Our butterfly bush has the first flower buds of the year... With a bonus ladybug on top. 🌱🦋🐞 #gardening #flowerreport #springvibes

It's the end of the blue era at the countryside plot! I've been painting everything chocolate brown so that it will look better with the medium emerald green we plan to paint our tiny house in the future. The garden is also looking pretty good this spring! 🏠🌱

It's still pink poppy season at the countryside plot... And the climbing jasmine will be flowering soon as well. 🌱

This is my first year growing larkspur from seed, and the first flowers have just opened! 😍 Such a lovely purple color, and I can't wait to see what other colors will pop up... Not counting the white one next to this plant probably opening tomorrow. 🌱 #gardening #flowerreport #spring

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Spring vibes at the countryside plot. 🌱

The weather has been very mild this week, and I decided to try and burn away my stubborn pneumonia by soaking up some winter sun in the garden. The Stranger by Harlan Coben is keeping me company, which I'm really enjoying so far. 💙📚 #currentlyreading

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This bright red ranunculus is on fire this year! 😍🔥 So many flowers opened at the same time, and there are a lot of flower buds still waiting their turn as well. 🌱 #FlowerReport #bloomscrolling #gardening

This is my first year growing poppies, and I'm so excited to discover that the first flower buds are starting to appear! For reference: on the right are the two varieties of pink poppies I was gifted seeds of. 🌱

Happy Saturday! Let's celebrate the weekend with this bright red ranunculus flower... The first to bloom this winter! 🌱

Winter at the countryside plot... The daffodils always flower early down here. 🌱

Another year of severe frost damaged a lot of our plants, but a quick trip to the nursery brought back some color to the winter garden. Pictured below: verbena, erysimum and snapdragon. 🌱

It's been a while since I did a countryside plot building update... The first phase of our #tinyhouse and bbq area has been finished for a month or so, and we are waiting for our builder to free up time to start on the roof. 🏠 #inprogress

Gotta soak up that autumn sun even if it's chilly outside! 😉 I'm currently hanging out with my newest physical book and some of my seedlings... 💙📚🌱 Left to right: a young kale plant with flax seedlings (orange), pink poppies (green and blue) and mixed delphiniums (yellow).

It's an apple pie kind of Thursday. 🍏

Happy Hump Day! Delilah Bard always makes the funniest facial expressions... 🤭😼

It's been a while since I did a countryside plot building update... The walls of our #tinyhouse are just about done and just the chimney of the parrilla (bbq area) is missing. 🏠 #inprogress

It's chrysanthemum season again! Fun fact: somehow this plant changed its color from the warm yellow from the last two years to this gorgeous blend of purple and orange! 😍🌱

Autumn vibes at the countryside plot. 🍂🌱

Whoops it's been longer than I thought since I last posted something... 🙈 Happy Easter everyone!! This is our Easter egg this year: a chocolate shell with oreo cheesecake filling and topped with oreo and a cookies&cream chocolate bar. These 'open' eggs are very popular down here! 🥚🍫🍪

Jasmine here loves to use my mondo grass border as a pillow. 🙈🐱🌱

We had a very unusual visitor at our countryside plot yesterday: two Rothschild's silk moths (you can just see a wing of the second). As far as I'm aware they aren't supposed to be quite this far down south in Argentina, but they sure are beautiful! 🦋🌱

I don't think my audiobook percentage has ever been this high before... I already know it won't stay this way though. 🙈 💙📚

First countryside plot building update of 2025: the walls of our #tinyhouse are about halfway done now... 🏠 #inprogress

I decided to start my first physical copy of the year today... It ended up being Rage Against The Dying by Becky Masterman, because I wasn't in the mood for the YA fantasy I had originally planned. Jasmine says hi! 🐱 💙📚

I just saw that I made it to 2500 ratings on Goodreads! 🤯🥳 💙📚

It's time to show my StoryGraph monthly graphics again... December wasn't my best month with too many lower ratings, so fingers crossed 2025 will be better on that front! 💙📚

Last countryside plot building update of 2024: the foundations of our #tinyhouse are now done and the first wall is going up! 🏠 #inprogress

I baked these vanilla and chocolate cookies with the Argentinian version of smarties yesterday... Not a bad way to finish leftover Christmas candy. 😉🎄🍪

Our seven-year-old dwarf oleander isn't so tiny anymore! 🙈 I didn't realize this variety would get this tall (about 2 metres at the moment and still growing)... 🌱

The first squash of the season is growing well so far! It's supposed to be a red kuri squash, although I'm not sure with this two-toned look while it's growing... It's my first year trying to grow this variety though. 🌱

Taking this moment of quiet in between the Christmas festivities to wish you all Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year!! Here's to 2025 treating us well. 🎅🎄🎆🥂

I always love this time of the year when the agapanthus is showing its color... Without doubt one of my favorite flowers, but then again I do love the color blue. 🌱

Countryside plot building update: the foundations of our #tinyhouse are currently being poured! 🏠 #inprogress

It's time to show my StoryGraph monthly graphics again... November wasn't my best month with too many lower ratings, so fingers crossed December will be better on that front! 💙📚

Exciting times at our countryside plot! Foundation work is in progress for our future 'quincho', which is basically a vacation home/tiny house hybrid. 🏠

It's not even December yet and the first cherry tomato has already started changing color! Looks like I will be harvesting my first tomatoes well before Christmas this year... 🍅🌱

It's a chocolate/bananabread kind of Monday.

We went to the plant nursery today and I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this butterfly bush. I've been looking for one for years now! They are apparently not that common in Argentina... I can't wait to plant it at the countryside plot. 🌱🦋

This is the first year I've tried growing sweetpeas, and it won't be the last! The first flowers have just opened, and I'm looking forward to see what other colors will pop up. 🌱

What better way to celebrate the start of raspberry season than preparing a custard tart topped with strawberries, blueberries and freshly picked raspberries?! This variety is a little darker than usual and not as sweet, but very tasty. 🫐🍓🫓🌱

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First raspberry haul of the season! I might have to bake something to celebrate. 😉🌱

The fruit trees at our countryside plot are doing pretty well... The pomegranate has flowers, so we might get to try our first fruit this year. We also have one baby orange (not sure it's going to take though), a bunch of apricots and three whole plums (first time as well!). 🌱

My October reading wrapped up with a StoryGraph graphic... Better than expected to be honest with the lingering reading slump. 📚💙

One of my favorite roses at the countryside plot for #RoseWednesday. I don't know the name, but it has the most wonderful citrussy scent. 🌹🌱

Exciting times at our countryside plot! The big project of building what they call a "quincho" down here has officially started... It's basically a cross between a vacation home and a tinyhouse. We need to do some urgent mowing though! 🙈🏠🌱

Some of the roses currently in bloom at our countryside plot. 🌹🌱