Christmastime Dispatch: 2025
Hello dear friends! Christmas cheer and the sounds and delights of the season are once again in full swing here, …
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View of a Lifetime: My Garden’s Autumn Finery
Hello friends! For the last weeks of this October, I’ve been admiring the late autumn vignettes glimpsed through windows which …
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 …
It’s Getting Hot in Here! (BUT mostly out there)
Hello Friends! Someone once said, every picture tells a story. I’ve seen plenty of captivating pictures, that’s for sure, and …
A Glimpse of Lohjanjärvi
Hello Friends! It’s a slow Tuesday here after the rain which visited most of southern Finland yesterday. A bit too …
A quick glance: Finland’s Talviloma and Penkkarit
Hello friends! School kids in some portions of Finland are currently enjoying time off from school for Talviloma (winter holiday). …
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 …
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! …
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: 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 …
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 …
Finland Today: Hot, Hot Hot!
Hello friends! A day late and a dollar short – I had mentioned in my last post I would write …
Sultry Southern Finland; +30c and rising!
Hello from sizzling southern Finland! Decided it was just too hot midday to continue doing yard chores. Taking a break …
March Madness: Covid19-style
Hello and warm greetings from Vanha Talo Suomi! We are currently social distancing ourselves and working from home in compliance …
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 …
On Cloud 9 – What a Great Feeling!
Hello friends! Coming to you today from Cloud 9, where we’re still riding the post-open garden day swell of good feelings …
Photographer’s Day Event
Hello friends! Spring arrived and we’re loving it! Hopefully spring weather has arrived where you are too. For those of …
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