1.0Pohjolan Rengastiehttps://pohjolanrengastie.fi/en/Erika NTRNZhttps://pohjolanrengastie.fi/en/author/erika-ntrnz/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DhRq64YtbX"><a href="https://pohjolanrengastie.fi/en/how-cool-life-used-to-be/">How cool life used to be</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://pohjolanrengastie.fi/en/how-cool-life-used-to-be/embed/#?secret=DhRq64YtbX" width="600" height="338" title="“How cool life used to be” — Pohjolan Rengastie" data-secret="DhRq64YtbX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://pohjolanrengastie.fi/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://pohjolanrengastie.fi/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/VisitOulu_Hailuoto_2X8A8452-e1674557465638.jpg2048952The thing about old buildings and artefacts is that they remind us about a smaller, simpler life. Almost to the point of wanting to go back, if even for one day. Life on the northern shores had to follow the seasons and certainly was not easy, but it was a full life for sure. The