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2024 Trifecta: Good Things Come in TENS

April 14, 2024

Hello again friends! April is well and truly at the midway point – spring officially arrived and once the snow …

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Happy New Year: It’s March Already??!!

March 1, 2022

Weeeeell, that was quick!! Hello friends! Seems like I was just typing up the final post of 2021 just a …

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Elokuu 2021 Augusti

August 4, 2021

Hello friends! We’ve arrived to the never-ending month of August – the month that just keeps on going, long after …

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Late Winter in Southern Finland

March 7, 2021

Hello friends! It’s not springtime here yet – still a bit wintry and cold. Currently, the wind is steady and …

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An Abundance of Snow

February 3, 2021

Welcome friends! What can I say? We have been bombarded with snowfall, or have we? Things haven’t changed much outside- …

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Taking advantage of good weather: Getting loads of stuff done

September 30, 2020

Greetings friends! We’ve been utilizing the unprecedented ‘Indian Summer’ weather to get as much done outside as possible before we …

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End of the Dog Days

August 31, 2020

If you’re not familiar with idioms, proverbs, and old sayings, you’ve likely never heard the phrase, ‘The Dog Days of …

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Renovation or Rescue? Saving the Shed

August 3, 2020

Hello friends! We are surely living in trying times. Many around us are suffering from emotional and physical distancing, as …

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WordPress Six Year Anniversary

April 14, 2020

Oh, how the time flies! Achievement Happy Anniversary with WordPress.com! You registered on WordPress.com 6 years ago. Thanks for flying …

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March Madness: Covid19-style

March 20, 2020

Hello and warm greetings from Vanha Talo Suomi! We are currently social distancing ourselves and working from home in compliance …

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‘Tis the Season…Hyvää Joulua!

December 3, 2019

The snow started falling November 8th. It was a real delight to watch the first flakes of the season gently …

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Autumn Songs — This Land That I Love

November 12, 2019

Enjoy this wonderful post. There is so much to love. Give a listen to the songs – there is something …

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Time as Ineffable

October 25, 2019

Originally posted on Artie & Stu:
“I give you this to take with you:Nothing remains as it was. If you know this,…

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Jumping out of a perfectly good airplane

September 28, 2019

Originally posted on sanoin ja kuvin:
I read a great post today by a fellow blogger who I’ve been following for some…

Autumn: The Art of Transition… AND Football

September 24, 2019

Maybe you missed it, the September Equinox took place yesterday morning while you were enjoying your coffee or possibly en …

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Dog Days of Summer

August 20, 2019

Greetings friends – Are we past the Dog Days of Summer?! This summer has been an unusual one for us …

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On Cloud 9 – What a Great Feeling!

July 10, 2019

Hello friends! Coming to you today from Cloud 9, where we’re still riding the post-open garden day swell of good feelings …

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Tervetuloa Vanha Talo Suomi Avoimet Puutarhat Teemapäivää

June 26, 2019

We are delighted and extremely proud to be a participant in the 2019 Avoimet Puutarha (Finland’s National Open Garden Day …

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End of May Wrap-Up

May 31, 2019

W O W ! Didn’t see that coming – May is just about a wrap and it doesn’t seem possible …

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Toukokuu 2019 Maj – It’s May people!

May 3, 2019

Greetings, Friends both near & far! Happy Belated Vappua! Happy May Day What a delight April was! It  came in …

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Photographer’s Day Event

March 27, 2019

Hello friends! Spring arrived and we’re loving it! Hopefully spring weather has arrived where you are too. For those of …

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Mid-Winter in SNOWY Southern Finland

January 31, 2019

Hello to our friends, fellow renovators & gardeners! Happy New Year! The big story here is the weather Caught in …

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Baker’s Dozen

December 3, 2018

Hello friends! The flour dust has settled – our Vanha Talo Suomi 2018 Christmas weekend-long baking marathon has concluded. Having …

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Golden Showers in southern Finland

October 16, 2018

Hi there! We’ve been enjoying a brief period of warmer weather here in Uusimaa (southern Finland,) but today looks to …

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Signs of Autumn

September 11, 2018

Hello! Dodging a few raindrops today – playing Madden 19 like a fiend! A well-written article about Finland’s autumn color …

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