gardening
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Even though I enjoy gardening immensely I have never owned a vineyard like the one in the photo. I have however enjoyed spending time in other peoples vineyards, like this one in Napa Valley (CA). When my daughter was a few months old we leased a house here over the winter. It was magical to…
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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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I am grateful for all the gardens that are a part of my gardening journey. This is an experimental garden I had in California back in 2018, where half of the garden was planted in-ground and half of the garden was a container garden. My daughter had begged me for years to have her own…
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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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Welcome to the weekend coffee share! Let’s have a warm beverage together and talk about the week. What would you like? Some coffee? Or tea? The weather is still warm, we’ve had lows of 50F/10C during the night and slightly warmer during the day. It’s been a grey week, with light rain some days. A…
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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 this weekend coffee share. Can I get you some coffee? Or tea? We’ve had our first frost this week. As I write this it is -2C/28F. Those who weren’t sleeping last night could experience a magical northern light..I was sleeping soundly in my bed and saw my friends photos when I woke up.…
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I hope you’re in the mood for a strong cup of coffee! The french press has a strong brew ready for you. There is still some hot water in the kettle, in case you’d rather have a cup of tea? How are you? How is this week treating you? Before this month even started I…
