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🎧 Podcasts
- 🍽️The Splendid TableBeloved public-radio food show.
- 🥘Milk Street RadioChristopher Kimball’s cooking show.
- 🌿A Way to GardenMargaret Roach’s gentle garden podcast.
- 🌱Gardeners’ Question TimeBBC’s classic garden panel.
- 🌸Orchid podcastsGrowers talking orchid care.
- 🇮🇹Coffee Break ItalianLearn Italian in short lessons.
- 🇭🇷Croatian language podcastsBeginner Croatian lessons.
- 🧘The Mindfulness PodcastCalm, kind and practical.
📚 Books by topic
The complete bookshelf
🌸 Orchids
🌸Orchids For DummiesSteven A. FrowineView on Amazon →🔬Understanding OrchidsWilliam CullinaView on Amazon →🌺The Orchid WhispererBruce RogersView on Amazon →📖The Book of OrchidsMark Chase, Maarten Christenhusz & Tom MirendaView on Amazon →🕵️The Orchid ThiefSusan OrleanView on Amazon →💡Growing Orchids Under LightsCarol SiegelView on Amazon →
🍝 Cooking
🍝Essentials of Classic Italian CookingMarcella HazanView on Amazon →👵Lidia’s Mastering the Art of Italian CuisineLidia BastianichView on Amazon →💛My American Dream: A Life of Love, Family, and FoodLidia BastianichView on Amazon →👐Pasta Grannies: The Official CookbookVicky BennisonView on Amazon →🥄The Silver SpoonPhaidonView on Amazon →🧂Salt, Fat, Acid, HeatSamin NosratView on Amazon →🇭🇷Croatian CookbookCroatian home cookingView on Amazon →🍜Mastering PastaMarc VetriView on Amazon →
🥖 Baking
🥖Flour Water Salt YeastKen ForkishView on Amazon →🍞The Bread Baker’s ApprenticePeter ReinhartView on Amazon →🍰Dolci: Italy’s SweetsFrancine SeganView on Amazon →🧁The King Arthur Baking Company’s All-Purpose Baker’s CompanionKing Arthur BakingView on Amazon →
🌿 Gardening
🥕The Vegetable Gardener’s BibleEdward C. SmithView on Amazon →🐦Bringing Nature HomeDouglas W. TallamyView on Amazon →🌷The Well-Tempered GardenChristopher LloydView on Amazon →🪴Container Gardening CompleteJessica WalliserView on Amazon →🌿The Herb Garden Gardener’s Guideherb gardeningView on Amazon →🕊️Sibley Birds EastDavid Allen SibleyView on Amazon →
🎨 Crafts & sewing
🧵Reader’s Digest Complete Guide to SewingReader’s DigestView on Amazon →✂️The Sewing BookAlison SmithView on Amazon →🐚Seashell Craftsshell art ideasView on Amazon →🌼Pressed Flower Artflower pressing craftsView on Amazon →🎨Watercolor Flowersbotanical painting for beginnersView on Amazon →
🪙 Collecting
📮Scott Standard Postage Stamp CatalogueScottView on Amazon →🪙A Guide Book of United States Coins (The Red Book)R. S. YeomanView on Amazon →🔍Stamp Collecting for Beginnersphilately guidesView on Amazon →🌍World Coins Standard CatalogKrauseView on Amazon →
🏡 Home
🧺The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying UpMarie KondoView on Amazon →📦The Gentle Art of Swedish Death CleaningMargareta MagnussonView on Amazon →🏺Mediterranean Style Home Decorinterior design booksView on Amazon →
💚 Health & mindfulness
🌍The Blue ZonesDan BuettnerView on Amazon →🏃♀️Younger Next YearChris Crowley & Henry S. LodgeView on Amazon →⏳Outlive: The Science and Art of LongevityPeter AttiaView on Amazon →🎾The Inner Game of TennisW. Timothy GallweyView on Amazon →🧘Wherever You Go, There You AreJon Kabat-ZinnView on Amazon →😊The Book of JoyDalai Lama & Desmond TutuView on Amazon →🙏GratitudeOliver SacksView on Amazon →🫒The Complete Mediterranean CookbookAmerica’s Test KitchenView on Amazon →
🗣️ Languages
🇮🇹Italian Short Stories for BeginnersOlly RichardsView on Amazon →🇭🇷Colloquial CroatianCelia HawkesworthView on Amazon →📘Easy Italian Step-by-StepPaola Nanni-TateView on Amazon →
🇭🇷 Croatia
🧭Lonely Planet CroatiaLonely PlanetView on Amazon →🗺️Rick Steves Croatia & SloveniaRick Steves & Cameron HewittView on Amazon →🏝️DK Eyewitness CroatiaDK TravelView on Amazon →
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▶️ Orchid care basics
Orchid Care for Beginners - How to water Phalaenopsis OrchidsMissOrchidGirl · Watch on YouTube
Your Phalaenopsis Orchid will look like this after a few years! Orchid Care for BeginnersMissOrchidGirl · Watch on YouTube
HOW TO WATER A PHALAENOPSIS ORCHID | Orchid Care For BeginnersEverything Plants · Watch on YouTube
Orchid Care for Beginners - Phalaenopsis problems | How to spot, treat & prevent!MissOrchidGirl · Watch on YouTube
▶️ Repotting orchids
Orchid Care for Beginners - How to repot Phalaenopsis OrchidsMissOrchidGirl · Watch on YouTube
How to Repot an Orchid: Phalaenopsischicagobotanicgarden · Watch on YouTube
How to safely repot a Phalaenopsis Orchid while in bloom - Orchid Care for BeginnersMissOrchidGirl · Watch on YouTube
Step by Step Tutorial: How to Repot a PhalaenopsisOrchideria · Watch on YouTube
▶️ Getting orchids to rebloom
How to cut a Phalaenopsis orchid flower spike to encourage REBLOOM!Ohio Tropics Houseplant Care · Watch on YouTube
Phalaenopsis Orchids will rebloom from the same spike - True or false?MissOrchidGirl · Watch on YouTube
"ORCHID TIPS AFTER FLOWERING: How to Make ORCHIDS REBLOOM"The Nature Company · Watch on YouTube
How to Get Orchids to Re-bloomGrowing Wisdom · Watch on YouTube
▶️ Homemade pasta, gnocchi & lasagna
96yr old Isolina makes gnocchi with basil pesto! | Pasta GranniesPasta Grannies · Watch on YouTube
95yr old Mirella from Rome makes gnocchi with tomato sauce! | Pasta GranniesPasta Grannies · Watch on YouTube
Learn How to Make Fresh Homemade Pasta with Gennaro Contaldo | CitaliaCitalia · Watch on YouTube
Gennaro Contaldo's Authentic Italian Lasagne | CitaliaCitalia · Watch on YouTube
▶️ Sunday sauce & Bolognese
Mom's Italian Sunday Gravy Recipe | Mary DiSommaMary's Delishes · Watch on YouTube
How To Make Marcella Hazan's Famous Bolognese Sauce | NYT CookingNYT Cooking · Watch on YouTube
How Italians Make Pasta BologneseNick's Kitchen · Watch on YouTube
How to Make the Best Homemade Italian Sunday Sauce Recipe with GrandmaCookingwithSugarTV · Watch on YouTube
▶️ Croatian cooking
Fritule ("Small Doughnuts") - Yummy Croatian RecipeThe Cookie · Watch on YouTube
How to Cook PAŠTICADA and GNOCCHI Recipe from CROATIA - Father and Son Cook the WorldEatThisNY · Watch on YouTube
The Croatian Version of Bouillabaisse, BrudetChef Tyler's Croatian Kitchen · Watch on YouTube
How Traditional Croatian Peka Is Prepared | Bizarre Foods: Delicious DestinationsFood Network UK · Watch on YouTube
▶️ Italian bread & focaccia
How to Make Best FOCACCIA BREAD like an ItalianVincenzo's Plate · Watch on YouTube
How to Make FOCACCIA BREAD Like an Award Winning Pizza ChefVincenzo's Plate · Watch on YouTube
The RECIPE: Homemade Olive Bread | Pane con OliveHome Cooking · Watch on YouTube
ITALIAN OLIVE BREAD recipe from scratchcuoredicioccolato · Watch on YouTube
▶️ Herb & vegetable gardening
Planting Herbs in Containers for Beginners 🌿// Garden AnswerGarden Answer · Watch on YouTube
How to Grow Delicious Herbs in ContainersGrowVeg · Watch on YouTube
Vegetable Gardening for BeginnersUGA Cobb County Extension · Watch on YouTube
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Starting a Vegetable Garden || Black GumboScott Head · Watch on YouTube
▶️ Seashell crafts
How to make a Seashell Mirror Frame - DIY shell artShellman · Watch on YouTube
Creating Shell Art - Seashell mirror frameShellman · Watch on YouTube
Creating a colorful Sea Shell Mirror Frame - Master Shell Artist Reveals TechniquesShellman · Watch on YouTube
How to make a shell frame. Using some of my seashells to create a beach themed photo frame.SWF Beach Life · Watch on YouTube
▶️ Sewing & mending
How to Hem Pants by Hand - Step by StepEasy Sewing for Beginners · Watch on YouTube
How to hem pants, sew a button and fix a hole | How Do You Do That?Mercer University · Watch on YouTube
How To Sew On A Button By Hand Like A Pro!Sew Anastasia · Watch on YouTube
How to: Sew on a BUTTON by Hand | Easy Tutorial for Beginners | Sewing a 4-Hole & 2-Hole ButtonRokolee DIY · Watch on YouTube
▶️ Mali Lošinj & Cres
Mali Losinj 4KTop Destinations Croatia · Watch on YouTube
Čikat | Mali Lošinj | Hrvatska | Croatia | Aerial video | Snimanje iz zraka | 4KSaluto-Team · Watch on YouTube
Mali Lošinj, Croatia – Full Travel GuideExplore Croatia · Watch on YouTube
Dolphin Watching Adriatic - join dolphin watching program on Lošinj island, Adriatic Sea, Croatia.Blue World Institute of Marine Research and Conservation · Watch on YouTube
▶️ Balance & strength for seniors
Beginner Balance Exercises For Seniors (5-Mins) | More Life HealthMore Life Health Seniors · Watch on YouTube
10-Minute Balance Workout For Seniors | More Life HealthMore Life Health Seniors · Watch on YouTube
Exercises to IMPROVE YOUR BALANCE (How To) - Exercises For Seniors | More Life HealthMore Life Health Seniors · Watch on YouTube
Strength and Balance Workout For Seniors - 20 Minutes, with Weights, Intermediate | More Life HealthMore Life Health Seniors · Watch on YouTube
▶️ Stamp & coin collecting
A Beginner's Guide to Collecting Stamps Ep. 1Silk on the Web · Watch on YouTube
Stamp Collecting 101: Beginner Tips and Tricks with That Dad GuyThat Dad Guy · Watch on YouTube
Coin Collecting 101 - Beginner's Guide to build, Identify, and Preserve your coin collectionDan the Collecting Man · Watch on YouTube
Getting Started in Coin Collecting: A Beginner's Guide to the Hobby! (Coin Collecting 101 - Part 1)Gulf Coast Treasure Hunter · Watch on YouTube
▶️ Gratitude & mindfulness
10 Min Meditation - Gratitude - Daily Guided Meditation by Deepak ChopraThe Chopra Well · Watch on YouTube
10 Minutes of Gratitude Guided Meditation | Yoga by EmilyYoga by Emily | Yoga Studio · Watch on YouTube
Mindfulness Meditation - Guided 10 MinutesThe Honest Guys - Meditations - Relaxation · Watch on YouTube
10-Minute Meditation For Beginners | GoodfulGoodful · Watch on YouTube
▶️ Learn Italian & Croatian
10 Italian Phrases For Complete BeginnersItalian for Americans · Watch on YouTube
49 Basic Italian Phrases for ALL Situations to Start as a BeginnerLearn Italian with ItalianPod101.com · Watch on YouTube
Learn Basic Croatian in 20 Minutes | Essential Phrases for TravelersCroatian Experience with Sanda · Watch on YouTube
100 CROATIAN PHRASES WITH PRONUNCIATION FOR BEGINNERSLulu's Language School · Watch on YouTube
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