I wonder where does all our money go

I once again got a bit carried away when buying summer flowers. But they look good, don't they? The cut flowers are from my cottage garden so at least they didn't cost anything.

Shopping for the museum

As you might remember I plan to open the smallest shop museum in Finland some day. We found a couple of items from a Porvoo flea market on Saturday. Perfect for the museum collection!

Almost there

The gazebo is starting to look rather good. The front wall is still under construction and we haven't yet decided what to do with the floor but otherwise things are looking up. It is rather windy right now and already it was really nice to sit inside the gazebo.

More is better

I don't yet have enough flowering plants in Vårkulla's garden. The garden is much prettier than last year but I still want and need more flowers! I know I should plant more shrubs and trees but my heart yearns for colour and a possibility to cut flowers to vases both inside and out.

It is always greener after the rain

I have no idea why but everything really looks greener after the rain.

Morning coffee

Good morning everybody. We found new coffee tins to brighten up your morning coffee.

Three steps to heaven, step two

We are getting there with the gazebo, now there is a roof and the structure is stained black. The next step is to install the windows. We are still wondering what to do with the floor...maybe we'll use the teak panels we already have (bought them for the bathroom floor but as the painted concrete looked really good we never used the panels) or make a wooden floor and paint it. Stay tuned folks!