It all starts with a couple of pics of peony flowers. đ (Peonies earlier here and here.)
Yesterday evening and a summer tradition in the village of SydĂ€nmaa in the municipality of SĂ€kylĂ€, here in Satakunta region: a tar kiln – the real making of tar in a traditional method. The tradition of making tar has its roots in the 1600s in SĂ€kylĂ€. This annual four day (& night) event has been created by skillful local volunteers for 20 years. Yesterday the tar kiln was set on fire, I took these pics right after the blaze started.
Such a nice event and nice memories again! And the fire from the big tar kiln is so hot, I already started sweating as I was taking these pics. đ
And from the tar kiln we came back home to make some muffins. These are made of gluten free flour; a mix of buckwheat, potato flakes, ground linseed and psyllium. And dark chocolate and banana. We have made different kinds of good gluten free muffins before, this was again something different. đ
And again flowers in our garden. This is some sort of phacelia, I don’t know how to say it better in English. In Finnish this is called kellohunajakukka. Lovely flowers and so charming the colour blue! Fairy-tale like. The seeds of these flowers were, by the way, planted by a man. đ
Maiden pink. I planted the seeds. đ It’s said that this is one of the most red wild flowers in Finland, if not the reddest. Actually it looks very striking with the colour partly being screaming neon red. Maybe I try to take more pics of this, too, later… This flower can be planted or wild in Finland, but it is, unfortunately, near threatened in the wild.
And today we stopped by the lake PyhĂ€jĂ€rvi…
-Leena
Hienoja kukkia. MeillÀkin on ketoneilikkaa, tÀÀllÀ on varmaan luonnostaan sÀilynyt niitÀ hiekkaharjulla.
Nam, herkullisen nÀköinen muffinssi. Olen kanssa innostunut gluteenittomasta leivonnasta. Appiukolla on keliakia. Tosi hieno pitkÀ laituri PyhÀjÀrvellÀ. Ja mielenkiintoisia tervanpolttokuvia.
Aika lÀmmin pÀivÀ tÀnÀÀn. Onneksi on vÀlillÀ pilviÀ auringon edessÀ, ei pÀÀse mahdoton helle pÀÀlle. En ole oikein helleihmisiÀ, kun en osaa nukkua kunnolla liian lÀmpimÀssÀ. Raskauden aikana tuntuu myös sietÀvÀn kuumuutta huonommin.
Mukavaa kesĂ€pĂ€ivĂ€n jatkoa sinnepĂ€in đ
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TerveisiĂ€ ja kiitoksia tÀÀltĂ€ Turusta! Saisinkohan tuon ranskalaisen parvekkeen oven auki… ;D Olen kans sitĂ€ mieltĂ€, ettĂ€ missÀÀn ei nuku niin hyvin kuin kylmĂ€ssĂ€ ja pimeĂ€ssĂ€…… Voin kuvitella, ettĂ€ jos maha tĂ€stĂ€ vielĂ€ kasvaa… đ
MeillĂ€kin harrastetaan gluteenittomia juttuja, kun mies lopetti vehnĂ€n syönnin – ei ole kuitenkaan keliakiaa. MinĂ€kin… öh, yritĂ€n kovasti vĂ€hennellĂ€ vehnÀÀ, ja se on ihan kiinnostavaakin kokeilla kaikkea (ei ole onnistut, silloin kun olen ollut tÀÀllĂ€ Turussa – tulisi liian kalliiksi…) ja yritĂ€n lisĂ€tĂ€ kaikkea muuta, paras yrittÀÀ syödĂ€ vaan mahdollisimman monipuolisesti kaikkea, niin kauan kuin erikseen kielletÀÀn… đ
Tuo laituri on kyllĂ€ pitkĂ€, se tuodaan tuonne kesĂ€isin. Mulla teettÀÀ vaikeuksia kĂ€vellĂ€ toiseen pÀÀhĂ€n sinne ulapalle, kun alkaa hirvittÀÀ se laiturin kapeus ja vesi molemmin puolin, olen niin rohkelikko… vaappuva rohkelikko laiturilla… đ
Ja kohta pitĂ€isi alkaa vaappua ympĂ€ri tĂ€tĂ€ asuntoa, pakko kai tehdĂ€ vehnĂ€jauhopannukakku hedelmien kanssa syötĂ€vĂ€ksi, koska makaronia ei pysty millÀÀn vetĂ€mÀÀn tarpeeks… :p
PÀivÀnjatkoja sinnekin!