Managed to complete almost all, weeding & cardboard placed, herbs planted (the tarragon looks really sad. Had fell down in the water so got extra sand & perlite). The tai basil is inside to join its cousin
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The garage will be tomorrow, piece of cake as I checked.
Up above you can see the end of the warm weather, definitely a change on the sky. Tomorrow morning it will be raining & more normal April temperatures. Good for inside things. Cleaning windows for ex.
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It sure was a cold & rainy morning, but now at 6pm it’s clearing up. It is now 58 days & about 20 hrs until the summer solstice, June 21.
More rain tomorrow…
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I more or less did what I set out to do

1 window cleaned, cuttings also from the Thai basil✔️

Space cleared in the garage för tomorrow’s delivery & the car moved to the side to get in✔️
(Poor tarragon moved inside, we’ll se if it recovers)
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As I’ve sat on the patio on and off today the wren is dropping moss in my hair. He is complaining about my presence loudly & improving at least 2 of the nests, picking moss from the bean tree (that sure needs to get rid of some)
I’ll have to be careful pruning
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At least some of the tulips I dug up & stored in the garage until autumn seem to have made it.

Time to call it a day.
Tomorrow I’ll mulch some branches & unpack that delivery
Maybe clean another window…
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And with all that pesto … what else would there be for dinner?
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It sure is a grey rainy morning as I wake to the disappointing message that the delivery is rescheduled to Tuesday

I give upon the tarragon, cut it down + put it outside to fend for itself & make ☕️

It’s is now 58 days & 4,5 hrs until the summer solstice
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And as I planned my day the 1st of several packages arrived after all - the 4 benches, for some strange reason registered as 4 individual items & including a useful pallet

This will be a fun assignment for my son & daughter in law visiting 2 days next week. I do need new oil laze though …
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I’ve spent some time trying to clean my best but broken spade to prepare for its new shaft - chisel, drill, hammer, you name it.
In the end I have to give up & set the old stuck, wood on fire…
If not enough it will go on the grill. I really need it.
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#creativity & #recykling

There was a 35% change of rain today & sure enough it’s raining & windy as well.
The garden & the meadow in front of the house is now turning green with grass.

It is now 57 days, 4,5 hours until the summer solstice June 21
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It sure is chilly outdoors, only 7° & feels worse Electric tools or machines are out of the Q in the rain
Tonight we might get frost…

I’m waiting for next delivery of my order. There was a long list of things. I had better print it out to have some control
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Gratefully every item on the list was included today
Except for checking that, I’ve done nothing in the garden but watched the birds & squirrels fight over nuts & apples under the rhododendron
The wren has now attracted 2 females to inspect his nests overhead
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#springgarden #birds @birds

I’d need someone like @GunnarValinder or @ACErnehall , more knowledgeable & able to document their progress, they are very quick out & in of the ivy
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#springgarden #birds @birds

I now have 4 different crow birds visiting: Pair of hooded crows from across the road, parts of the jackdaw gang, the pair of magpies & recently 2 jays that have decided to settle down near by
Squirrels chase them all away even if double their own size
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#springgarden #birds

Late dinner … no excesses today…
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It’s 56 days, 5 hrs until the summer solstice, a cold morning, some 8° & raining on and off. At 6 in the morning there sure was frost & more to come Friday night
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#springweather #april

This was supposed to be a sunny day, but no. I really hope no fruit trees or berry bushes decide to bloom
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#aprilweather #gardening
I watch one of the 2 jays picking up whatever the nuthatches & tits have dropped from the bird feeder, but it’s very cold compared to last week. Def woolen socks & thick gloves today.
In the end I have to take my coffee inside
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#birdsite #springgarden @birds

It is now 54 19 hrs until the summer solstice
A sunny day, but cold until 5pm
I spent time sewing a “new” sweater for my cat, offering an old tunic that was beyond repair
When the wind died down the patio warmed up & I oiled the remaining 6 plastic chairs
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@birds
#aprilweather

Tomorrow we are promised less wind, I’ll probably water those newly planted trees again, but tonight will be really cold.
Stupidly I bought 2 Campanulas for some color outside the door
I have to carry them in & out as they cannot take less than +5°
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#gardening #spring #aprilweather #frost

Sun is setting & immediately the temperature goes down below what’s pleasant without jacket & gloves. Time to go inside, finish the sewing & get something to eat
The woodpecker seems to agree & loads up some energy before nightfall
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#birds @birds

Wow…
That sure was a misty morning. At 7, only a couple of degrees above freezing.
Having my morning coffee it disappears in no time

And gratefully no wind so more time outside today
That ginger is doing fine & the chairs look amazing compared to before
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#DIY #growing #herbs

Cat Alice’s dress/jumper is near finished, lacks holes for front legs
Double cloth & padded polo as main feature to protect the neck from scratches while her fur grows back.
The medicine for her itching skin condition is now in full effect. She’s much calmer
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#sewing #cat #design

Her convalescence after that infected, deep heal wound took ages & the plastic collar, that she kept turning around, left the neck bare
I now have measures & material to make a change if needed
I’m glad now I did not give up on her…
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#caturday

If any indoor choirs today it’s time to move the sewing machine downstairs to its proper place. Clearing that table down there from all kinds of other stuff

Maybe set a sourdough…
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#declutter #planning

Today has been really cold & windy, almost stormy gusts and cloudy all morning. Not at all inviting to go outside. Then my son came by & we spent the afternoon drinking tea & talking …
Now, evening of April 29, it’s 52 days & 19 hrs until the summer solstice
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Nature seems to not mind the cold… there is more greenery each day
The bird cherry tree should be next to flower, the star magnolia is already dropping its first petals & the flowerbed below has turned from crocus blue to anemone white & yellow.
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Looks nice when the sky cleared up, but still very cold. Time to take the campanula inside as the temperature drops …
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It’s “Valborgsmässoafton”, (Valborg in the Swedish almanac) a day for celebration & bonfires, speeches to spring & coir singing around the 🔥
It’s 51 days until the summer solstice & I spend the day cleaning & sorting indoors: things to go up, down or out…
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I’ve also composed a new todo list for next week
Hopefully I’ll get help with some of the heavier carrying & moving around as my 2 sons will visit. The elder is due today for dinner & to fill in as the local church coir lacks a tenor
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The squirrels are very discontent today, nagging me for food
I’ve hardly been outside at all, it’s booth cold & windy, so no nuts & no seeds, fruit or breadcrumbs under the rhododendron
Those in charge of the bonfire have to be careful tonight- so dry…
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May 1, bank holiday & anyone demonstrating & listening to speeches will be very wet. It’s raining…
It is now 50 days until the summer solstice & finally the air is clean after that dry week. No pollen. You can open widows & breath.
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Outside it’s very green. I’ve ordered new soil to arrive tomorrow, but most of the time I’ve sorted things up & down stairs. Cleaning the room with my desk, gathering a huge pile of papers to sort/get rid of, dusting the piano, etc.
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Ready for window cleaning!
And the gigantic Princess of the night - usually in front of the left side - is waiting on the floor, pruned & ready for a shower & the annual boast to produce its enormous flowers in June…
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Still really happy about those plastic chairs. This is the one first oiled 2 weeks ago - the rain has no chance. A bit like new waxed cars…
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50 days, 1 hour until the summer solstice June 21 & a day of heavy rain has really made wonders. Look at those birches! Seems all rain predicted for Mon/Tues came in one day

Days are long already. That second photo was 3.45 this morning, already dawn…
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I’ll be super busy today, receiving both delivery of soil, more plastic containers for the garage & guests.
Not as nice and warm as it looks though …
First things first. Prepared the pallets where the sacks of soil will go.
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The pioneers are sticking up by now. Time to find some support for them

I will get some boxes of kale plants as well, but those can wait
And there’s the plastic boxes (boxes in boxes😂)

No, I have some “serious” cooking to do = visiting the downstairs freezer…
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It’s 48 days 18 hrs until the summer solstice & this has been a super busy day. Loads of things on my to-do list accomplished…
I’ll see if I can find time to post later. At least I hurried out to get some photos
Waiting for the Persian rice to be ready.
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That window was finally cleaned & the ginger plants replanted in their forever home - one of the new boxes. Beside them are the boxes of kale to be replanted in individual pots as soon as possible.
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Roof of the hammock is out of the garage, mended & waiting for new screws to arrive in a few days. These proved really hard to find. In the end I had to search the net by image. Also the cushion for the seat is in place, waiting for a roof in a plastic bag
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Not only plants of kale arrived, but also new sacks of soil and manure … Neatly stacked they will have to be covered tomorrow.
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The stone table was cleaned from moss (see what it looked like before … ). Perhaps a thin layer of concrete will make it almost presentable.
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Finally the Japanese cherry burst out in bloom …

Time to call it a day & fill the dishwasher
Although a massive amount the Persian lamb stew ended with no leftovers👍🏻 My guests not only carried up & down/in & out. They also have an appetite. Most grateful…
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And they are gone after coffee & new baked scones. Off to lead a live in Gothenburg

It’s still x days to the summer solstice, but less hrs by now, no need for a jacket.

My to do list is reduced by 1 whole page as I tick off & consider my day on the patio…
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Not much got done- I suppose I needed a day to take it easy

I did pick up the hammock screws. 10 years more for that old thing 👍🏻

(in a box inside a box & finally in a sealed plastic bag!
No wonder they were incredibly expensive with all that handling)
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47 days until the summer solstice & the house across the small bay is disappearing in greenery & look at that grass. It’s grown at least a dm in the last days
Still cold outside 8 am & I have floors to clean after all that sorting/moving of things
+more widows
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Last night I sadly reached the 83 pages of notes (+82 of ref) in my book
This 2nd, very slow, read I’ve checked notes on & off
End notes suck, but you can understand why not incorporated in the text as you see the 1st one

Strangely actual these days …
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Drinking coffee, considering the day…

I’ve slept some 11 hrs altogether, interrupted by boasts of asthma medicine, so I must have been really tired

All that pollen, a price for this most precious time of year
Next are the birches, already light green
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Goal is that before evening I’ll TRY to

Sort paint stuff in purpose bags (still cold nights ahead)
Move all tools & planting stuff away from the patio to the garage
Place water hoses + do some serious watering
Fill yet another washing machine

1:st more ☕️…
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It is now 46 days until the summer solstice
Lovely day, but still a couple of cold nights ahead
I’m making coffee, watching @dylanwiliam on link in the live stream from #rEDScand23
https://www.youtube.com/live/6tkXYLgPbyo?feature=share
This thread will probably grow very sparsely today…
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@edutooters #education #school #rEDScand23
ResearchED 2023 - Fredrika Bremergymnaset, Haninge

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There will most probably be loads to add to my website of links on #rEDScand23
I really hope all presentations will be posted on the @researchED1 website
This is from the @TorkelKlingberg keynote
#education @edutooters

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Next up is @PaulKirschner https://www.youtube.com/live/6tkXYLgPbyo?feature=share
Warm enough to sit outside watching this … in between sorting the garage and the patio… nearly finished 1st stage.
Can you see the woodpecker in the lilacs?
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@edutooters #springweather #declutter

ResearchED 2023 - Fredrika Bremergymnaset, Haninge

YouTube
#sundaymorning morning & it’s 45 days until the summer solstice
1 more cold night ahead & no rain before possibly Thursday
Cat Alice sure knows how to spend a day like this … as inactive as possible
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#caturday #springweather #springtime

My patio is more or less cleaned… any planting stuff or seeds can go to the garage. I also have to replant those kales today. They’ve grown out of their boxes.

Can you see the wren? Flying back and forth to its nests in the ivy, so happy that I’ve been inside so far
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#nestingbirds

At 5 pm my north facing kitchen window thermometer says +16°, but on the other side, on the patio is quite another matter…
So far I’ve watered new trees, sloe plants & blueberries & moved the bird feeder with some trouble steading it, but now I have to retreat inside…
I pray that those trees in the back of the garden get their leaves real soon to give some shady area …

I’ll replant those kale plants when it cools down

Time for siesta…

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And then, I am one of the lucky ones …
This is terrible
https://respublicae.eu/@parholmgren/110327446858158425

#climatecrisis

Pär Holmgren (@[email protected])

En av de (hittills) mest extrema värmeböljorna i världen. Just nu. Så gott som alla stationer i Laos slår exv all time high rekord👇 RT @extremetemps: Breaking News:One of the most brutal heat event the world has ever witnessed is happening now in SE Asia: records are being pulverized by hundreds allover Thailand,Laos and Vietnam. Virtually every single station in Laos had its hottest day ever today. tbc...stay tuned. 🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ParHolmgren/status/1654819783383154688

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At 10 pm it’s still very light, but way colder. The campanula on the stairs has to move inside again.
I really hope it will keep above 0° as both currents, gooseberries & blueberries now have flowers…

These are the 1st replanted tulips to flower
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7.30 am May 8 & another sunny day
No rain in sight as can be seen in the forecast …

I’ve decided to start early today Afternoons are just not possible

It’s now 44 days until the summer solstice June 21 & it’s 16 hrs, 10 min between sunrise & sunset…
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It’s 43 days until the summer solstice & lovely weather- +13° already at 8.30 am. I’d better bring my coffee outside…
Can you see the fluffy cat out on a morning walk?
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It’s 42 days until the summer solstice & yet a sunny day
Not that I’ve done nothing outside, but stupid things take my time
I’ve spent the morning trying to renew medicine prescriptions online via app…🤬
Ended calling the nurse at the local health center
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#onlineservice
The hammock’s roof is in place
My garage sorting is proceeding
I’ve ordered thorough cleaning of kitchen walls & ceiling before painting + some help with digging
All present branches were raked together & mulched
Etc…
Only details that not really show
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#springtime #gardening
@sarahjelm If you need something odd, I always go to https://www.mcmaster.com/
Might not be cheap, but they likely can match for what you need. I've no association with them other than a customer occasioinally.
McMaster-Carr

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@threeforksp
Apparently it’s a German model, so spare parts have to be ordered from there. And garden centers want to sell whole hammocks or at least whole roofs. Of nylon fabric, very plastic feel to it, that has to be impregnated to be water proof and in hideous colors…
Mine was bright blue, so first thing I did when I got it was to make new roof from green tarp and paint what ever else that was blue with green paint. And find some green pattern cotton for the cushion
Design … lol.
@sarahjelm Your search was likely far better than my suggestion. Sounds like a fun rehab project though.