
Another chilly day here, some sunshine but rain as well. The clouds covering the sun brings out the mosquitoes and I have quite a lot of them because of all the vegetation I have in my garden. It doesn’t itch that much after a bite though so it won’t take long until the itching is over for this year. It can still hurt while the mosquito bites though.




Nothing much has happened today, just as I like it š but even if I had to do a lot at work time passed really slowly. It’s strange that the same amount of time at home pass so much faster š š Time started to fly as soon as I left the factory and besides re-potting one of my Jacaranda trees I only had a walk in the garden while being attacked by both mosquitoes and flies and get slightly wet from rain I have no idea what I’ve been doing š

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They had a sale in one of my favorite seed businesses, it was dirt cheap, and I had forgotten about it so I was really surprised when a thick envelope came in the mail today š I have forgotten most of what I had ordered but too a quick look and there are some perennials, some annuals and some vegetables waiting until next year. They have quite a good expiration date as well so the results should not be bad because of that š




I did take a few photos while walking in the garden and most photos shows Alma and Malkolm playing š They weren’t out for especially long because of the weather but if they’re guessing it right we will have a sunny and cool morning before warmer weather and rain will arrive. We’ve gotten so much rain now that even if we should have a month long drought we would still have a ground water level so high that there wouldn’t be any risk of water shortage š
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Have a great day!
P.S. Alma just scared the shit out of me because she kept on walking to Nova who was sleeping beside my desk, she never does that, so I had to check on the old girl because for a moment there I thought she had passed on š š š She’s fine and looked just as surprised as I was š š š
Wow, that rose bush is huge and very pretty right now. I also love your photo of the gooseberries. Do you do anything with them?
Alma looks so happy playing with Malkolm!
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Hi ppekka!
Yes it is huge š I think most people prune them every year to get bigger but fewer flowers but I think it’s more beautiful like this š
When these gooseberries turn red I usually make jam or jelly from them š Sometimes I add some cardamom in the jam/jelly, we Swedes love cardamom š
She is truly happy š She does play a bit too tough sometimes though as she could do with Albin but always calm down when Malkolm starts to protest.
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I have seen a lot of recipes call for cardamom. I tried it once in some baked goods but didn’t think too much about it.
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Hi ppekka!
We swedes are in love with cardamom š The best is to get the seeds and crush them just before using them. Most people in the world use it in their dinners though, we in everything we bake š
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