Sustainability
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One of my favourite things to do after an intense work day is to bake bread. I enjoy the process of mixing the dough by hand, one ingredient at a time. I seldom follow a recipe, I choose from the ingredients I have at home and the desire of the day. Today I made whole-grain…
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Welcome to the Weekend coffee share! Can I get you a cup of coffee? Or perhaps a cup of tea? How are you? What is the weather like in your neck of the woods? Today is officially the last day of my winter vacation, of course there’s still the weekend as well. It has been…
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Today I am reflecting over how grateful I am to live in a place with four distinct seasons. I could not tell you which one my favourite is. If you ask me in the winter it would be winter, since I love the crisp winter air and snow. If you ask me in the spring…
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I live in an area where it is normal to get a lot of snow in the winter. Today I am grateful for the well maintained bike lanes. The bike lanes are like a beautiful spider web reaching all over town and surrounding villages. Most of them are maintained year round. This morning they plowed…
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I am trying a gratitude practice 2026, sharing one photo a day of something that I am grateful for. I live in small town in the region of Dalarna, Sweden. The home of the dala horse. Every once in a while I am going to post photos from different places in my town that means…
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I got a pair of good winter tires for my bike as a birthday gift for myself last month. The salesmen and some research on the internet told me that I should get these high quality, studded ones (pictured above). I think it was a reasonable cost considering that I choose to not have a…
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I am trying a gratitude practice 2026, sharing one photo a day of something that I am grateful for. Would you like to join me in this Daily Gratitude Practice 2026? Let’s tag our posts #DailyGratitudePractice2026. Maria
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Today I am grateful for our library. It is within walking distance from my home. I am a regular visitor there. I read a lot and borrow books for school, work, and for fun. I’d say that it is a medium sized library, with passionate librarians that are really good at what they do. The…
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Welcome to the weekend coffee share! Can I get you a cup of coffee? Or tea? There’s vanilla pastries to go with your beverage. Would you like to try a traditional Swedish “vetelängd”? You bake it with the same kind of dough that you make cinnamon rolls with, but instead of cutting the long roll…
