I cut the front lawn and I can still hear the 🦟🦟🦟 whining in my ears! The hedges need trimming and tidying up, maybe over the weekend. I bought cherries and peas, they inspired me to make a salad. I dream of traveling to Japan again, so I want to keep up my chopstick skills.

+21˚C today. The forecast promises hot weekend, even +26˚C for tomorrow!🔥 The birdbath is a popular spot in our garden. For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with ice lettuce, egg, Kalle’s roe paste and smoked pork loin, avocado, violets and baked cottage cheese, cherries, coffee.

It looks like we'll be getting a lot of both wild and cultivated berries, as well as apples and plums. For hubby’s gluten-free breakfast: cucumber, watermelon, zucchini, grapes, honeydew melon, peas, avocado, apple, cauliflower, bell pepper, radishes, cabbage, cherries.

Swallows, my trusted allies, flew over my garden to catch 🦟🦟🦟 as I trimmed the hedges and cut the weeds with a scythe underneath them. After all the hard work, I didn't have much energy to cook, so I made a salad with the ingredients in the fridge and had coffee for dessert.

+26ºC today! For once the forecast was correct, it’s too hot for me to trim the front yard hedge. I was hoping to get rid of that task today. For breakfast: sourdough rye bread, blue cheese, grapes, kiwi and prosciutto crudo, violets and baked cottage cheese, cherries, coffee.

A week to the highest peak of the summer. Our short summer always seem to go swiftly by. For hubby’s gluten-free breakfast: cucumber, kiwi, grapes, cherries, peas, watermelon, bell pepper, apple, wild mushroom salad, prosciutto crudo, blue cheese, radishes, cabbage.

What a hot day! I almost skipped trimming the front yard hedge, but decided to do it anyway and I'm glad I did, now there’s only one hedge left. For dinner something quick and easy: pan fried rainbow trout with mash, steamed green beans, Brussels sprouts and a side salad.

+24˚C today. A new week begins and my Midsummer roses attract many insects and the first day lilies are in bloom. For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, mackerel in tomato sauce and an omelette with cherry tomatoes, feta, prosciutto crudo and cherries, orange, coffee.

My fridge is starting to look empty, so I’m planning to take my backpack and walk to a nearby supermarket. For hubby’s gluten-free breakfast: cucumber, apple, watermelon, honeydew melon, mackerel, orange, grapes, tomatoes, radishes, cauliflower, cabbage, zucchini.

+15ºC today. It's raining, so I watch and listen to the Vienna Philharmonic's summer concert in the park of Schönbrunn Palace. For breakfast: iceberg lettuce, horseradish spread, smoked pork loin, grapes and cucumber, blue cheese, dahlia petals, radish and watermelon, coffee.

The rain stopped and I went to pick wild flowers and found a four-leaf clover. It’s nice, I could use some good luck for a change! 🍀 For hubby’s breakfast: cucumber, bell pepper, radishes, cherry tomatoes, cauliflower, sardines, apple, watermelon, Cantaloupe melon, cabbage.

I'm loving this cooler weather we're having now, it's ideal for gardening. The purple beans have sprouted, it's a little late but they're growing fast now. 🌱 For dinner: chicken steaks with herb butter, air fried potato wedges, steamed cauliflower, green beans and a side salad.

+14˚C today. The forecast promises thunderstorms and heavy rain. It would be most welcome, because my apple trees need watering. For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, bell pepper, cherry tomatoes and smoked beef, cucumber and apple, coffee.

I can hear the lovely patter of rain on the roof! That means I won't be trimming the last remaining hedge today! 💦 For hubby’s gluten-free breakfast: cucumber, watermelon, zucchini, bell pepper, radishes, grapes, apple, Cantaloupe melon, tomatoes, cauliflower, turnip, cabbage.

+13ºC today. It has rained overnight, and the forecast promises continuous rain until midnight. 💦☔️ For hubby’s gluten-free breakfast: cucumber, Cantaloupe melon, tomatoes, zucchini, apple, watermelon, bell pepper, cauliflower, field cucumber, cabbage, cherries, strawberries.

+17˚C today. I'm feeling nostalgic. 13 years ago, life was carefree when I took long walks with our Newfie, such precious memories! Daylilies reaching for the warming sun! For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with smoked rainbow trout and smoked pork loin and strawberries, coffee.

It's quiet here, people spend Midsummer in summer cottages, go to the sauna, swim and barbecue. For hubby’s gluten-free breakfast: radishes, cucumber, peas, watermelon, smoked rainbow trout, potato salad, wild mushroom salad, prosciutto crudo, Cantaloupe melon, tomatoes, cabbage.

+12˚C today. ☔️ Hubby and I went for our Midsummer night walk and nearly got eaten alive! 🦟🦟🦟 We found lovely wild flowers. For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with ice lettuce, blue cheese, tomatoes and smoked ham, potato salad, pomegranate seeds and egg, cherries, coffee.

These sunny looking goldmoss stonecrops and colourful lupines brighten my messy garden. ☀️ For hubby’s gluten-free breakfast: tomatoes, cucumber, watermelon, wild mushroom salad, prosciutto crudo, grapes, cauliflower, bell pepper, Cantaloupe melon, cabbage, cherries.

Its been raining for two days. I am happy because the soil in the garden was very dry, but I'm not happy about the increase of 🦟🦟🦟! I wanted to watch Kuortane Games, the traditional Finnish midsummer athletics meeting and made a quick sausage and vegetable soup for dinner.