Category: Blog
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Balcony Garden Update: Ripe Tomatoes, Confusing Chilies
My tomatoes finally ripened, and I cooked my first meals with them. My chilies, though, are changing color in a way that still puzzles me.
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July Reading Recap: The Slump, The Retreat, and Everything Else
This month my reading dropped lower than it has all year. Here’s what pulled me away from books, and the library retreat that brought me back.
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Books I Recommend to Everyone Who Asks
The books I recommend to everyone to understand the systems we’re all tangled up in, and live differently for it.
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My Personal Best Books
Out of all the books I’ve read, these ones stayed with me. They shift how I think, feel, and see the world, the way only a book can.
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My Favorite Authors I’ll Read No Matter What
in Reading LifeEvery reader has a few authors they’d hand to anyone who asked. These are my favorite authors, and I have a feeling one might become yours.
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Monstera Care for Beginners: My Impulse Buy Story
I bought a Monstera with no plan, no pot, and no soil at home. Here’s my honest Monstera care for beginners story, mistakes and all.
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Balcony Gardening Tips I Learned One Step at a Time
Watering was only half the story. Here are the small balcony gardening tips I picked up while caring for my plants all season.
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Vihkokauppa, The Stationery Shop in Tampere, Finland that I Couldn’t Resist
I went to Tampere for a small memento and found a stationery shop I couldn’t leave empty-handed. Save room in your luggage for this one.
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Bookstores in Tampere, Finland: A Book Lover’s Guide
Curious about the bookstores in Tampere? Come find rare old covers, cozy secondhand shelves, and the loveliest little bird-shaped library.
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June 2026 Reading Recap: Heartbreak to Magic
Finland goes quiet for Midsummer, so I lost myself in books, from the one that broke my heart to the imaginative reads that filled my shelf.
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A Reader’s Reflection: Before the Social Media
What did reading before social media give me? Looking back on a lifetime of reading, I found a kind of luck no algorithm could ever give me.
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From Seed Tray to Pot: My Complete Potting Up Seedlings Diary
My first time potting up seedlings, simplified. The steps that turned tiny sprouts into strong tomato, chili, and basil plants.
