonal temperatures …
Spring Things
As we’ve officially entered spring we’re doing what everyone else in the northern hemisphere is doing: getting the yard and …
Spring Sprang
Hello and Happy Spring Greetings from Vanha Talo Suomi! Pekka and I have been busy around the house and yard …
To the Gardeners…
Hello from Finland! Winter is slipping away here but no symptoms of spring fever 🙂 The snow is almost gone …
Liebster Blog Award
An unexpected, but very pleasant surprise today! A fellow blogger from Australia has nominated VanhaTaloSuomi for a Liebster Award! I’d …
Little Shop of Horrors
Hello and Welcome friends and visitors. This post is dedicated to all the Do-It-Yourself-ers and weekend warriors out there, brave …
