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Yes, and they just brighten your days when the garden is still a mess. The other variety might take another few days, can't wait.

Amaryllis 'Happy Nymph' A splendid blooming, one of the best investments ever, 3 Euros for a bulb.

I kept cleaning up the perennial beds, one day one section Making different bread with purple rice, as now I can grind whatever grain I want. Japanese Milky Loaf and Sourdough Loaf (with olive, dried tomato, and cheddar cheese) As the color from the purple rice won't fade under heat...

Ladies and Gentlemen, let me present you the fancy coffee I made today, double espresso with homemade vanilla cream. Well, you are your own legacy. :love

Just saw this video, and yes, this is where I was from, Taiwan. Visiting doctors here in Germany is also a pain in the ass, especially some will show very impatient faces when they realize you can not speak fluent German. It's very common to get an appointment after a few months, or you go to...

Stunning ☀️

Momo: i don't want to get up.... Bobo: What's for breakfast?

I had a very relaxed Saturday and did almost nothing, so during evening, I designed a funny 'tea map' for my cafe, which will re-open on March 7. Compared with coffee, tea rarely received a proper preparation in German shops. Let's ignore specialized tea shops. Most of the time, when you spend...

It snows again, well, just mid Feb. However, the forecast shows 10C from coming Thursday, that's early. Anyway, as schedule, my sowing will start tomorrow - the trays will stay indoor as the first batch seeds need no light to germinate. When it gets much warmer later this week, they can directly...

Did you have a fixed breakfast? I am more curious about this. I can't have same or similar things every morning, just can't. So my FIL used to have a pot of warm herbal tea, and then mixed some jam in yogurt. He ate that everyday for more than 20 years - same blend of tea, same jam, same...

One of the signs - travel with your own pillow.... Then, even with your own pillow, you still miss your bed.

Happy Nymph is about to blossom, happy. I bought two varieties last year, Happy Nymph sent a lot of leaves with the flower stalks, and Picotee sent flower stalks first, and two tiny leaves later. Different plants (kids) have different characters.

Nothing romantic - as there is no rain, no snow, time to clean up the garden bit by bit. For the sowing, still holding, I will start the first sowing next week: pea (for shoots), lettuce, small brassicas, and sweet peas.

The world is full of ambushed moments, and some in life, in truth, are not even worth a passing thought. Life is an experience — live it fully. Just read this para from Yang Jiang (an author and a translator) and can't help to translate it in English.

Today's sourdough baking, again there is some progress (my baking skill). One dough turns out to become a round loaf, 18 bread buns with toppings, and a tray of Focaccia. The round loaf was sold before baking, the roasted (and seasoned with salt) potato brought some little joy while eating...

Joy in the Little Things

I kept cleaning the garden today, mainly removed bramble canes and some damaged clay pots. I had the impulse to do some propagation from the cuttings, but at the end, I brought all of them to the compost. Enough is enough; less is more. I sleep much longer this winter, and enjoy so. Two...

It's still cold, and the soil is frozen. However, the afternoon sun is warm enough to do some tidy-up jobs. I cut back perennials in two beds, trimmed the fruit trees, and cleaned the surface a bit. Tomorrow the temperature will be a bit warmer, but it might rain. I plan to do these cutting...