Tag: vanha talo suomi

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… Read more.
Six on Saturday: Finland Edition 13.05.2023

Hello gardening friends! It’s been awhile since I last posted – lots of changes! 🙂 We are typically about one… Read more.
Sweet Sixteen

Greetings friends! As I prepare this post on Easter weekend, I’d like to extend warm wishes to all who celebrate… Read more.
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… Read more.
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… Read more.
Breaking: Spring held Hostage

Hello friends! Someplace, somewhere, it’s spring. Not here in southern Finland! Oh, no! I foresee this mutant seasonal phenomenon will… Read more.
Christmastime Wishes

Hello friends! It’s little old me putting together our final Vanha Talo Suomi post of the 2021 calendar year, and… Read more.
Prince Spaghetti Day

I remember well the national Prince Spaghetti television ads and so many other ads of the 1970s. It’s not easy… Read more.
Finland Today: Hot, Hot Hot!

Hello friends! A day late and a dollar short – I had mentioned in my last post I would write… Read more.
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… Read more.
This Just Might Be The End:

The end of winter that is!! Hello friends! Waking to the early morning crash of possibly 1000kgs of snow sliding… Read more.
Transition to the Twelfth Month

Hello Friends! Here we are nearing the final week of November and transitioning to the twelfth month – December! The… Read more.
Taking advantage of good weather: Getting loads of stuff done

Greetings friends! We’ve been utilizing the unprecedented ‘Indian Summer’ weather to get as much done outside as possible before we… Read more.
End of the Dog Days

If you’re not familiar with idioms, proverbs, and old sayings, you’ve likely never heard the phrase, ‘The Dog Days of… Read more.
Renovation or Rescue? Saving the Shed

Hello friends! We are surely living in trying times. Many around us are suffering from emotional and physical distancing, as… Read more.
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… Read more.
WordPress Six Year Anniversary

Oh, how the time flies! Achievement Happy Anniversary with WordPress.com! You registered on WordPress.com 6 years ago. Thanks for flying… Read more.
March Madness: Covid19-style

Hello and warm greetings from Vanha Talo Suomi! We are currently social distancing ourselves and working from home in compliance… Read more.
Autumn: The Art of Transition… AND Football

Maybe you missed it, the September Equinox took place yesterday morning while you were enjoying your coffee or possibly en… Read more.
Dog Days of Summer

Greetings friends – Are we past the Dog Days of Summer?! This summer has been an unusual one for us… Read more.
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… Read more.
Tervetuloa Vanha Talo Suomi Avoimet Puutarhat Teemapäivää

We are delighted and extremely proud to be a participant in the 2019 Avoimet Puutarha (Finland’s National Open Garden Day… Read more.
End of May Wrap-Up

W O W ! Didn’t see that coming – May is just about a wrap and it doesn’t seem possible… Read more.
Mid-Winter in SNOWY Southern Finland

Hello to our friends, fellow renovators & gardeners! Happy New Year! The big story here is the weather Caught in… Read more.
Ode to an August Garden: Gratitude Aplenty

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