Lanzarote - The Trip I Barely Prepared For
A quiet note from Lanzarote: a trip booked with almost no planning, and an island of lava, wind, sea, and white houses slowly opening itself.
#Lanzarote#travel#Canary Islands#Spain
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Growing mushrooms at home (Part 2): from grain spawn to the first Mushrooms
Notes from moving mushroom spawn onto straw substrate, incubating it in buckets, bottles, and freezer bags, then waiting for the first oyster mushroom clusters.
#mushrooms#mushroom growing#straw substrate#oyster mushrooms
Read moreWant to Fish in Germany? First You Have to... Study
A small story about learning, taking the exam, applying for a fishing licence, and buying permits before fishing in Germany.
#life in Germany#fishing in Germany#fishing licence#everyday life in Germany
Read moreGetting a Driving Licence in Germany – I Put My Trust in... Heaven
A personal story about getting a driving licence in Germany, from a theory test with more than 1,200 questions to five practical attempts.
#life in Germany#driving licence#driving test#everyday life in Germany
Read moreGrowing lemongrass in Germany – Starting with one supermarket stalk
How I grow lemongrass in Germany from supermarket stalks: rooting the bases in water, planting them in deep pots, harvesting, and keeping the plant through winter.
#lemongrass#German garden#Asian herbs#regrowing
Read moreSome Lessons a Mother Cannot Learn for Her Child
A quiet reflection on a child’s falls, the urge to say “I told you so,” and learning to offer safety before explanations.
#motherhood#parenting#family life#gentle reflections
Read moreFrom one spawn jar to many grain jars: my first try propagating mushrooms on corn
Notes from my first attempt to buy mushroom spawn in Germany, then propagate it on corn kernels for future growing batches.
#mushrooms#spawn#corn#mycelium
Read moreVietnamese coriander in Germany – The herb that is almost always in my garden
How I propagate rau răm from stems bought at an Asian market, grow it in a pot standing in water, and keep it through winter in Germany.
#rau răm#Vietnamese coriander#German garden#cuttings
Read moreKinh giới in Germany – Two ways I still grow it every year
My practical notes on growing kinh giới in Germany: starting from seed, rooting stems, timing the season, and caring for young plants in a European climate.
#kinh giới#German garden#seeds#stem cuttings
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