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The Weekend Coffee Share – My third week of vacation

Jul 25, 2025

Allotment gardening, Dalarna, Organic Gardening

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Welcome to the weekend coffee share! Can I offer you a cold cup today? The weather is a little too warm for my likings, close to 30C/86F. Earlier today when I was standing outside of our house saying goodbye to my son I noticed an elderly lady struggling with a huge grocery bag looking like…
Red Currants

Jul 15, 2025

Allotment gardening, Dalarna, Organic Gardening, Sustainability

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I told you in a previous post that I am keeping a close eye at my berry bushes to discover when the berries are ripe (hopefully before the birds discover it.) Today I discovered that some of the red currants (and black currants) are ready for picking. The red ones are so refreshing! I love…