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 …
Tag Archives: Lohja
Welcome to Butterfly-ville
Greetings Friends! Daylight hours slip away imperceptibly at first after the height of summer solstice. The shortages become quite noticeable …
Jari Myrsky – November Snowstorm Jari
Hello again friends! As we are making our way through the final week of November, I thought a word from …
The Vestiges of Autumn 2024
Hello and welcome back! We’ve been experiencing pretty mild temperatures, very consistently, for a couple of weeks now. An occasional …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Hello! It’s Mars
Haha, Hi friends, how are you all? I hope you are well :=) February goes by so quickly, even when …
Waning Days of Summer: Autumn Beckons
Hello again friends! August has been a roller coaster of excitement, but also a month of long periods of downtime. …
Remember When…
Hei ystävät! Pian on aika Vanha Talo Suomen erityiseen julkiseen puutarhapäivätapahtumaan 06.08.2023 – ensi viikonloppuna avaamme puutarhaportin sinulle tutustumaan puutarhoihin! …
Six on Saturday 08.07.2023: Hallelujah!
Breaking News! It’s rained since my last post – several times! Nearly daily we’ve been visited by a rain shower, …
Six on Saturday: 01.07.2023 Heinäkuu/Juli
Hello from Finland! We were off last week, enjoying Juhannus, but we weren’t completely absent! Rosie Amber featured our garden …
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: Our Finnish garden 27.05.2023
As much as I look forward to being able to get outside and garden once the snow is gone, maybe …
Six on Saturday: Finland Edition 20.05.2023
Hello everyone! I’ve got to start right off by saying how much we appreciated the warm welcome and gracious comments …
A Momentous Occasion: Lohja’s 700th Anniversary
Hello friends! I’ve been reminded a couple of times since early February that this year is a big one for …
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 …
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! …
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 …
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