• greenhouse,  winter

    My Matryoshka Greenhouse

    My greenhouse has transformed into a matryoshka greenhouse in the sense that there is a similar smaller greenhouse inside it right now. The smaller greenhouse is actually made from bubble wrap and inside it I have a heater. This way the heat stays inside a smaller better insulated space and I have a place for my Agapanthus, Camellia and other tender beauties. I hope they’ll survive, since the winter did eventually arrive here. Kasvihuoneestani on tullut maatuskakasvihuone. Varsinaisen kasvihuoneen sisäpuolelle on nyt kuplamuovinen kasvihuone ja sen sisällä on lämpöpuhallin.  Näin olen saanut pienemmän osan paljon paremmin eristetyksi ja voin säilyttää siellä sinisarjoja, kameliaani ja muita hiukan herkkiä kasveja. Toivottavasti ne…

  • travel,  winter

    Still Winter

    The view from an office building in Varkaus. I was on a business trip to Varkaus, a city some 300 km northeast of Helsinki, earlier this week. It was a bit of a shock temperature wise, it has finally started to thaw a bit around here and I had left out my second layer of wool clothes and my cap. However, when we landed in Varkaus with my colleague it was -18° C! It started to warm up quite nicely and by the time we got to the Navitas office complex and had set up we managed to get out for a few minutes as the sun was clearing through the…