My August in Collage

Nothing new in my August: plants, flowers, ATP tennis & books!

There has been cherries, Cherry Quark and now sweet plums are ripening.

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Elokuu ei tuonut minulle mitään uutta: kasveja, kukkia, tennistä ja kirjoja.

On syöty kirsikoita ja kirsikkarahkaa... nyt makeat luumut alkavat ovat kypsiä.

BEST BOOKS OF AUGUST

Finnish: Silja Pitkänen & Ville-Juhani Sutinen - History of Propaganda***** Into 2018

Foreign / US: Elizabeth Strout - My Name is Lucy Barton ***** Tammi 2018

Poetry: Till the Fourth Generation - toim. Jorma Vakkuri **** BoD 2018
- this book tells in poetry form about our Civil War in 1918

#MAKROTEX CHALLENGE / AUGUST

Kaunista syksyä! - Wishing Beautiful Autumn!

The Venetians - Venetsialaiset

The Finnish people have over half a million summer cottages and a lot of boats. Every year the last weekend of August means party - The Venetians - The Venetziad. This is the time to celebrate the end of the summer and boating season, shut the summer cottages and put the boats to shelter. This tradition is very strong on the western coast of Finland on the shores of the Gulf of Bothnia. There is good food, maybe a crayfish party, gathering of friends, candles on the shore and fireworks.

I come from the southeastern part of the country, from Imatra but live now in the Helsinki region. So this tradition is unknown to me, but slowly it is spreading to the whole country. You can enlarge the map and see the cities.

This fantastic photo is from the site of the city of Kokkola. If you wish to read more about The Venetians, click the link.

Photo from the site of City of Kokkola

My partying was very modest. I don’t have a summer cottage any more, so no sea shore for me. But good food oh yes. And I sent my husband to buy some autumn chrysanthemums and this is what he came home with: tiny, tiny plants that are intended to inside the house! But have to give him credit: he planted them himself.

The house of my son at the country side in its Venetian Party look.

Wishing you a good week!

It's Cherry Time!

Monena kesänä on käynyt niin, että linnut ovat ehtineet minua ennen,

ja oma kirsikkasaalis on jäänyt vähäiseksi.

Kirsikkani ovat aika hapanta sorttia, joten keitin niistä nytkin mehua

ja annostelin sopiviin annosboxeihin tulevia kirsikkarahkakekkereitä varten.

Kirsikkarahka on aivan ihanaa eikä niin makeaa kuin esim. ostojäätelö.

Makeuttajana käytän Steviaa, vähemmän kaloreita ja terveellisempää.

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Usually the birds eat up my cherries before I notice they are ripe.

My cherries are sour, so I cook them into juice and use as such or in deserts.

Cherry quark is my favourite - now I have many just right portions in my freezer

ready for my Cherry Quark Fiestas!

As sweetener I use Stevia - less calories & healthier.

#MAKROTEX-HAASTE / ELOKUU, AUGUST

#WATW

Mukavaa sadonkorjuuaikaa! - Happy harvesting!