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Vegetable garden is growing
So much happened. Facebook reminded me how our Köksträdgård looked a year ago. We put in so much work to turn a dull field into a vegetable garden. The first year was a success. So this year we are even adding to it. Last… Continue Reading “Vegetable garden is growing”
Favorite places
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash With the weather getting better, the days being brighter and longer, my creativity awakens again. It’s like waking up from hibernation. I’m looking around in our garden and have so many ideas for little projects. This one here,… Continue Reading “Favorite places”
Stimulating our mini pigs
We recently adopted two mini pigs. Ester and Doris. They are super cute and we want them to be as happy as possible. Here with us they live outdoors with a little sleep house where they are dry and safe from wind and cold.… Continue Reading “Stimulating our mini pigs”
Recharging my batteries between pigs, hens and seedlings.
Here in Sweden, it is Easter break. I took the week off. There’s a lot to do to prepare the garden for summer and I needed a break. At work, we had some deadlines and intense projects. First off I got sick of course,… Continue Reading “Recharging my batteries between pigs, hens and seedlings.”
Chickenfeeder
Chicken are messy. And they eat a lot! We started with a simple feeder that is open. But the ladies kept on tipping it over and then refused to eat what touched the ground. Ridiculous! I think we wasted two thirds of the food… Continue Reading “Chickenfeeder”
Greenhouse Dreams
I’ve always wanted a greenhouse . But never really looked into it since I assumed it would be out of my financial possibility. Things changed when we bought our farm. With all this space and big plans we started researching.We were looking for a… Continue Reading “Greenhouse Dreams”
Greenhouse priorities
One might think that it is most important to get the plantbeds into the greenhouse…Well, I have different priorities…I was thinking about a solution for sitting, relaxing and enjoying the view. Last spring I built an outdoor couch out of old pallets. Ordered fitting… Continue Reading “Greenhouse priorities”
Next step-Citizenship
I mentioned in a previous post that I changed my life drastically. And with that changes came also some achievements.One of the things I was aiming for recently was Swedish citizenship. A bit more than a year ago in October 2020 I filled in… Continue Reading “Next step-Citizenship”
Homemade Skincare
With just a few marigold seeds we grew all those beautiful flowers. And then I thought back to my grandmother, that used to make this magic lotion out of it. In her opinion it would heal EVERYTHING. 🙂 So I wanted to make this… Continue Reading “Homemade Skincare”
Design your own candle
I love love love candlelight. I think there’s nothing cozier. I investigated a little on Pinterest and YouTube to find out how you can design your own candle. In an uncomplicated way. For this technique, I’m simply using a napkin with a pretty design. I cut the part out that I want… Continue Reading “Design your own candle”
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