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The Best Christmas Lights in New England 2021

December 30, 2021 · Around Maine, Life

We all have our annual holiday traditions, and for my husband and I we like to visit the best christmas lights display in New England! Yesterday marks my fifth year visiting the Botanical Gardens holiday light display in Boothbay, Maine….

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First Snow of the Year in New England 2021

December 9, 2021 · Gardening, My Garden Updates

I was incredibly excited yesterday when I looked out my window during a break at work to see tiny snowflakes waltzing their way through the sky. In all my excitement I ran down the stairs, threw on my jacket and…

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A quiet winter week spent sowing seeds indoors and potting up early spring plants. This video is less about doing and more about being: moving gently, noticing small moments, and letting winter be a season of calm work. I hope it brings you a little warmth and ease. 🤍🌿

#WinterGarden #SlowLiving #GardenForTheSoul

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Thank you for all the love, patience, and thoughtful messages while I took a step back. This season has been about slowing down, healing, and practicing what I believe in, living gently and intentionally. If you’re feeling called to pause and fill your cup, I hope you give yourself that permission. I’m so grateful for this community. 🤍

P.S. I hope you enjoyed seeing a little bit of what I was up to this past fall. I'm feeling ready to enter the next garden season with renewed optimism. 

#GardenForTheSoul #SlowLiving #HealingSeason

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○ Compost: https://amzn.to/3WUDsEY
○ Gardening Light Watering Can (Solar): https://amzn.to/3gRko7A 
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chapters:
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3:45 canning roma tomatoes
12:00 wreath making

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DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! 
Thank you kindly for supporting my channel so I can continue to keep providing content… and growing my garden! :)
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Welcome to BirchSalt! My name is Kate and I am a nurse by background turned gardening enthusiast. I take inspiration from all around me in the great state of Maine. Hence how the BirchSalt motto was born, "Inspiration From Land & Sea".

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