Dalarna
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Nothing makes me feel rich in the garden as when my berry bushes are full of ripe berries. When I first got my allotment I started to plant a variety of berry bushes, and now I have many different berry bushes at my allotment garden. Raspberries are my children’s favourite, even now when they are…
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February is the time of the year when I go through all the seeds I’ve saved in my personal seed bank, and order new seeds as needed. The ones I “needed” this year arrived in the mail today. What are you grateful for today? Would you like to join me in this Daily Gratitude Practice 2026?…
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Favourites in the garden is a series about crops that I love so much that I keep growing them year after year. Crops that I am extra grateful for. One of these are pumpkins. In the photo you can see a previous harvest of New England Pumpkins at my allotment garden. Most pumpkins are edible,…
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In this Daily Gratitude Practice 2026 I’ve decided to share some of my favourites in the garden. Crops that I love so much that I keep growing them year after year. Crops that I am extra grateful for. One of these are green onions, or leeks. Just like the Ishikura I wrote about yesterday they freeze well,…
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Welcome to the weekend coffee share! Can I get you a cup of coffee? Or tea? Today it is a good thing that this is a virtual coffee share, because I have something that best could be described as the flu, or a really bad cold. As long as I take it easy I don’t…
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In this Daily Gratitude Practice 2026 I’ve decided to share some of my favourites in the garden. Crops that I love so much that I keep growing them year after year. Crops that I am so grateful for, due to their taste and bounty. One of these is definitely the luxurious Ishikura onion. It is…
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For a couple years I’ve been eyeing a gardening book that are slightly different from most gardening books I’ve seen. I ordered it a week ago, and it arrived today. I woke up with a fever and some other boring symptoms this morning, seeing the book in the mail made me smile. I have not…
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Around this time of the year I start to dream about gardening. My allotment garden is my favourite place. I force myself to wait until February to open my treasure box of seeds that I’ve saved. It is almost February! I made today’s photo extra large so that you can feel like you step into…
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What are you grateful for today? Would you like to join me in this Daily Gratitude Practice 2026? Maria
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Today I am grateful for the magical walk to work I had this morning. It was cold 3.2F/-16C and so beautiful! The snow around me sparkled like diamonds. It was very quiet and just the perfect start of the day. What are you grateful for today? Would you like to join me in this Daily Gratitude…
