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 …
Category Archives: Gardening
Late Winter in Southern Finland
Hello friends! It’s not springtime here yet – still a bit wintry and cold. Currently, the wind is steady and …
This Just Might Be The End:
The end of winter that is!! Hello friends! Waking to the early morning crash of possibly 1000kgs of snow sliding …
An Abundance of Snow
Welcome friends! What can I say? We have been bombarded with snowfall, or have we? Things haven’t changed much outside- …
SNOWMAGEDDON 2021
Happy New Year friends! If you’re reading this you’ve *so far* survived rounds 1 and 2 and (hey what round …
Transition to the Twelfth Month
Hello Friends! Here we are nearing the final week of November and transitioning to the twelfth month – December! The …
Taking advantage of good weather: Getting loads of stuff done
Greetings friends! We’ve been utilizing the unprecedented ‘Indian Summer’ weather to get as much done outside as possible before we …
End of the Dog Days
If you’re not familiar with idioms, proverbs, and old sayings, you’ve likely never heard the phrase, ‘The Dog Days of …
Sultry Southern Finland; +30c and rising!
Hello from sizzling southern Finland! Decided it was just too hot midday to continue doing yard chores. Taking a break …
May I Have Your Attention Please!
Greetings friends and family! The month of May has a way of grabbing your attention. There’s no doubt about it. …
WordPress Six Year Anniversary
Oh, how the time flies! Achievement Happy Anniversary with WordPress.com! You registered on WordPress.com 6 years ago. Thanks for flying …
March Madness: Covid19-style
Hello and warm greetings from Vanha Talo Suomi! We are currently social distancing ourselves and working from home in compliance …
The Winter that Wasn’t
Hello friends! The return to normalcy after the holidays is in full swing now, well almost! Return to old routines …
‘Tis the Season…Hyvää Joulua!
The snow started falling November 8th. It was a real delight to watch the first flakes of the season gently …
Autumn: The Art of Transition… AND Football
Maybe you missed it, the September Equinox took place yesterday morning while you were enjoying your coffee or possibly en …
Dog Days of Summer
Greetings friends – Are we past the Dog Days of Summer?! This summer has been an unusual one for us …
On Cloud 9 – What a Great Feeling!
Hello friends! Coming to you today from Cloud 9, where we’re still riding the post-open garden day swell of good feelings …
Tervetuloa Vanha Talo Suomi Avoimet Puutarhat Teemapäivää
We are delighted and extremely proud to be a participant in the 2019 Avoimet Puutarha (Finland’s National Open Garden Day …
End of May Wrap-Up
W O W ! Didn’t see that coming – May is just about a wrap and it doesn’t seem possible …
Toukokuu 2019 Maj – It’s May people!
Greetings, Friends both near & far! Happy Belated Vappua! Happy May Day What a delight April was! It came in …
Photographer’s Day Event
Hello friends! Spring arrived and we’re loving it! Hopefully spring weather has arrived where you are too. For those of …
Mid-Winter in SNOWY Southern Finland
Hello to our friends, fellow renovators & gardeners! Happy New Year! The big story here is the weather Caught in …
Iced Roses Anyone?
Hello Friends! Slipping into the final days of November but it finally happened! –Frost Saturday the temperatures began to really …
Golden Showers in southern Finland
Hi there! We’ve been enjoying a brief period of warmer weather here in Uusimaa (southern Finland,) but today looks to …
Greenhouse Victories
Happy September folks! Almost didn’t see it coming, but even still it was already the 2nd and I thought it …
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