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Resistance is futile …

It’s official — I’m hooked on geraniums. For years I managed to stave off the beast, convincing myself that three or four of these lovely plants were enough for me and that I didn’t need anything beyond the usual varieties to make me happy. Alas, even the strongest of us has a breaking point and… Read More Resistance is futile …

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Tuesday

I feel like a bit of a copycat, considering the craze that’s consuming Carolyn and Jessica these days, but I bought two new pelargoniums today. I can’t quite wrap my mind around calling them “pelargoniums,” actually, both because I grew up calling all such plants “geraniums” (and at least one of mine is truly a… Read More Tuesday

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Monday

This morning I was out hanging laundry on the line and there was a little brown bird flying around and chirping her fool head off. She kept lighting on the end of one of the arms of the clothesline and chirping incessantly and annoyingly. I couldn’t figure out what was going on with her but… Read More Monday

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Oh, happy day!

I can hardly believe it myself, but it actually didn’t rain today. It looked threatening for most of the morning, but the clouds cleared away by early afternoon and I managed to get the grass cut and two loads of laundry hanged out on the line. It even got warm enough for Tage to take… Read More Oh, happy day!

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Rain and more rain

I’m starting to resign myself to the fact that this will be one of those infamous gloomy, rainy Swedish summers. I honestly cannot remember the last day that it didn’t rain. Our grass has grown at least six inches high from all the extra watering, and I haven’t been able to mow because it’s so… Read More Rain and more rain