Welcome to the weekend coffee share! If we were enjoying coffee together this weekend you’ll probably notice that I am very relaxed, almost more than during my vacation. It has been a great week, working the three first days and starting out with my own school projects (for the University class I am taking this semester) on Thursday and Friday. Even though it has been a full week there’s been many chances to stop and smell the roses during the week. Or more so smell the sunflowers that are in full bloom.

Sunflower is my favourite flower. This year I am growing giant sunflowers at my allotment. They are much taller than me, 7-8ft/2-2,5m high. I’ve been to the allotment twice during the week and of course I’ll spend some time there this weekend as well. I need to enjoy the sunflowers while they last :)

The weather is so nice around 68-70F/20-22C. There’s still lots of berries to pick; raspberries, gooseberries, red currants, black currants and some strawberries. We eat a lot of berries when they are in season. I make fruit salads, smoothies, we use them as topping on yoghurt, and I like to have plenty of berries in my over-night oats with chia seeds (so yummy.) I’ve also been filling the freezer, it is almost full, I have to start making jam soon.

Yesterday my daughter and I baked cinnamon rolls. This time she made them almost by herself, I only helped a little. When she was little she loved helping me in the kitchen and around the house, but that stopped almost completely around the time we moved back to Sweden and a lot of other things filled her mind. Recently she’s been initiating to do more around the house of her own free will, which makes me very happy. Before becoming a teacher I was a baker and I would really love to teach her everything I know about baking. She told me a couple weeks ago that she wants to starts learning more about baking now. I mostly bake bread, pizza, cinnamon rolls and the occasional cake for celebrations/holidays these days, it would be wonderful if she at least learned those basics.

How is your week? Thank you Natalie for hosting the weekend coffee share!

Maria

33 responses to “Weekend Coffee Share”

  1. Sunflowers are so cheering, and I love the contrasting blue sky. Glad your first week went so well and that H is gaining interest in baking again. Nothing like home baked goods!
    We’ve had a great week weather-wise, but come Sunday we head into another hot/humid 4 days, which I am not looking forward to. Gardening isn’t as much fun when you are too hot to enjoy it!

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    1. Yes! Sunflowers does make you happy, that has to be scientific proof of that, right?

      Thank you :) I hope the hot-humid weather ahead is bearable, and perhaps not as hot and humid that you fear? We are expecting 77F Wednesday-Thursday this coming week. We’re planning a day trip to a lake on Thursday, looking forward to that.

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  2. What beautiful sunflowers! All that fresh fruit sounds delicious; we like to eat and pick lots of fresh fruit this time of year too.

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    1. Thank you so much Joanne! Eating by the season is hugely underrated :)

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  3. Blue skies, warm days, sunflowers and cinnamon rolls – perfect, so much for you to enjoy!

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    1. Indeed! Thank you! :)

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  4. Beautiful sunflowers, Maria, and what a lovely story that your daughter is coming back to you and your love of baking.

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    1. Thank you so much Jane! There is a lot to photograph here if you ever visit my country.

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      1. Have been to Stockholm and loved our time in Scandinavia. :)

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  5. Gorgeous sunflowers, Maria. We also have a lot of berries and stone fruits (peaches, nectarines, cherries, etc.) to enjoy at this time of year. I’m glad to read your first week back to work and school went well and your daughter is interested in baking again. Thank you for your weekend coffee share.

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    1. Thank you so much Natalie! It is a wonderful thing to be able to enjoy the fruit and veggies in season.

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  6. Could you add a Subscribe button to your blog so I can resubscribe? I subscribed to your previous blog. A Contact page would also be helpful too. Thank you.

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    1. Thank you, of course, my bad. I took care of that.

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      1. Thank you. I subscribed.

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  7. Hi Maria!
    What beautiful sunflowers!! They are so huge and I love sunflower seeds. You will have a lot of seeds. I’m also loving how your daughter is interested in baking again. You will be able to teach her so many things. I’m happy your first week back went well at work. Have a beautiful weekend! ❤️

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    1. Thank you so much! I will definitely save some seeds :) Have a great rest of your weekend <3

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  8. The sunflowers look amazing.

    One of my favourite activities with my boys is baking and cooking. It’s fun and a great skill for them to develop.

    Happy Saturday, Maria.

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    1. Thank you so much! I agree that teaching children to bake and cook is very useful in many ways. I think one could even claim that it will help improve their lives, if they eat better as adults. Have a wonderful rest of your weekend.

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  9. Thank you for the coffee chat. Your produce haul is amazing, and the variety of berries makes me swoon.

    I’m fascinated by your trajectory from baker to teacher. I suspect your daughter will come around to baking once again.

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    1. Thank you! It was great having coffee with you :) Baking has always been a passion of mine, along with gardening = things I did as a child with my mom and grandma, my biggest role models. When my first born was born being a baker didn’t fit our life puzzle anymore. It is a very physically demanding job and the hours are crazy, in combination with a new interest in how children learn, after becoming a mom, teaching felt like the right thing to aim for. We do have a few teacher’s in the family and naturally they supported this whole heartedly.

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      1. That’s fabulous. I didn’t realize baking was strenuous but the hours alone would give me pause. It’s a nice skill set, though.

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        1. The bags of flour and sugar, in combination with working the machinery at a regular bakery is very heavy. It is very useful to know the basics and use it in your everyday life :)

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  10. The temperatures sound great and the sunflowers are beautiful :) I am glad the return to work went well. And if we were having coffee I would beg for a cinnamon roll ;) I’m glad your daughter is becoming more interested in baking since it sounds like it is one of your passions.

    Have a wonderful week!

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    1. Thank you! If we were having coffee there would be cinnamon rolls :) It is true that baking is one of my passions. Have a great rest of your weekend and week to come!

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  11. Those sunflowers are amazing! I grow sunflowers also, but they’re not in bloom yet. Probably another month or two. But the flowers are much smaller than yours. Thanks for sharing these photos!

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    1. Thank you so much Lisa! I would love to see your sunflowers when they bloom. Have a great rest of your weekend.

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  12. Those sunflowers are amazing, Maria! I hope you have a great fall season at school and at university!

    -Pam

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    1. Thank you so much! Have a great rest of your weekend and new week to come :)

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  13. Beautiful sunflowers, Maria. What a talent you have. I hope your daughter picks it up while she has the chance.

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    1. Thank you! I think of myself as stubborn, if there is something I really want I go for it ;)

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      1. There’s a lot to be said for motivation!

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