March Madness: Covid19-style
Hello and warm greetings from Vanha Talo Suomi! We are currently social distancing ourselves and working from home in compliance …
Tag Archives: gardening
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 …
No April Showers Here…
Hello from Vanha Talo Suomi! Happy Spring greetings to you! No showers lately, and we’re under a grass-fire warning. There …
Old trees, backyard’s spruce
Hi, this is Pekka writing. I was asked to contribute to our blog, Kate has done all the writing so …
Hot, It’s Not!
Hello to all you sweltering North Americans! Greetings to everyone, everywhere 🙂 Welcome to another Vanha Talo Suomi update. ❤ …
Juhannus Countdown
Greetings to All! We are now into the second week of June and Finns everywhere are counting down to Juhannus …
…And we’re back…
Three months since the last post… which, up until today I thought would be my final post. I’m not sure …
Keeping Ourselves Spirited
The flush of Christmas and the New Year are still only a few weeks past, yet the ‘air’ feels a …
Creating a Shade Garden
Hello friends! Welcome back to Vanha Talo Suomi ❤ Pekka and I have been hard at work – this time …
Not Exactly Holland
Hello Again! Welcome to Vanha Talo Suomi. Thanks for checking in to see what we’re up to. The seasonal temperatures …
Spring Things
As we’ve officially entered spring we’re doing what everyone else in the northern hemisphere is doing: getting the yard and …
Spring Sprang
Hello and Happy Spring Greetings from Vanha Talo Suomi! Pekka and I have been busy around the house and yard …
Hello February!!
Welcome friends and well-wishers! Yes, it’s only the 3rd of February, but it’s doing what it does best here in …
Multicultural Perceptions On Gardening and Life
I got briefly excited when I noticed a Yahoo.com article titled, 10 Garden Ideas to Steal from Scandinavia – wow, …
Latest Happenings
Hello from Vanha Talo Suomi! Since I last posted, summer arrived! Yeah 🙂 …then it got cold. Beating 40 year …
