It’s a dreary month, no question, but the Nordic countries have something they call “hygge”, a Danish word defined in English as “A quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being.” (thank you, Oxford Living Dictionary) I think the idea is to make up for the lack of light...
Author: Vivian Lee (Vivian Lee)
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A New (Old) Era!
The wonderful world of computers I think the word to describe my state is “nonplussed”. I’ve been using my iPad for so long that I’ve forgotten many simple procedures on the computer. My husband gave me his old Macbook Pro and it works well, but in some ways the iPad is simpler, or I was...
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A Visit from another Season
Today was a weird day. Not in a bad way, but, still, weird. First of all, I woke up at 9:30, having gone to sleep at 11:30, with one hour of wakefulness in the middle of the night. That is an insane amount of sleep for me. I’m very happy if I get between 6-7...
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Hydrangeas and Colourwork sweaters
I’m not quite ready to abandon the gardening aspect of my blog for the year, because I have an update! I spent a tranquil hour at Jasmin yesterday, wandering between the aisles of plants, vacillating between hydrangea cultivars (if that’s the word I want). I was drawn towards one called hydrangea paniculata Fire light because of...
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Wherein I make plans and discuss projects
It’s September and the gardening season is winding to a close, just as I’m thinking of doing some after a long, hot summer of avoiding garden work like the plague! Aside from a couple of good days of weeding and dead-heading, I have done very little. On the other hand, amazingly, the garden is still...
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Garden renovations
A renovation is a renewal and in this case, out with the old, in with the new. I have been displeased with a couple of spots in the garden for a few years now and I’ve finally taken the bull by the horns and dug out one of the offending areas. The major problem with...
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My elusive Gardening Mojo is back!
It’s high time I wrote a little bit about the Tranquil Garden. Here it is, June 6th, and I’m probably halfway through my yearly gardening frenzy. I know my enthusiasm will wane as the temperature soars, but right now I’m in love with the garden and have all kinds of plans. I’ve been spending some...
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Spring into Summer
If it’s spring then it must be time to post on my gardening/knitting blog. I recently renewed my Blue Host account, which means I’m committed to this website for the next three years. I haven’t been posting enough to really make the cost worth it, but I don’t want to lose all of the work...
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Cardigans as a Functional Element
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Ornamental Plants for The Yard
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