July
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Welcome to the weekend coffee share! Let’s sit down in the garden. Can I get you a coffee? Or perhaps tea? The weather is lovely 72F/22C, and there’s a slight breeze. How are you? Did you have a good week? I worked Monday-Thursday, this first week after my vacation. It was a good week. I…
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Welcome to the first coffee share a la vacation mode! How are you doing? Can I get you a cup of coffee? Or tea? There’s hot coffee and ice-coffee, your choice. I’ve had a fabulous week. Nothing to complain about what so ever. We’ve had some warm days and some cool days. I’ve been riding…
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It’s the weekend! I’m so happy you’re joining me for some coffee and conversation. Can I get you some coffee? Or tea? How is your week so far? I just started a three week long vacation. It is slightly shorter than usual, since I took some extra days off for school during the spring semester,…
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Daily Gratitude Challenge 2026 – Little Free Library
One of the other gardener’s at the allotment garden society made this cute ”Little Free Library”, for a free book exchange at the allotment garden. I think it’s such a great idea!! I looked through my books at home this morning and decided to gift these ones. I took half of them with my to…
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Today I am grateful to have worked my last day! Vacation here I come! What are you grateful for today? Maria
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Today I’m grateful for a new book I picked up at the library last night. I’ve only just started to read it, but so far so good. It was recommended by more than one of my friends. Expectations are high. It is a romance novel about strong, powerful women in the early 1900’s. What are…
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Most summer days I arrive to my allotment garden before 6am. It is a 7,5km/4.6mi bike ride one way for me to get there. Yesterday morning I saw a gorgeous fox cross the trail just ahead of me on my way to the garden. The fox looked so healthy in his shiny red coat. When…
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This is today’s harvest of the sugar snap pea “Norli”. This is what it looked like when I came to my allotment this morning. I wrote about how my daughter and I love the Norli variety last week. To be honest, the harvest is so abundant that it seems like it is never ending. At…
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The author expresses a deep affection for black currants, eagerly awaiting their ripeness to pick. Currently, they monitor their growth, competing with birds for the harvest. Maria has planted numerous berry bushes but finds it challenging to use netting for protection, fearing it would detract from her garden’s beauty.
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