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Daily Gratitude Challenge 2026 – Progress
It’s starting to grow! What are you grateful for today? Maria
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Weekend Coffee Share – Let the fun begin!
Welcome to the weekend coffee share! Can I get you a cup of coffee? Or tea? It is snowing outside.. and I started planting seeds yesterday. What? Why? Isn’t it a bit early, you ask. Well, I only sow seeds that benefit from the natural cold stratification to trigger germination. I have them outdoors in…
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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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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…
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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 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…
