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The cold planted seeds are now seedlings, that are getting slightly bigger every week. In about a month I’m going to plant them in raised garden beds. What are you grateful for today? Maria
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Today I am grateful for this Easter weekend. I have four days off work to enjoy with my daughter, and the things that are important to me. Today I had a long conversation with one of my best friends, another long conversation with my daughter, went for a long bike ride, and finally spent some…
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For a few years I’ve been working with a combination of different types of composting methods such as bokashi, wormfarms, recycling yard waste, Hugelkultur raised beds, as a result every year my compost produced a little bit more of that desirable black gold. It looks like 2026 is the first year I do not have…
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Daily Gratitude Challenge 2026 – Progress
It’s starting to grow! What are you grateful for today? Maria
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Weekend Coffee Share – Let the fun begin!
Welcome to the weekend coffee share! Can I get you a cup of coffee? Or tea? It is snowing outside.. and I started planting seeds yesterday. What? Why? Isn’t it a bit early, you ask. Well, I only sow seeds that benefit from the natural cold stratification to trigger germination. I have them outdoors in…
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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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Today I am grateful for the best meal of the day, breakfast. My grandma used to say that everyone should eat breakfast as a king. Today I did. I enjoyed a delicious hotel breakfast in Stockholm, before attending a seminair in special needs education at Stockholm University. What are you grateful for today? Maria
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Welcome to the weekend coffee share. It is raining and it is not that warm. You’ll need some good outdoor clothing and shoes if you’d like to have a coffee with me in the garden. It is time to prepare for the garlic that will be planted within the next two weeks. I weeded, and…
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Welcome to the weekend coffee share! Can I offer you some coffee? Or tea? Since we are in Sweden and it is October 4th, we are celebrating Cinnamon Roll Day. I somehow managed to forget about that all week, but it was the first thing I remember when waking up at 5am this morning. I…
