Hello from finland

whomeno · Post by **whomeno** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:12 pm

I,m janne

Not much gardening going on at this time of year.

as the ground is forzen solid lol.

But the summer was good.

I,m no plant expert in anyway but i do know my herbs lol

even i partake in a HUGE garden lol

gardenpeople.info/pg/photos/album/50/my-garden

There is photos from this year.

Whit names

Oh well thats it for intro today

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:28 pm

Hello janne - and welcome to this Garden. It's not really much to do with gardening, more with general chat - but we cover a very wide area and probably have a plant section somewhere. We certainly do herbs and cooking!!

Finland is way cool !!! And I don't think we have any other Scandinavian members at the moment. I stood on my first ever frozen lake in Finland. And ate my first ever (and possibly best ever) hazelnut yoghurt in Finland. I still have an emerald and turquoise tablecloth I found in Helsinki.

Of course you're in winter now. We're in summer and it's been hot in Sydney. It's Saturday afternoon here now and I've just got back from a swim at the beach. It's quite breezy today and being Saturday, all the sailboats are out too - and getting a great run. Lots of colour on the water.

Love your signature motto by the way. Hannibal?

whomeno · Post by **whomeno** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 9:46 pm

Just my motto lol.

So how did you end up visiting finland?

lol hazelnut yogurth i have never heard about such a thing.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:40 pm

whomeno;1272321 wrote: I,m no plant expert in anyway but i do know my herbs lol

even i partake in a HUGE garden lol

Oooh...

We dont condone the "evil weed" here.

I dont think we do anyway.

Hell I dont know, maybe we do condone it.

I know theres a bunch of people here that sound like theyre "on the pot" all the time.

Sometimes they go off on lengthy bizarre tangents that clearly have nothing to do with the topic at hand. Most of the time know one knows what in the hell theyre going on about.

I caught a shark in the Gulf of Mexico once. It was a little itty bitty baby shark, maybe 6" long. Sometimes I tell people I caught a shark but I dont tell them it was a baby. I like to imagine them visualizing me reeling in this blood thirsty man eating monster like Hemingways Old Man and the Sea. Then I can see them telling a friend "hey...I know a guy who caught a shark" thats me.

Anyway like I was saying, sometimes I like cold cereal with pumpernikel toast and sometimes I like hot cereal with an English muffin. I dont know which I like more, guess it depends on my mood.

Anyway, enough about you, maybe I have something interesting to say. Did you ever think maybe you could stop talking and let me get a word in?

No, I dont think you have.

How rude !

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:45 pm

A tour, I'm afraid, that time, janne. I visited Denmark and Norway and Sweden too, and then got the boat to what was then Leningrad. I've been back to Norway and Denmark since, but not Finland. One day!!

I'm in Europe often, but these days it's mostly France, Italy or the UK.

Have you ever been to Australia?

Your English is excellent.

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:48 pm

Oh dear, poor janne - at least he met me before he met you, Nomad!! I'm the resident goddess, janne. Nomad is the resident.. um mad scientist ninja strange person... or is it something different today, Nomie. He comes from up in the frozen wastelands of Minnesota or somewhere quite like Scandinavia - and probably eats lutefisk, pickled herrings with pumpernickel and meatballs too. Pay absolutely no attention to his ravings. :sneaky:

whomeno · Post by **whomeno** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:49 pm

Never been to australia but its a dream thou.

one day i,ll go lol.

But as you know its very very far away

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 10:52 pm

24 hours in a plane. Now we have noise cancelling headphones, iPods etc - it's not that bad. I plug in and chill out.

Saturday evening approaches - and I'm going out to dinner etc. Have a good evening / day. Hope to catch you later.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:11 am

whomeno;1272321 wrote: I,m janne

Not much gardening going on at this time of year.

as the ground is forzen solid lol.

But the summer was good.

I,m no plant expert in anyway but i do know my herbs lol

even i partake in a HUGE garden lol

gardenpeople.info/pg/photos/album/50/my-garden

There is photos from this year.

Whit names

Oh well thats it for intro today

Hi Janne and welcome!

Although its not a gardening forum, tons of things to talk about and we do have an actual 'gardening forum' here that I am on quite a bit during the summer.

I love my perennials, hybrid tea roses, shrubs, bushes you name it, I haven't grown herbs though.

Funny this winter as my perennials are growing back again as we had such a mild winter.

whomeno · Post by **whomeno** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:16 am

Well i,m guessing your climate is pretty much the same as here over in toronto

So probably only ice and snow soon lol.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:18 am

whomeno;1272354 wrote: Well i,m guessing your climate is pretty much the same as here over in toronto

So probably only ice and snow soon lol.

we just had our first major snow storm this week.

I guess you have alot of snow?

do you have 4 seasons in Finland?

whomeno · Post by **whomeno** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:24 am

No snow yet.

and well i count 4 spring summer autumm winter.

lol

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:31 am

whomeno;1272357 wrote: No snow yet.

and well i count 4 spring summer autumm winter.

lol

great, so you do have them there.

its 2:30 am Sat. morning here, what time is it there?

whomeno · Post by **whomeno** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:36 am

9:31AM sat

lol i lives in the future

Hmm

Maybe i should stick my nose to canada someday

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:38 am

whomeno;1272362 wrote: 9:31AM sat

lol i lives in the future

Hmm

Maybe i should stick my nose to canada someday

so your 7 hours ahead of us, cool!

by all means, come on over here!:-6:-6

good nite for now, well chat more tomorrow.

Barman · Post by **Barman** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 12:56 am

Good morning and welcome.

I grew some beetroots once. Thats the end of my gardening issue.

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 2:50 am

Hello Janne,

Welcome to Forum Garden ! Pull up a seat and relax ! You'll find the members here are a mixed bunch of people, very friendly though, and can talk about many things. I think you will enjoy taking part here ! I live in the middle of England, and at the moment, the sun is shining but it is cold. There has been a warning of colder weather coming in from Scandinavia during next week, and I suppose there could be a little snow too !

Good to see you here ! :-6

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 3:51 am

AussiePam;1272335 wrote:

Finland is way cool !!!

Lol. Especially at this time of year! :wah::wah::wah:

Hiya Janne,

Welcome to Forum Garden. Do you have any reindeer near where you live?

Do you ever see Santa Claus? :sneaky:

Do you have much sunlight during your day or are most of your days dark at the moment? I'd love to hear more about your lifestyle. I hope you stick around and tell us more.

whomeno · Post by **whomeno** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 4:24 am

I think closest reindeer is about 9 hour drive from here lol

and no santa claus lol

I aint going anywhere this forum looks fun

And well i mostly live during the night so don't see the sun no matter what time of the year is

and even if i am awake like today i,m still underground so no sunshine here either lol

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 5:26 am

Hello janne! Enjoy your visits with us.

Here's a welcome mat for you.

:-6

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:56 am

whomeno;1272379 wrote: I think closest reindeer is about 9 hour drive from here lol

and no santa claus lol

I aint going anywhere this forum looks fun

And well i mostly live during the night so don't see the sun no matter what time of the year is

and even if i am awake like today i,m still underground so no sunshine here either lol

I live for the night, but we do have sunshine here!:yh_rotfl

-Santa's reindeer are here, just a 2 hour drive away to Bracebridge where Santa's Village is.