Thanks for the video! How you describe your podcast, as not being perfect, is exactly why I love it so much. I feel it is always spontaneous and honest,. This makes it different each time and truly interesting. Keep on doing as you do and have a wonderful weekend.
Hi Jana, I use one of the oil blends of doterra as a mosquito repellent. It is their Terrashield Blend. Thank you for your Time, your Love and joy you bring into the world. Please do not excuse for natural sounds. It is so lovely to hear all this in the background. This is what life is about. Enjoying it as it is and accepting and be greatful for the little „distractions“. Thank you again that your share all this with us 🙏🤩
Thank you so much! Don't tell anyone, but that blanket is an old tablecloth. :))) It got some stains, but I love it so much that now it's a picnic blanket.
Thanks for another podcast where you risk being eaten alive to show us your knitting. So glad you included the balling up of your yarn on the nostepinne. Have a good time at the yarn festival.
Happy Midsummerto you and your family - loved listening to the birdsong while you were chatting with us. Enjoy your time with your Mum, your children must be very happy to have her visiting.
Hi Jana: thank you for celebrating mid-summer with us. Always enjoy our visits. Real life is genuine. Therein lies your charm. As an aside I also very much appreciated your recognition of 🇺🇦 Ukraine. Thank You
You looked perfect sitting in the garden like a midsummer princess. I could hear birds singing and nothing else. I would like to knit the second shawl with the Latvian braid. We don't celebrate midsummer but Spring Day. I LOVE ❤ YOUR PODCASTS Jana
You have a lovely yard, Jana! No worries on your podcast not being polished and perfect. It’s more like knitting and chatting with a friend in real life. Take care and enjoy your festival. 🌸❤️🇺🇦
In Alaska, we celebrate the Summer Solstice. There's a midnight sun run, a street fair, and a midnight sun baseball game - as well as plenty of mosquitos! I love the sounds of the birds singing in this podcast. Love seeing your latest hand knits!
Well done on braving the mosquitos , they are a pain . Lovely to have your mum visit and your podcast is always relaxing for me to watch . Just perfect in fact . Happy mid summer Jana x
Happy midsummer Jana! For mosquitoes we use tropical strength repellent with lots of deet. We prefer chemicals to dengue. And these repellents work. Thanks for the lovely episode.
Like someone else has mentioned we also use deet for mosquitoes. West Nile is always a worry around here. We have some celebrations for Midsummer. Music, maypoles, fire dancers, bonfires, and food. I have friends who celebrate their wedding anniversary with a maypole every year. I love summer for the simple fact that I love the long hours of sunshine.
Thank you for the lovely view of the garden. I’m sorry the mosquitoes are so mean. Rosemary sometimes helps ward them off. They are hungry and stubborn. I enjoy your podcasts so much
Hello from America! I love your videos so much. I enjoy sitting with my own knitting while you chat and knit. It’s like spending time with a very good friend. I’m glad to see you are doing well and I’m so happy that your mom got to come for a visit. Thank you for making these videos. I always look forward to seeing all of your beautiful projects. ❤️❤️❤️
In the evenings mosquitoes are always the worst. I love lavender essential oils, I also use lavender soap too, I think the mosquitoes in woods and long winters are pretty tough. I wish you luck with your upcoming festival and having some beautiful shawls to take with you, hope it is lovely for you. Thank you for persevering to give us a episode, loved the bird calls and the greenest of your garden, your petunias are lovely.
Love the real life of your podcasts, thank you. And what a hero you are to persevere through 3 recordings and all those mosquitoes. I have experienced clouds of midges in Scandinavia, Scotland and Ireland, they are fearsome.
In Portugal we don’t celebrate midsummer but while I was living in Helsinki it was amazing! I also grilled sausages in the rain, it isn’t normal any other way 😆 and mosquitoes are the one thing I definitely don’t miss from Finland, I feel your pain 🤗
Wow your Solar Yarn is much prettier than it appeared before. The lighting was perfect to see how nice it came out. Your shawls are beautiful. Just love the things you make. Oh, those pesky mosquitoes!!! You want to sit out on that beautiful day & what do you get? Feasted upon. Enough to make you nuts. Sounds like you tried all the nice ways to get rid of them (or I should say repel them). They just don’t get the hint. 😝 You could spray your yard or try a fan. They’re poor fliers and the fan should keep them at bay. It’s worth a try if you have one. Congratulations on 8K. You;re getting closer to 9 every day. Always love seeing you. ❤️
Hi Jana! I was so happy to wake up on this California morning and see you podcasted! Just love the scene of serenity you created with the green grass, flowers, birds singing, pretty blanket, and your wonderful basket of skill and creativity. You are my favorite podcaster and I watch many. For those pesky bugs which shall not be named😉I use Napa Botanicals “Bug Juice” which contains an herbal pesticide mix plus a balm to heal and soothe any bites you already have. Discovered this at the local farmers market.
Oh those skeeters! Ours are percolating in the ponds and puddles right now but soon they will take flight and then I’ll be doing the mosquito dance just like you.
Thank you for a lovley episode ! Beautiful dress, shawls and flowers. In Sweden we dont have fire but we selebrait midsommer. I use coconut oil as a mosqito repellant. It is great ! Happy 2years cellebrating !
Your garden is beautiful and what a lovely site with you sitting in the middle of It. I love your videos, they make me feel good about things. I think you're a very special person in this old world. Sorry about the mosquitos
Enjoyed listening to the birds and your mosquito dance . We also get lots of mosquitoes here in northern Manitoba and I get attacked as soon as I step outside, the only thing that I found helpful was Avon Skin So Soft Bug Guard Plus Insect Repelent.
Thanks so much for your dedication to getting a podcast out for our pleasure! I live in Nome, AK and we celebrate the longest day of the year with a parade, a staged old fashioned Western bank robbery on Front Street , a 5K run and a plunge into the Bering Sea. That's about as close as we get to a mid-summer celebration. We are about 120 miles south of the Arctic Circle and have 24 hours of visible sunlight right now. There is a sunrise and sunset, making it a 21 hour day, but you really can't tell it. We also have a lot of mosquitos and they are large. In Alaska we joke that our State bird is the mosquito. We love it when it is breezy outdoors. It keeps the mosquitoes off of our skin while we are berry picking. Congratulations on your wedding anniversary and your podaversary. Enjoy your Mom and the festival. See you next time! The shawls are looking good. You definitely finish objects faster than me!
Happy Summer Solstice! 😌🌾🍃🌼🌳 I live in UK n we don't celebrate it in here.. but growing up in Baltic States that was my favourite day of the year. 💖 Dancing and singing around da fya all night long, with flowers around the hair, and munching on delicious home made cheese.. 😏
You're so brave to be out among all those mosquitoes!! I've heard that eating garlic or taking apple cider vinegar tablets works to keep them away because it makes your blood taste bad to them. It's worth a try!
Hi Jana you look lovely with your dress and your garden looked very beautiful with the flowers and those green plants. Better record indoor away from the mosquitoes. Happy midsummer.
Prieks par jaunu epizodi un kompāniju svētdienas rīta adīšanai. Mēs svinējām latviešu līgo ceturtdien un zviedru piektdien. Mums te arī odu daudz un vīrs saka arī, ka šķiet, ka vairs nav starpības vai smērē ko virsū vai nē, kož tāpat un nekas nepalīdz.
It's Mid Winter here in Australia and there's been lots of Festivals nearby. I didn't get a chance to do much this year. We celebrate Harvest in February with a group and have much fun.
Thank you for knitting kompany. I was doing Viimeinen. Not sure if I get it finnished in time. Knit love unite is already finnished. Cool to see you in couble of weeks. 🎶🧶
hi. i love watching your videos, whether it is indoor or outdoor. but i love the background noise of your outdoor videos though. I saw one youtube short where a lady was grating soap because they were having an outdoor dinner party. she will be placing the soap around the perimeter of the tables because mosquitoes hate the smell of soap. other than that, i read somewhere that mosquitoes also hate mint. thank you again for your wonderful videos.
Happy Anniversary to you and your Hubby, Jana! I was going to suggest the citronella candles as a natural solution - sorry that it did not work. I love your outdoor space a lot and I thank you for sharing it with us. I was shocked to see how bright the 6/24 midnight was. We live in such a diverse world. Your vlog is my happy place for the week. Enjoy your week.
Lovely video as always.the solar dyed yarn look fabulous caked up .if you have Avon in Finland skin so soft oil spray works really well to protect you from mosquitoes.
I burn sticks of incense when I'm outside, and it seems to keep the mosquitos away. Maybe try it? Absolutely LOVE your podcast. Thank you so much for sharing yourself with us.
It was so lovely with the birds singing so sweetly. We were not bothered by the mosquitoes although I’m sorry you were. No in the US we do not celebrate midsummer, although we have the 4th of July celebration.
Thanks for the video! I live in Canada. We do not celebrate midsummer which is a shame because I think the Baltic and Scandinavian midsummer traditions are beautiful. We do celebrate the birthday of when Canada came to be, known as Canada Day and celebrated on July 1st every year. We have many of the same garden flowers as you filmed in the intro … and we have tons of mosquitoes too!😊
I love the sounds of nature as you podcast! I am part Latvian, and I love how you show parts of the culture, I feel like I get to discover more of it through you which I so enjoy! Thank you!
@@FinnishKnittingStories same as me, Latvian through my dad! I did, in 2018 for the Song and Dance Festival. It was incredible, I felt so at home! I’ll be coming over next year too (and Finland is absolutely on my list of places to visit) so I’m getting very excited to travel and explore more!
I LOVE your podcast! My gr-grandparents came from Finland and Sweden to the U.S. in the late 1800's. I enjoy hearing of your mid-summer celebration and other traditions that you carry on. The "mosquito dance"......my ancestors must have brought them to the U.S. with them! You are delightful to watch and listen to, Jana!
I love seeing your outdoors podcast..sorry about all the 'mozzies' happy midsummer..we celebrated midwinter. so now we look forward to longer days and summer..YAY!! Love your shawls...enjoy the festival. take care
I don’t like mosquitoes either. I have a scented geranium in my courtyard which they don’t like. I live in Australia. Here it’s winter and we don’t celebrate mid summer. I think the Finnish celebration sounds fabulous.
So happy for you that your mother is with you. Your shawls are so lovely. The beautiful lace shawl is only in Finnish. Is the pattern charted that I could figure it out not speaking Or reading Finnish.? I love the all over lace and all bordered. Happy summer solstice. This is not widely celebrated here in the US. My circle of friends have had solstice party with music food and drink for many years. Now our children continue this celebration. My husband and I were visiting with our adult sons in California for solstice. We have not seen 2 of the 3 in more than 2 years. We are driving home 1800 miles. Right now in Colorado. I will sleep in my bed in minnesota tomorrow night. Mosquitoes drive me crazy! Minnesota has many right now. I should stay in Colorado!
I really enjoy your podcast, even if moscitos eat you, you ´ r still sound so relaxed. I ´ m from Germany and we don ´ t celebrate midsummer, but midwinter, my family do so, with grilling and making Nonsens.
Happy midsummer. In Norway we have St. Hans that is almost the same as Midsummer, but it is always on the 23 of June. You could try Lavenderoil for the mosquitos . Wish you a nice summer
Happy Midsummer Jana, the Petunias are gorgeous Happy anniversary to you both! The shawls are so pretty. Mosquitoes are not strong flyers so maybe a fan would help although your mosquito dance is priceless. Congratulations on you 2 year podiversary, hugs from the USA
Love your not so real life podcast Jana! Nothing natural has worked for mosquitoes here either Love the shawl and it’s perfect with your sweet dress. Have a nice midsummer celebration. We do nothing like that here.
Both you and the scenery were beautiful for this midsummer episode. I have never found anything that keeps bugs from biting me. My husband says he’s glad they go to me and just leave him alone.🤨. Today I’ve begun knitting Joji’s Pure Joy shawl. I’m using LaBien Aimee merino singles- super soft. Happy summer!
Lip balm can help with the itching, it blocks the oxygen to the bite. I have only had the best luck with a breeze or portable fan. Sometimes campfire smoke will keep them away but it depends on how hungry they are. I was always attacked until I started having to take medicine for my immune system. Now sometimes others get bit first, lol.
Onnea 2 vuodesta! 🎂 Ja kiitos neuleseurasta! Kyllä vain Viimeistä huivia neulon! Pääväri on sinun no cream no sugar ja pitsit Rainbowoolin persikkaa. Oli tarkoitus juhannuksena sitä neuloa, mutta tulikin muuta ohjelmaa, joten tuskin tulee festareille valmiiksi…. Ihana on tulossa. Ihanaa kesän jatkoa! ☀️🌸💖
“Real life” podcasts are the best! Hearing your kids in the background makes me smile. We don’t celebrate midsummer in the US. Our big summer celebration is July 4th. Thank you for sharing another podcast with us.
Love your outside podcasts. I try to eat healthy and grow vegetables but when it comes to the mosquitoes and black flies, the heck with health, I use deet products and burn a Pic or light a smudge.
Another lovely podcast-the birdsong in the background is delightful.I live in Canada and we have had very little success with natural mosquito control.When we sit outside in the summer we wear a mild but still chemical repellant.We also find that keeping the grass short helps to control the hungry buzzing critters.Enjoy your midsummer celebration.Thanks for sharing your wisdom and knitting!
Hello again Jana. Thanks for persevering to get your podcast done. Always enjoy watching and listening. We don't normally celebrate Midsummer in Scotland which is a pity. We do have lots of tiny flying creatures called midgies which eat us alive too! Enjoy your celebrations and precious time with your mother and your family. Best wishes x
Thanks for the episode from your nice destination! In Norway we celebrate Midsummer as St.Hans evening on 23.06. We have bonfires (usually by the sea) and barbecues 🌭🌭🔥🏞 Have a nice July! 🧶🌞👍
Thanks for the video! How you describe your podcast, as not being perfect, is exactly why I love it so much. I feel it is always spontaneous and honest,. This makes it different each time and truly interesting. Keep on doing as you do and have a wonderful weekend.
So lovely hearing all the birds singing in the background!
Thanks for braving the mosquitoes. Your yard is lovely. 🧶
Thanks for enduring the mosquitos, Jana, because everything looks so beautiful from my end.
Lovely podcast n a Beau dress too. The green background and chirping of the birds. Nice
Hi Jana, I use one of the oil blends of doterra as a mosquito repellent. It is their Terrashield Blend.
Thank you for your Time, your Love and joy you bring into the world. Please do not excuse for natural sounds. It is so lovely to hear all this in the background. This is what life is about. Enjoying it as it is and accepting and be greatful for the little „distractions“. Thank you again that your share all this with us 🙏🤩
Lovely setting. Those birds chirping are so beautiful
Thank you so much. I love your dress. You look beautiful sitting on a gorgeous blanket in the wonderful yard of yours.
Thank you so much! Don't tell anyone, but that blanket is an old tablecloth. :))) It got some stains, but I love it so much that now it's a picnic blanket.
Vinegar witch hazel lemongrass and lavender combination really works
Thank you for sharing your time with me. You are so refreshing ❤️
Thanks for another podcast where you risk being eaten alive to show us your knitting. So glad you included the balling up of your yarn on the nostepinne. Have a good time at the yarn festival.
Happy Midsummerto you and your family - loved listening to the birdsong while you were chatting with us. Enjoy your time with your Mum, your children must be very happy to have her visiting.
Hi Jana: thank you for celebrating mid-summer with us. Always enjoy our visits. Real life is genuine. Therein lies your charm. As an aside I also very much appreciated your recognition of 🇺🇦 Ukraine. Thank You
In Denmark we also celebrate midsommer with bonfire and singing. On the bonfire we place a witch (some old clothes on a stick).
Lovely to spend this bit of time with you enjoying midsummer 💐
You looked perfect sitting in the garden like a midsummer princess.
I could hear birds singing and nothing else. I would like to knit the second shawl with the Latvian braid. We don't celebrate midsummer but Spring Day. I LOVE ❤ YOUR PODCASTS Jana
You have a lovely yard, Jana! No worries on your podcast not being polished and perfect. It’s more like knitting and chatting with a friend in real life. Take care and enjoy your festival. 🌸❤️🇺🇦
I really enjoyed listening to the songbirds. Lovely sounds. Beautiful podcast.
In Alaska, we celebrate the Summer Solstice. There's a midnight sun run, a street fair, and a midnight sun baseball game - as well as plenty of mosquitos! I love the sounds of the birds singing in this podcast. Love seeing your latest hand knits!
That sounds lovely!
Well done on braving the mosquitos , they are a pain . Lovely to have your mum visit and your podcast is always relaxing for me to watch . Just perfect in fact . Happy mid summer Jana x
You look like a fairy princess in your lovely garden
Enjoy your podcasts very much, thank you, love from the Netherlands❤️
Happy midsummer Jana! For mosquitoes we use tropical strength repellent with lots of deet. We prefer chemicals to dengue. And these repellents work. Thanks for the lovely episode.
Like someone else has mentioned we also use deet for mosquitoes. West Nile is always a worry around here.
We have some celebrations for Midsummer. Music, maypoles, fire dancers, bonfires, and food. I have friends who celebrate their wedding anniversary with a maypole every year.
I love summer for the simple fact that I love the long hours of sunshine.
Thank you for the lovely view of the garden. I’m sorry the mosquitoes are so mean. Rosemary sometimes helps ward them off. They are hungry and stubborn. I enjoy your podcasts so much
Hello from America! I love your videos so much. I enjoy sitting with my own knitting while you chat and knit. It’s like spending time with a very good friend. I’m glad to see you are doing well and I’m so happy that your mom got to come for a visit. Thank you for making these videos. I always look forward to seeing all of your beautiful projects. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for joining me here!
Love the sounds of the birds while u podcasting. Lovely shawls.
In the evenings mosquitoes are always the worst. I love lavender essential oils, I also use lavender soap too,
I think the mosquitoes in woods and long winters are pretty tough. I wish you luck with your upcoming festival and having some beautiful shawls to take with you, hope it is lovely for you. Thank you for persevering to give us a episode, loved the bird calls and the greenest of your garden, your petunias are lovely.
Love the real life of your podcasts, thank you. And what a hero you are to persevere through 3 recordings and all those mosquitoes. I have experienced clouds of midges in Scandinavia, Scotland and Ireland, they are fearsome.
In Portugal we don’t celebrate midsummer but while I was living in Helsinki it was amazing! I also grilled sausages in the rain, it isn’t normal any other way 😆 and mosquitoes are the one thing I definitely don’t miss from Finland, I feel your pain 🤗
Thank you for the video, I’m glad you didn’t give up! Your shawls are beautiful!
Wow your Solar Yarn is much prettier than it appeared before. The lighting was perfect to see how nice it came out. Your shawls are beautiful. Just love the things you make.
Oh, those pesky mosquitoes!!! You want to sit out on that beautiful day & what do you get? Feasted upon. Enough to make you nuts. Sounds like you tried all the nice ways to get rid of them (or I should say repel them). They just don’t get the hint. 😝 You could spray your yard or try a fan. They’re poor fliers and the fan should keep them at bay. It’s worth a try if you have one.
Congratulations on 8K. You;re getting closer to 9 every day. Always love seeing you. ❤️
I love that you keep it real:)
Hi Jana! I was so happy to wake up on this California morning and see you podcasted! Just love the scene of serenity you created with the green grass, flowers, birds singing, pretty blanket, and your wonderful basket of skill and creativity. You are my favorite podcaster and I watch many. For those pesky bugs which shall not be named😉I use Napa Botanicals “Bug Juice” which contains an herbal pesticide mix plus a balm to heal and soothe any bites you already have. Discovered this at the local farmers market.
Oh those skeeters! Ours are percolating in the ponds and puddles right now but soon they will take flight and then I’ll be doing the mosquito dance just like you.
I love your dress you look beautiful like a fairy. 😻
Happy Midsummer. Beautiful video. I love the shawls.
Beautiful relax set up today ! I love your dress .
Bye bye friend - always nice to see and hear you.
Thank you for a lovley episode !
Beautiful dress, shawls and flowers. In Sweden we dont have fire but we selebrait midsommer. I use coconut oil as a mosqito repellant. It is great !
Happy 2years cellebrating !
Hi Jana. Your videos are great. I am enjoying watching them and you. Take Care.😊
Your garden is beautiful and what a lovely site with you sitting in the middle of
It. I love your videos, they make me feel good about things. I think you're a very special person in this old world. Sorry about the mosquitos
Thank you so much Linda! Sometimes I think I'd be much happier living a simpler life good 50 years ago.
Beautiful podcast! Enjoy your festival and visit with your mom. Happy Anniversary.
Enjoyed listening to the birds and your mosquito dance . We also get lots of mosquitoes here in northern Manitoba and I get attacked as soon as I step outside, the only thing that I found helpful was Avon Skin So Soft Bug Guard Plus Insect Repelent.
I loved your beautiful vlog! Your mosquito dance is nice too! Beautiful shawls! I'm glad you're mom is visiting!🌸🥰
I always look forward to your podcast
Thanks so much for your dedication to getting a podcast out for our pleasure! I live in Nome, AK and we celebrate the longest day of the year with a parade, a staged old fashioned Western bank robbery on Front Street , a 5K run and a plunge into the Bering Sea. That's about as close as we get to a mid-summer celebration. We are about 120 miles south of the Arctic Circle and have 24 hours of visible sunlight right now. There is a sunrise and sunset, making it a 21 hour day, but you really can't tell it. We also have a lot of mosquitos and they are large. In Alaska we joke that our State bird is the mosquito. We love it when it is breezy outdoors. It keeps the mosquitoes off of our skin while we are berry picking. Congratulations on your wedding anniversary and your podaversary. Enjoy your Mom and the festival. See you next time! The shawls are looking good. You definitely finish objects faster than me!
Happy Summer Solstice! 😌🌾🍃🌼🌳
I live in UK n we don't celebrate it in here.. but growing up in Baltic States that was my favourite day of the year. 💖
Dancing and singing around da fya all night long, with flowers around the hair, and munching on delicious home made cheese.. 😏
I love Baltic traditions of Midsummer! And I do make the cumin cheese every year. It's so good!
@@FinnishKnittingStories That's wonderful! 😊 Home made cumin cheese is truly one of the kind. 💖
You're so brave to be out among all those mosquitoes!! I've heard that eating garlic or taking apple cider vinegar tablets works to keep them away because it makes your blood taste bad to them. It's worth a try!
hi Jana, take 3 was perfect! Happy Midsummer and happy anniversary! See you next time!
Hi Jana you look lovely with your dress and your garden looked very beautiful with the flowers and those green plants. Better record indoor away from the mosquitoes. Happy midsummer.
Beautiful outdoor and nice birds chirping. Geranium essential oil mixed with your body oil will make you invisible to mosquitoes
Thank you! I tried geranium oil, but it only repelled my husband. :))) He really didn't like the smell, but Finnish mosquitoes thought it's ok. :)))
Prieks par jaunu epizodi un kompāniju svētdienas rīta adīšanai. Mēs svinējām latviešu līgo ceturtdien un zviedru piektdien. Mums te arī odu daudz un vīrs saka arī, ka šķiet, ka vairs nav starpības vai smērē ko virsū vai nē, kož tāpat un nekas nepalīdz.
It's Mid Winter here in Australia and there's been lots of Festivals nearby. I didn't get a chance to do much this year. We celebrate Harvest in February with a group and have much fun.
Enjoyed your video very much. The yarn u dyed is gorgeous. Cant wait to see the Midsomer socks u make with it.
Jana. You look so pretty. Happy Mid-summer! Your dress so lovely.
I enjoy your podcasts so much. In the U.S. I am unaware of any such festival.
Thank you for knitting kompany. I was doing Viimeinen. Not sure if I get it finnished in time. Knit love unite is already finnished. Cool to see you in couble of weeks. 🎶🧶
hi. i love watching your videos, whether it is indoor or outdoor. but i love the background noise of your outdoor videos though. I saw one youtube short where a lady was grating soap because they were having an outdoor dinner party. she will be placing the soap around the perimeter of the tables because mosquitoes hate the smell of soap. other than that, i read somewhere that mosquitoes also hate mint. thank you again for your wonderful videos.
Tea tree oil works well as a mosquito repellant.
I love your podcast. ❤️
Happy Anniversary to you and your Hubby, Jana!
I was going to suggest the citronella candles as a natural solution - sorry that it did not work. I love your outdoor space a lot and I thank you for sharing it with us. I was shocked to see how bright the 6/24 midnight was. We live in such a diverse world.
Your vlog is my happy place for the week. Enjoy your week.
Lovely video as always.the solar dyed yarn look fabulous caked up .if you have Avon in Finland skin so soft oil spray works really well to protect you from mosquitoes.
This is the one I have heard of. Soldiers even take it I their kit because it works x
I burn sticks of incense when I'm outside, and it seems to keep the mosquitos away. Maybe try it? Absolutely LOVE your podcast. Thank you so much for sharing yourself with us.
It was so lovely with the birds singing so sweetly. We were not bothered by the mosquitoes although I’m sorry you were.
No in the US we do not celebrate midsummer, although we have the 4th of July celebration.
Could you put citronella candles around you that might help with the bugs. You are such a lovely lady thank you for doing the vlogs for us xxxx
Thanks for the video! I live in Canada. We do not celebrate midsummer which is a shame because I think the Baltic and Scandinavian midsummer traditions are beautiful. We do celebrate the birthday of when Canada came to be, known as Canada Day and celebrated on July 1st every year. We have many of the same garden flowers as you filmed in the intro … and we have tons of mosquitoes too!😊
Happy Midsummer!
We celebrated Midsummer in our kid’s schools with potluck, dancing, singing and jumping over the fire to foster courage. It’s ways really lovely.
Congratulations on two year Podiversary! I love your channel.
I love the sounds of nature as you podcast! I am part Latvian, and I love how you show parts of the culture, I feel like I get to discover more of it through you which I so enjoy! Thank you!
That's so nice! I spotted your Latvian name right away. I'm also part Latvian (on my dad's side). Have you ever been to Latvia?
@@FinnishKnittingStories same as me, Latvian through my dad! I did, in 2018 for the Song and Dance Festival. It was incredible, I felt so at home! I’ll be coming over next year too (and Finland is absolutely on my list of places to visit) so I’m getting very excited to travel and explore more!
Thank you!♥️♥️
I LOVE your podcast! My gr-grandparents came from Finland and Sweden to the U.S. in the late 1800's. I enjoy hearing of your mid-summer celebration and other traditions that you carry on. The "mosquito dance"......my ancestors must have brought them to the U.S. with them!
You are delightful to watch and listen to, Jana!
I love seeing your outdoors podcast..sorry about all the 'mozzies' happy midsummer..we celebrated midwinter. so now we look forward to longer days and summer..YAY!! Love your shawls...enjoy the festival. take care
I love this...keeping it real! You really do look gorgeous in that setting ❤️
Qué bonito capítulo, con los pájaros cantando 😍
Been inspired by your bright pink lace weight and fingering cardigan from last episode, ordered the yarn to make my own can’t wait x
Yay!
I don’t like mosquitoes either. I have a scented geranium in my courtyard which they don’t like. I live in Australia. Here it’s winter and we don’t celebrate mid summer. I think the Finnish celebration sounds fabulous.
So happy for you that your mother is with you. Your shawls are so lovely. The beautiful lace shawl is only in Finnish. Is the pattern charted that I could figure it out not speaking Or reading Finnish.? I love the all over lace and all bordered.
Happy summer solstice. This is not widely celebrated here in the US. My circle of friends have had solstice party with music food and drink for many years. Now our children continue this celebration. My husband and I were visiting with our adult sons in California for solstice. We have not seen 2 of the 3 in more than 2 years.
We are driving home 1800 miles. Right now in Colorado. I will sleep in my bed in minnesota tomorrow night. Mosquitoes drive me crazy! Minnesota has many right now. I should stay in Colorado!
Happy midsummer Jana! I loved your vlog and your yarns! Greetings from Tampere.
This was a beautiful video, thank you 🙂
Happy anniversary
I really enjoy your podcast, even if moscitos eat you, you ´ r still sound so relaxed. I ´ m from Germany and we don ´ t celebrate midsummer, but midwinter, my family do so, with grilling and making Nonsens.
Happy midsummer. In Norway we have St. Hans that is almost the same as Midsummer, but it is always on the 23 of June. You could try Lavenderoil for the mosquitos . Wish you a nice summer
Thanks for another video. I hate mosquitos and so does my skin. We use Off and Cutters. They are not natural products. Hope the festival is great.
Congratulations on your podcast 2nd birthday! Love your podcast :-) Marijke
Happy Midsummer to you! And thank you for your Podcast, it feels like visiting you and Finland for few minutes ☀️
Happy Midsummer Jana, the Petunias are gorgeous Happy anniversary to you both! The shawls are so pretty. Mosquitoes are not strong flyers so maybe a fan would help although your mosquito dance is priceless. Congratulations on you 2 year podiversary, hugs from the USA
Love your not so real life podcast Jana! Nothing natural has worked for mosquitoes here either Love the shawl and it’s perfect with your sweet dress. Have a nice midsummer celebration. We do nothing like that here.
Love your podcast
Both you and the scenery were beautiful for this midsummer episode. I have never found anything that keeps bugs from biting me. My husband says he’s glad they go to me and just leave him alone.🤨. Today I’ve begun knitting Joji’s Pure Joy shawl. I’m using LaBien Aimee merino singles- super soft. Happy summer!
I think I have the same problem. They mostly bite me.
That shawl is lovely! And in singles... pure dream!
Lip balm can help with the itching, it blocks the oxygen to the bite. I have only had the best luck with a breeze or portable fan. Sometimes campfire smoke will keep them away but it depends on how hungry they are. I was always attacked until I started having to take medicine for my immune system. Now sometimes others get bit first, lol.
Onnea 2 vuodesta! 🎂 Ja kiitos neuleseurasta! Kyllä vain Viimeistä huivia neulon! Pääväri on sinun no cream no sugar ja pitsit Rainbowoolin persikkaa. Oli tarkoitus juhannuksena sitä neuloa, mutta tulikin muuta ohjelmaa, joten tuskin tulee festareille valmiiksi…. Ihana on tulossa. Ihanaa kesän jatkoa! ☀️🌸💖
Thank you for the Video x
I read somewhere they are week flyers so a fan nearby will keep them away. Enjoy the festival.
“Real life” podcasts are the best! Hearing your kids in the background makes me smile. We don’t celebrate midsummer in the US. Our big summer celebration is July 4th.
Thank you for sharing another podcast with us.
Love your outside podcasts. I try to eat healthy and grow vegetables but when it comes to the mosquitoes and black flies, the heck with health, I use deet products and burn a Pic or light a smudge.
Another lovely podcast-the birdsong in the background is delightful.I live in Canada and we have had very little success with natural mosquito control.When we sit outside in the summer we wear a mild but still chemical repellant.We also find that keeping the grass short helps to control the hungry buzzing critters.Enjoy your midsummer celebration.Thanks for sharing your wisdom and knitting!
Thank you for this Video and the Moskitodance ,the Garden is so beautiful, it ist a Dream. 🙂
Sveiciens no Latvijas, Jana! 😊 Lai raiti top jauni darbi! 🌹
Mīļš paldies! Sveicieni no Somijas! Bieži skatos jaukos stāstus. Paldies!
Ihanaa kesän aikaa sinulle hyttysistä huolimatta. Nähdään festareilla 😊
Hello again Jana. Thanks for persevering to get your podcast done. Always enjoy watching and listening. We don't normally celebrate Midsummer in Scotland which is a pity. We do have lots of tiny flying creatures called midgies which eat us alive too! Enjoy your celebrations and precious time with your mother and your family. Best wishes x
Thanks for the episode from your nice destination! In Norway we celebrate Midsummer as St.Hans evening on 23.06. We have bonfires (usually by the sea) and barbecues 🌭🌭🔥🏞 Have a nice July! 🧶🌞👍