self sufficiency
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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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Today I’m grateful for a good reason to re-organise my kitchen cabinets. The reason being my daughter being able to reach spices and other items when she’s cooking. I used to have the spices on the highest shelf, since I’m the only one using them, but not any more!! My daughter is showing a great…
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What are you grateful for today? Maria
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This summer I’ve been able to gift many goodie bags from my garden. It makes me happy to share. Sharing is underrated. On another note…I might also need a larger freezer, but that is a pleasant problem. What are you grateful for today? Maria
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This is my day today, and I am so grateful. What are you grateful for today? Maria
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Today I’m grateful that raspberries are in season. We love raspberries in our family and have 20+ raspberries bushes. What are you grateful for today? Maria
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Today I am filled with gratitude while cooking a meal straight from my garden. What are you grateful for today? Maria
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Today I’m so grateful for the end of the long heat wave. Yesterday it was 86F/30C and high humidity, we had a horrible thunderstorm last night, heavy rains and now it’s 55F/13C. It is lovely!! My windows and doors are wide open, the scent of homemade bread is taking over. It’s a perfect day! What…
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Daily Gratitude Challenge 2026 – My Garlic Harvest
The sizes varied, but overall I am happy with the result. I pulled up the rest of the garlic today. I am going to dedicate more space to garlic this fall. I’m thinking about having strawberries as companion plants. I have an abundance of strawberry plants, and I’ve heard that garlic and strawberries are great…
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Today I’m grateful for some brush clearing below my allotment last weekend, resulting in an increased lake view from my lot. Thank you! If you would like to see a three minute long video that I filmed at my allotment this morning you can see it on my Instagram. What are you grateful for today?…
