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Sara Hjelm Mar 22, 2023

90 days until the summer solstice!
It’s #raining & I spend my time #sewing a new sweater for my #cat before tomorrow’s vet check up
My 1st garden addition arrived: 10 bare rooted sloe (thinking of you @eyebeams ) soak in rainwater, waiting for a decision on where…
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@gardeningwell@mastodon #gardening #spring #planting

Thursday March 23 & 89 days until the summer solstice

+8°, so warm considering
And it’s raining …

Our visit to the vet went well
Medicine prescription for itching/allergy &👍🏻 for overall condition
Here is the #cat Alice waiting to see the skin specialist this morning
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There is even some thunder far off ⚡️
I throw out apples, sunflower seeds and nuts under the nearest rhododendron for blackbirds, finches and squirrels and hurry back under roof. So wet!
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Safely covered sloe bushes for another 3 weeks
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And the rain clouds left, heading north
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Sara Hjelm Mar 24, 2023

It’s 24:th of March. I correct my count down as it has been set for midnight, but the solstice June 21 is a couple of minutes before 3 in the afternoon. And summertime, so we have passed exactly 89 days 15 minutes ago!
I always mess up this. Every time …
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Sara Hjelm Mar 24, 2023

It has rained all morning, +8° but strong winds. Next week will be colder with night frost again. @MrEFinch asks for magnolias in bloom, but I can only offer buds.
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Sara Hjelm Mar 24, 2023

Spent the morning cooking! Preparing all the strangely cheap aubergines - moussaka en mass and frying slices ready for Persian mutton stew.
I get so tired of buying ginger & use half so I decided to grow some myself. These are ready for pots after a week.
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Ok, today it’s 88 days until the summer solstice. There is no change in weather today. Still warm +8° and heavy rain on and off
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#saturdaymorning

Spent a lot of time multitasking yesterday - cocking, sewing, cleaning up the mess afterwards. The #cat Alice’ sweater was prolonged and she is a lot calmer when she cannot reach her sides and lick/drag off the fur when itchy

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#caturday

Before tomorrow there will be a change of weather & Sunday -Friday will be all frost again. Perfect for pre-freezing food…
I now have a valid pattern for protective cat-clothing, I’ll go hunting the basement for some more pretty elastic fabric of cotton
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As I finally got white kale for a reasonable price I made dolmas to put in the freezer-ready for the oven. I even made 2 portions of vegan ones from whatever veggies/lentils I had. Experimented a lot before I got taste of the mince ok. Bottom box is leftovers
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#cooking

Remains this … I think perhaps spiced up and gratinated French style to go with smoked salmon … I will not be without tasks for today. That’s for sure, but I’ll try to keep it tidier than yesterday. And one thing at a time.
Now, more coffee ☕️
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#SaturdayCooking

Looking good so far… Taking of the foil to give it some color during the last period of cooking.

I’d better fetch that salmon.
#SaturdayCooking
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#SaturdayDinner
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In the end I went for a piece of non smoked salmon 👍🏻

#Sunday #summertime and back to #WinterWeather …
With 87 days until the summer solstice it’s-2° out there and #snowing …

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By tomorrow I expect all that food from yesterday to be frozen solid … tonight will be really cold.
But today is “våffeldagen” a linguistic misunderstanding over time that @maxelson can tell you all about. So I get my waffle-iron and I have a great recipie for crispy and delicious waffles that I usually share this time of year
If I can find it …
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Here we go …
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#cooking #vårfrudagen #våfflor

Sara Hjelm Mar 27, 2023

Crisp, clear and cold morning with no wind and -5° when it’s 86 days until the summer solistic.
There is even a thin layer of new ice on parts of the lake. Snowdrops are nicking but the crocus still stand up brave in the chilly air.
Now some fresh coffee …
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Sara Hjelm Mar 28, 2023

Another sunny day Tuesday March 28 & it is 85 days 5 hrs until the summer solstice
Tonight was really cold, -7°, but from now on it seems April weather takes over rest of the week. After the weekend spring will be back…
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#spring #weather

Ed Finch Mar 26, 2023

@sarahjelm @maxelson
We are eating waffles too - happy annunciation/waffle day!!

@MrEFinch @maxelson How come?
Here is the recipie and I’m all set to go. This will be loads. Enough for at least a couple of days, but I’ll save some batter

Pilgrimage Farm LLC Mar 25, 2023

@sarahjelm

Looks good! so what all went in the mince? The dolma is using white kale for the wrapper? I never had that way, use cabbage, peppers, grape leaves, never thought to use kale

Thanks for sharing!