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Daily Gratitude Challenge 2026 – Cooler Weather

Jul 18, 2026

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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…
Daily Gratitude Challenge 2026 – My Garlic Harvest

Jul 17, 2026

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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…
Daily Gratitude Challenge 2026 – Lake View

Jul 14, 2026

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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?…
Daily Gratitude Challenge 2026 – DIY Vegetable Drying Rack

Jul 13, 2026

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I’ve already harvested some herbs and some onions (red and yellow), and it is almost time to harvest garlic. Previous years I’ve hung the garlic on compost grid that I’ve placed between chairs in my garden shed. I’ve been thinking about if I could find a smarter solution, since it takes up so much space…
Daily Gratitude Challenge 2026 – Red Currants

Jul 10, 2026

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Today I am grateful for all the berries in my garden. Some of the red currants are ready to be picked. Many more to come these coming weeks. What are you grateful for today? Maria
Daily Gratitude Challenge 2026 – Today’s Harvest

Jul 8, 2026

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Today I’m grateful for today’s harvest. It might not seem like much, but to me it is. Garlic scapes are so delicious, and harvesting them now equals bigger garlics when it is time to harvest them in a few weeks. Strawberries are always delicious. These ones are from the allotment garden. I planted earlier strawberries…
Daily Gratitude Challenge 2026 – My Town

Jul 7, 2026

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This morning I walked along the river ”Faluån” that runs through our town. I reflected about how many beautiful seating areas there is. All of them surrounded by flower arrangements. The flowers around town have different colours each year. This year everything is a warm yellow/orange/red. I am grateful for my little town. What are…
Weekend Coffee Share- July

Jul 4, 2026

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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,…
Daily Gratitude Challenge 2026 – Little Free Library

Jul 4, 2026

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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…
Daily Gratitude Challenge 2026 – Harvesting Onions

Jun 30, 2026

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These past two weeks I’ve been harvesting a few red and yellow onions as needed. I have a few curing in my garden shed as well, and some still in the ground. I like growing a variety of onions in my garden, since it is something I use a lot of in the kitchen. What…