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    Cottage Gardens in south of Finland

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    Goodbye to winter
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Mar 25
    • 2 min

    Goodbye to winter

    This winter has felt exceptionally long. Perhaps it is the state of affairs in the world, the constant anxiety of going from a pandemic...
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    A year in the life of chicken
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Dec 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    A year in the life of chicken

    “I’m telling you, something strange is going on here!” says Betty in January. “What has the hooman done?!” Hilda is aghast. “Ou nou did...
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    Renovating Sörrebo Cottage
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Mar 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    Renovating Sörrebo Cottage

    My mother liked things to be as they had always been. Truth be told, she abhorred change of any kind. She felt a little bit run down was...
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    Winter wonderland
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Feb 21, 2021
    • 3 min

    Winter wonderland

    All winter long my godfathers and I have started each Saturday evening family dinner conversation more or less with the same incredulous...
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    Happy New Year 2021
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Jan 6, 2021
    • 3 min

    Happy New Year 2021

    Last new year as we turned into a new decennium as well as a new year, the world looked so different in many ways than it does today. It...
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    Twelve days before Christmas
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Dec 24, 2020
    • 2 min

    Twelve days before Christmas

    Twelve days before Christmas we made the gingerbread dough for building our traditional gingerbread house. It needs to stand in the...
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    Building a chicken coop
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Dec 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    Building a chicken coop

    Keeping summer chicken has been a great joy for me for many years, and this year I decided to take it one step further and keep chicken...
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    Advent season
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Dec 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    Advent season

    On advent Sunday it started to snow. What perfect timing! The skies have been grey for weeks now, and this makes the days seem even...
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    One sunny day
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Nov 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    One sunny day

    And then suddenly its here - mid November. It is a grey month and most days are overcast with a thick and heavy blanket of clouds. Within...
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    Country life in autumn
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Oct 24, 2020
    • 3 min

    Country life in autumn

    There is a quietness that descends as autumn progresses. The weather turns more unstable, with rainy days and cold mornings, deterring...
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    It's a quack life
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Oct 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    It's a quack life

    Within two months Lazarus the duck had grown into a happy young person, curious about everything and everyone. Life was a constant...
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    A star is born
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Sep 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    A star is born

    Last spring when the Corona lockdown started, we had no idea of how long it would last, so the youngsters (and their close friends) all...
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    Happy midsummer
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Jun 16, 2020
    • 2 min

    Happy midsummer

    This weekend we are celebrating midsummer, although in a quieter way than usual. Most years all my friends come over and we have a really...
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    May the season begin
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • May 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    May the season begin

    April was a tricky month for the gardener in this cold climate part of the world. One moment it was beautiful and warm, and the next......
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    Happy Easter 2020
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Apr 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    Happy Easter 2020

    I think Easter is one of my favourite holidays. I probably say the same thing about all national holidays, but as I'm a great chocoholic...
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    April fools
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Mar 30, 2020
    • 1 min

    April fools

    I wake up to shouts: "What is this??" and glance outside to see what is causing the commotion. With relief I find it is nothing serious,...
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    Grey days
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Mar 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    Grey days

    March is usually a beautiful month with the last layers of snow covering the land all the way to easter, and long bright days ending in a...
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    March spring cleaning
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Mar 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    March spring cleaning

    Most years in the middle of March there is a heavy layer of snow still covering the ground, but this year we have hardly had any snow at...
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    Why I support organic farmers
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Jan 24, 2020
    • 4 min

    Why I support organic farmers

    With all the bad news about pollution and animal extinction streaming over us daily, it is easy to become desolate at the state of our...
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    Happy New Year 2020
    Sofias Country Gardens
    • Jan 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    Happy New Year 2020

    As the new decade has begun I would like to wish you all a wonderful New Year 2020 as well as a very happy New Decennium 💙 I remember as...
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