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 …

Ode to an August Garden: Gratitude Aplenty

August 6, 2018

Greetings! On an early Monday morning I begin this post. One week and many miles later we are back together …

April 22, 2015

Hello and Happy Spring Greetings from Vanha Talo Suomi! Pekka and I have been busy around the house and yard …

June 6, 2014

Hello from Vanha Talo Suomi! Since I last posted, summer arrived! Yeah 🙂 …then it got cold. Beating 40 year …

May 15, 2014

A few projects were started, a couple were wrapped up, and the 2nd Peltomaa dumpster left us! Hooray!! Pekka and …

April 13, 2014

It’s been a bit rainy this weekend, unfortunately the weather complicated our plans of yard work but we weren’t deterred …