July is the month when everyone is away from home in this country. So has it been for me too. I've been away in Kangasala (participating in the annual Paradise Week with a number of old & new friends), in Pöllösaari (at a relative's idyllic summer cottage on a remote island in Lake Saimaa, some 300 km from here) and recently in Åland. On the main island of Åland, we did an enjoyable 3-day bike tour totaling about 100 km. It was very warm...

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