Welcome to Villa Emilia (My Woodland Garden), a photography blog with a slant towards gardening and nature. An amateur gardener and photographer, I hope to share beautiful moments with you through pictures. From autumn 2026 onwards, Villa Emilia will be even more Christmassy than before!

Thank you for your visit.

30.4.2017

Journalling, my frugal way - Hieman bujoa



Addicted to notebooks and writing implements, I have kept a diary since I was 11 or 12 years old. Had I preserved all my diaries, a bookshelf would be needed for them by now. However, I have reduced (and compressed) the amount of information kept and now almost all my life is in a concise form in few planners. :D

Why do I call my journalling frugal? I'd love to by more supplies, especially stamps and washi-tapes, but I prefer to use the materials I already have. More than money and stuff, enjoyable journalling needs time and creativity. My "method" is surely not an example of aesthetic journalling, but it really helps me stay on track for my goals.






Bullet journaling eli bujo on nyt suosittua.  Kirjoitan listoja monenlaisista asioista, myös kĂ€yttĂ€en ranskalaisia viivoja (bullet points), mutta kirjaan kaiken valmiisiin kalentereihin enkĂ€ (tyhjiin) vihkoihin. Suosikkini on jo vuosia ollut Time/system A5-lukuvuosikalenteri, jossa on 1,5 vuoden kalenteriosa. Sen puolikkaan vuoden kĂ€ytĂ€n ylimÀÀrĂ€isille omille jutuille. (Kalentereiden kansissa on useita vĂ€rivaihtoehtoja.)

SelkeÀ viikkoaukeama on tÀrkeÀ:






Löysin vanhasta kalenterista tyhjÀn sivun, johon tein mallin siitÀ, miten jÀrjestÀn erityyppiset aiheet kunkin pÀivÀn kohdalle:






I write lists about everything: my goals, dreams, dearest memories, birthdays to remember and gift ideas, wellbeing tips, wise sayings, plants to buy, favourite books, films, records...






Stickers!






Stabilo Point 88 kuitukÀrkikynÀt ovat hyviÀ, totta kai:






Onneksi hyvÀ kuulakÀrkikynÀ ei ole vÀlttÀmÀttÀ metallikuorinen ja kallis. NÀmÀ (Bright Office) kynÀt houkuttelevat kirjoittamaan hyvÀllÀ luistollaan. Voi voi, en muista mistÀ niitÀ on ostettu.










Kalenterin tuunaaminen on paljon rennompaa kuin Raamatun. Olen kirjoittanut leveÀmarginaalisista Raamatuista tÀssÀ postauksessa.






KĂ€sin kirjoittaminen kauniisti on vaikeaa. :) Olen tulostanut erilaisia fontteja malliksi. Ja sitten vain harjoitusta, harjoitusta, harjoitusta!






In the photo below, you can see a page of an old journalling project. It was abandoned but I love the small, cutely illustrated pieces of paper that I collected for it and will use them somehow.






NÀmÀ söpöt pienet paperinpalaset ovat alun perin saman valmistajan Mon jardin -kalentereista kuin tÀmÀn postauksen viimeinen kuva.






That's all for now. Today and tomorrow, we Finns celebrate Vappu and welcome the sun and warmth! The weather is not the best possible. If you ever wonder how an adult can love colours and pretty little things so much, just see the view from my window in these days. :)



It's tough being a Finn but somebody's got to do it.



Source: Pinterest




Have a happy and sunny May!



"Mon Jardin 2006", by Akena. http://www.akenaitaly.it/tipologia/calendari.html



♥!



Iloista vappua!



26.4.2017

April 2017 in 22 photos






Hei ja kiitos kommenteistanne edellisiin postauksiini!

RÀntÀÀ sataa taivaan tÀydeltÀ, kun kirjoitan tÀtÀ. NÀillÀ kuvilla sanotaan "hei hei" pian pÀÀttyvÀlle huhtikuulle ja toivotetaan tervetulleeksi oikein lÀmmin ja ihana toukokuu. :)























Cut branches in a vase




Colomba di Pasqua ("Easter Dove") is a traditional Italian Easter cake.












New gardening gloves :)












This photo is cheating: the new socks are hanging on the line just for photographic purposes. :)












TĂ€mĂ€ kuva on lavastettu: sukat on ripustettu narulle vain kuvausta varten. :)
















The most faithful friends: Ribes glandulosum...




... and Lupinus.


Thank you for your comments on my previous posts! As you may have noticed from the watermarks, in the last two posts the photos were not mine but by other members of our family. They often take photos with a mobile phone... of very interesting subjects. I naturally let the photographers know you liked their photos. :)

Have a great day!



19.4.2017

Villa Emilia!






Hello all! The working title of this post was "That's it!", but I discarded it as too clickbaitish. Something is changing, but it's nothing very dramatic.

On Easter days, watching  -  through the window  -  the snow that kept falling, I made up my mind. The decision has matured. The time has come... to change... the name of the blog. :)

I'm very fond of the name "My Woodland Garden", but since the gardening season here in (Eastern) Finland is so darn short and I post photos about so many topics other than gardening, another name could be more appropriate. The new name will be the more ambiguous "Villa Emilia". (It's the name of the house where we live.)






The URL will not be changed. Nor the content of the blog - there will be lots of photos of plants and flowers, but also of all other topics I find interesting. Oh, I feel so light-hearted now. Varietas delectat. Even small changes can make a difference.






In these photos: April in Italy.






HyvÀÀ huhtikuun loppupuolta ja tervetuloa Villa Emiliaan! TÀÀllĂ€ ItĂ€-Suomessa lunta riittÀÀ, maa on jÀÀssĂ€ ja ulos mennessĂ€ vedetÀÀn pÀÀlle toppapuku. PÀÀsiĂ€isen sÀÀ sai minut toteuttamaan ajatuksen, joka oli ollut mielessĂ€ jo jonkin aikaa. My Woodland Garden vaihtaa nimeĂ€ Villa Emiliaksi. Blogin sisĂ€ltö ei juurikaan muutu, varsinkin puutarha- ja luontokuvia julkaistaan, mutta myös juttuja muista kiinnostavista aiheista.






Postauksen kuvissa huhtikuista Italiaa. Vuorilla on vielÀ kevÀt, kun alempana tuntuu jo kesÀltÀ. :)






Have a wonderful day!

Ihanaa pÀivÀÀ sinulle!






♥!