Autumn Approaches: Garden Season Winding Down
October is but a couple of days away, thankfully the last week of September turned out to be the best …
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Welcome to Butterfly-ville
Greetings Friends! Daylight hours slip away imperceptibly at first after the height of summer solstice. The shortages become quite noticeable …
May was Buzzing
Greetings friends! We now find ourselves entering the month of June. Thankfully we are receiving some much-needed rainfall today, although, …
Spring Joy in the Garden
Greetings friends! The biting, brisk north wind has forced me inside today, which means it’s a perfect opportunity to post …
Faltering-Start to pre-Spring Cleanup
Hello again friends! We’ve found our way to the middle of March. I’m currently hunkered down, taking full advantage of …
Autumn tasks: Bulbs, Bulbs, Bulbs!
Hello Friends! Welcome back to Vanha Talo Suomi! Today is a partly sunny Saturday, but with half decent temperatures hovering …
Champagne Wishes
Hello friends! Greetings to you from Vanha Talo Suomi! We are presently enjoying what looks to be the final warm …
Summer Blooms
Hello friends! Currently, I’m seeking some refuge from the warm & humid weather which has been visiting us all week. …
Fickle Finnish Weather: Summer in Finland
Hello Friends! Greetings from partly sunny, sometimes damp, sometimes hot, sometimes cool and breezy Finland!! It’s the first week of …
Kesäkuu Saapui Vanha Talo Suomeen
Hi everyone! Yes, June arrived to Vanha Talo Suomi, just as it has to every other place. Our dry conditions …
May 2024: Bringing the HEAT
Hi there everyone! Taking a respite from the swelter and pollen to say hello and bring you up to speed …
2024 Trifecta: Good Things Come in TENS
Hello again friends! April is well and truly at the midway point – spring officially arrived and once the snow …
Remember When…
Hei ystävät! Pian on aika Vanha Talo Suomen erityiseen julkiseen puutarhapäivätapahtumaan 06.08.2023 – ensi viikonloppuna avaamme puutarhaportin sinulle tutustumaan puutarhoihin! …
Garden Blogging at its Finest
As I’ve been writing this little documentary of our Vanha Talo Suomi home & garden renovation, many lessons have been …
Six on Saturday 17.06.2023 Countdown to Juhannus
Greetings friends! Sending everyone very warm greetings from Finland this lovely Saturday morning. When I say warm, I really do …
Six on Saturday: 10.06.2023
Hello everybody! Greetings to all from Finland on this lovely, sunny Saturday morning! It’s not been very exciting these last …
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 …
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! …
Finland Today: Hot, Hot Hot!
Hello friends! A day late and a dollar short – I had mentioned in my last post I would write …
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 …
Transition to the Twelfth Month
Hello Friends! Here we are nearing the final week of November and transitioning to the twelfth month – December! The …
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