Category Archives: Free Time

Let’s go for a row!

Camping at the LakeWe have made almost every summer a camping trip with a big rowing boat called the church boat. This kind of boat has about seven pairs of oars, and there is enough room for 2-4 families, lots of equipment, foodstuff and beverages too! It is nice to travel without motor, noise or hurry. Camping with […]

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Mellow Midsummer Festival!

Midnight SunGreetings from Finnish Mid Summer Party. It is midnight, and we still can see the colours. In Lapland the sun is shining all night long. Ah, this is life!

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Sowing season in the garden

Garden planningSowing season is nice. Garden looks neat and organized. No weeds, just tidy rows of seedlings and seeds!

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To Kayak or not to Kayak

Eskimo roll is for the birds!I like to be at the lake with a rowing boat or a canoe. Now I am wondering, should I also get a kayak for solo trips? Is there a model suitable both for lakes and rivers? Is it possible to fish from a kayak? Do I have time to go kayaking at all?  And […]

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First sign of Spring

Extreme GardeningIt just starts almost unnoticed. A couple of harmless looking plastic boxes filled with soil have appeared at the corner table of my study. There is a spot lamp too, and if you look very carefully, you see some tiny tomato seedlings exploring their new habitat.
But it won’t be long before the study is filled […]

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