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 …
Tag Archives: crazy Finnish weather
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 …
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 …
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! …
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 …
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 …
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