Are You Dreaming of a White Christmas?
Wishing to experience snow (lumi) during the month of December (Joulukuu), and especially leading up to Christmas Day, (Joulu) is …
Category Archives: Gardening
Syyskuu 2022 – September at Vanha Talo Suomi
Hello Friends! Generally, we are finished gardening for the year, except for a few watering tasks until any rain that …
August 2022: Vanha Talo Suomi
Hello again friends! What a weird summer it has been, so far! Hope you are well. I think when I …
Vanha Talo Suomi – Summer Edition
Hello friends! Been a long time since the last post, but really there wasn’t much to share. Here we are, …
Crazy Finnish Weather: The agonizing wait for spring is REAL
Whelp. Here we are again. Another round of, Where is Spring? currently underway. Hello Friends! Welcome back! We’re here, same …
Breaking: Spring held Hostage
Hello friends! Someplace, somewhere, it’s spring. Not here in southern Finland! Oh, no! I foresee this mutant seasonal phenomenon will …
Happy New Year: It’s March Already??!!
Weeeeell, that was quick!! Hello friends! Seems like I was just typing up the final post of 2021 just a …
Christmastime Wishes
Hello friends! It’s little old me putting together our final Vanha Talo Suomi post of the 2021 calendar year, and …
Winter is Coming: Actually, it feels like it’s already here!
Hello from frosty Finland! A light dust of snow has mixed with an abundant layer of frost. Temperatures have been …
Prince Spaghetti Day
https://youtu.be/wNX1QtyG9_8 I remember well the national Prince Spaghetti television ads and so many other ads of the 1970s. It’s not …
It’s Still August!
Hello friends! It’s day 26 of 31, and it’s been raining almost every day it seems since my last post! …
Elokuu 2021 Augusti
Hello friends! We’ve arrived to the never-ending month of August – the month that just keeps on going, long after …
Finland Today: Hot, Hot Hot!
Hello friends! A day late and a dollar short – I had mentioned in my last post I would write …
Mayflowers & May Flowers
Hello again friends! A well-known nursery rhyme comes to mind in recalling the past month’s weather; April showers bring May …
April Springtime at Vanha Talo Suomi
Hello friends! I’m enjoying a lull in outdoor activity these last couple of days due to a temperature plunge and …
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