vegetables
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Today I harvested the first chive of the season (see photo of the plant in yeaterday’s Weekend Coffee Share). I enjoyed some of it on top of the broccoli pasta I had for lunch, it was delicious. I also added 1/4lbs bag of chives to the freezer. I love this time of the year when…
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Weekend Coffee Share
Welcome to the weekend coffee share! Can I get you a cup of coffee? Or tea? April, and this week in particular has been full of surprises when it comes to the weather. We’ve had beautiful days with sunshine, cloudy days, windy days, and hail, however NO April showers. It is very dry. I visited…
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Welcome to the weekend coffee share! What can I get you? Coffee? Tea? As you can see we are at my allotment garden. It is finally time to start transferring the plants from our winter sowing. These plants where started outdoors, from seeds February 21st. They have never been inside and therefor they are more…
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The cold planted seeds are now seedlings, that are getting slightly bigger every week. In about a month I’m going to plant them in raised garden beds. What are you grateful for today? Maria
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Today I am grateful for this Easter weekend. I have four days off work to enjoy with my daughter, and the things that are important to me. Today I had a long conversation with one of my best friends, another long conversation with my daughter, went for a long bike ride, and finally spent some…
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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…
