It has been raining heavily since morning. Busy bumblebees are still enjoying the nectar bars provided by dahlias and borages. For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, grapes, kiwi, egg, orange, plum, radishes, melons, blueberries, smoked vendaces, apple. 🍜

+16ºC today. What a rainy and cool Monday. Sorry about the pic that’s a bit blurry, but shows the idea of my breakfast. For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with ice lettuce, Prosciutto crudo, borages, kiwi and smoked tinned vendaces, egg and grapes, orange, melons coffee. 🍜

+16˚C today. Finland-Sweden Athletic International competition continues today.🇫🇮🇸🇪 A little beauty, a cinnamon bug, (10mm) climbing on a sunflower. For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with ice lettuce, smoked ham, borages and herring, egg and melon, baked cottage cheese, coffee.🍜

Finland-Sweden Athletic International will start today in Helsinki. It’s a yearly competition between Finland and Sweden. 🇫🇮🇸🇪 Bright sunflowers and zinnias always brighten up a day. For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, strawberries, nectarine, kiwi, melons, blueberries, grapes, egg. 🍜

+18˚C today. I bought surface roasted rainbow trout. 🐟 I found a swallowtail‘s caterpillar when I picked parsley today. For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with ice lettuce, egg, Kalle’s roe paste, borages and surface roasted rainbow trout and strawberries, melon, grapes, coffee. 🍜

I went grocery shopping with my son and we had a buffet lunch at our local Thai restaurant, Chon Thong. We had creamy chicken soup, fresh vegetable salad and Thai meatballs, tofu Kaeng Kuo, spring rolls, shrimp chips and rice. We had coffee at Espresso House: mocha latte. 🍜

+20˚C today. The weather forecast promises mixed weather this weekend: sunshine, rain and heavy cloud cover. For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, blueberries, cherry tomatoes, plum, egg, strawberries, watermelon, miel de sapo melon, Cantaloupe melon and white apple from the garden. 🍜

The hedge bindweed is beautiful with its pink, delicate flowers. I bought chrysanthemums as fall plants, this pink one looks beautiful. For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, grapes, kiwi, strawberries, egg, radishes, melons, orange, blueberries, plums. 🍜

I managed to get some Finnish strawberries today, unfortunately the season is coming to an end. We didn't get many apples or plums this year. For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, strawberries, plums, oranges, grapes, cheeses, nectarine, melons, blueberries, kiwi. 🍜

After mowing the lawn, I didn't feel like cooking anymore. I drove us to a nearby shopping mall. Hubby had his favourite meal: pan fried vendaces with Remoulade sauce and mash. I chose breaded pork schnitzel with wild mushroom sauce, sautéed vegetables, mash and a side salad.🍜

This summer has been ideal for all plants, grass is growing like crazy and my sun flowers are sky high! 🌻🌻🌻 For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, pointy pepper, kiwi, cherry tomatoes, melons, blueberries, radishes, orange, grapes, cheeses. 🍜

+18ºC today. My pheasant boy has grown a longer tail and the girls are starting to show interested in him. He looked so miserable without his long, beautiful tail. For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, tomatoes, kiwi, radishes, orange, egg, melons, blueberries, plums, grapes 🍜

Our lazy Sunday continued. I drove us to our local pub. The owner said that people had been ordering pizzas all day, he was running out of ingredients. He didn't have any rocket left, but he could make our regular pizza with pepperoni, asparagus, bell pepper, red onion and peach. 🍜

A lazy Sunday watching and listening to nostalgic music by The Shadows, Cliff Richard, Roy Orbison and Queen. For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, bell pepper, radishes, egg, nectarine, Cantaloupe melon, grapes, Piel de Sapo melon, watermelon, avocado, apple. 🍜

+15˚C today. Sunday is rainy and the cherry tomatoes are shivering from the cold. Nothing ever stops the sparrows, they sing happily. For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with ice lettuce, Tunturi Mettwurst, avocados, borages and cold smoked rainbow trout and melons, plums, coffee. 🍜

I only got a few apples this year. The spring was cold and there weren't enough pollinators. These white beauties are sweet and aromatic. For hubby’s brunch:cucumber, radishes, plum, kiwi, orange, egg, avocado, melons, grapes, wild mushroom salad. 🍜

+18 ºC today. A good breakfast always saves a day. Hungry Mr. Raku kept staring at me on the bird feeder, he was rewarded with dog food. For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with horseradish spread, ice lettuce, smoked salmon and cold smoked reindeer borages and melons, coffee.

What a lovely, sunny August day. I'm going to plant chrysanthemums on my grandparents' grave. They bloom for a long time and look beautiful. For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, kiwi, radishes, avocado, blood grapefruit, plum, pointy pepper, melons, grapes, an omelette, cheeses.🍜

+18˚C today. I managed to mow the lawn yesterday just before the sky fell! 💦 The pheasant boy has found the perfect spot on the hop pole. Fir breakfast: sourdough rye bread with ice lettuce, Jamón Serrano and spinach, blue cheese, grapes and nectarine, cheeses, melon, coffee. 🍜

I picked purple beans and found a dahlia with a single white petal...unique and beautiful in its own way. For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, grapes, kiwi, pointy pepper, plum, cherry tomatoes, egg, melons, avocado, cheeses.🍜

+18ºC today. It rained overnight, but the sun is shining again and the lawns need my immediate attention! For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with cucumber, avocado, Brie, borages, kiwi and an omelette with Jamón Serrano, tomato, spinach and baked cottage cheese, melons, coffee. 🍜

+18ºC today. Cherry tomatoes are ripening; three different varieties. My little calamondins on the windowsill are ready to be picked. For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with ice lettuce, egg, Kalle’s roe paste and JamónSerrano and watermelon, plum, baked cottage cheese, coffee. 🍜

Delicious cheese spreads are available if you don't want to make them yourself. Today's joy: a huge zucchini flower. For hubby’s brunch:cucumber, radishes, Cantaloupe melon, blueberries, Piel de sapo melon, grapes, watermelon, peas, tomato, avocado, blood grapefruit, pepper, egg. 🍜

+17˚C today. I bought Tunturi Mettwurst seasoned with cranberries. (Tunturi is a Finnish word for a fell in Lapland). Today’s happiness is a creamy avocado. For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with smoked salmon, avocado, borages and Mettwurst and melons, grapes, egg, coffee.

Hubby and I wanted to celebrate the medals won by our female athletes by driving to our local pub. It was hybby's first outing since his hospital stay, and he always enjoys going there. We had our favourite pizza: pepperoni, chicken, asparagus, bell peppers, red onion, peach. 🍜

A lazy Sunday. The first sunflower opened its nectar bar and the first customer looks happy. Zinnias look so vibrant and beautiful. For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, plum, mandarin, apricot, radishes, egg, melons, blueberries, wild mushroom salad. 🍜

+18˚C today. Life can depend on small moments that bring joy: delicious feta, delicate, pretty. nasturtiums, borages, purple beans. For breakfast: sourdough rye bread with horseradish spread, cucumber, smoked ham and an omelette and apricot, blueberries, blood grapefruit, coffee. 🍜

I went grocery shopping with my son while hubby watched the European Athletics Championships from Birmingham. We had lunch at Teppanyaki Inn restaurant: sushi salad, stir fried beef and chicken with vegetables and noodles. I had a mocha latte for dessert at Espresso House. 🍜

+19ºC today. Our life is getting back to normal and hubby is feeling better. Familiar food is always good medicine.💊 For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, pointy pepper, blueberries, avocado, egg, watermelon, apricot, piel de sapo melon, Cantaloupe melon, grapes, wild mushroom salad. 🍜

After eating hospital food for five days, hubby seemed happy to eat homemade food again. Fortunately, his adventure ended well For hubby’s brunch: cucumber, pointy pepper, egg, avocado, plum, Cantaloupe melon, Piel de sapo melon, peas, watermelon, cherries, wild mushroom salad.🍜