gardening
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Welcome to the weekend coffee share! Can I get you a cup? Even though you can feel the changing of the season it is unusually warm. Most days are reaching 20-21C/68-70F, which is very warm for the area this time of the year. The nights are very warm too, which is perhaps even more unusual.…
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Welcome to the last coffee share of the month. The weekend coffee share is an informal chat where we enjoy a cup of coffee or tea together, while we talk about the happenings of the week. It is so nice that you decided to join us. Are we officially entering fall next week? I’ve noticed…
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Welcome to the weekend coffee share! Can I grab you a hot beverage? What’s your preference? I would not say that fall arrived in all its glory yet, but there are some noticeable changes, like cooler weather and darker evenings. Yesterday afternoon I decided to take a walk around one of the smaller lakes in…
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I’m so glad you could make time for coffee today! There’s going to be a storm tonight, at least that is what they are saying at the weather channel. We’ll see. We are ready as can be. Let’s enjoy our coffee and conversation about our week. I saw this cutie on the way home from…
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Can I get you some coffee? Or tea? If we were enjoying our coffee and conversation outside I’d say that ice coffee or ice tea would be a good choice. Or if you’d rather I have a fresh batch of lemon-rhubarb lemonade in the fridge, perhaps you’d like to try some? This is the second…
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Today was the day when it was finally time to pick berries! I love having red currants in my yoghurt and smoothies. They are sour, even when they are ripe. My daughter don’t enjoy eating them straight from the bush (perhaps that is an acquired taste) but she loves the jam and lemonade I make.…
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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…
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One of the most important keys to a sustainable, successful garden is companion planting. This is especially true if you have a small space to work with, like an allotment garden. My current garden is only 200 square meters/0.0494210763 acres and I try to make the most of the space. I have a mix of…
