I hope I’m wrong. I don’t think I am, but one can always hope. Really. Yesterday I did a long hive inspection. It was warm and there was no wind, the bees were flying, and it was time to find out what’s happening inside. I did short inspections before, but this time I pulled out …
Monthly Archives: April 2011
We’re a Can-Do Kind of People
Today I found a study in contrasts in the boot of my station wagon: a cello, a chain saw. Once home, we hooked a rope to the car, tied the other end around a log in the big pile, then I reversed to pull the trunk out so DH could cut it up. DH and I …
Rant
Just a quick word, here. I read only the headlines in Google News. That’s the extent of exposure to the Main Stream Media (MSM) as I can stand. And still, I’ll have to quit doing just that. what’s coming out of Fukushima is radio-active poisoning, first of all, *not* falling stock market prices! And yet it’s …
First Plantings of Spring and More Gardening News
Our insane wood pile after tree removal I received a large box in the mail on Friday, the kind of box that could only house… plants! Fedco. Of course they had to arrive on the busiest weekend since last Summer. Of course I wasn’t ready… So after our Earth Day Celebration I stuck almost all …
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And So It Begins
Bye bye majestic beech, lovely oak… Removal guys came a day early. How’s that for a you-can-‘t-change-your-mind! And so it begins.
Riot for Austerity – Month 29
It’s already 6 April but I know I doubt I’ll have  time at the end of the month, so here are our numbers for March + 5 days of April. It’ll all even out. Our first year’s averages were calculated here, our second year’s averages can be found here. Gasoline. Same as usual. I’m doing a lot of …
A Month of Contrasts
April Fools! – contrast with – 3 April Those seedlings are still sitting on my window sills (inside) – and of course the spinach has bolted. I might be able to plant them out tomorrow, if the rain lets up and if it doesn’t snow! Downstairs in the basement the lights and heat mat are working …
New Pots – Well, Mostly Plates
I picked up last session’s pots and plates and they all worked out. I glazed them to go with the two plates I made earlier. Now I have a set! Oh, the big pot with the hole in the middle is a fancy flower pot, in case you were wondering. Yes, I made that hole …
We’re Going Solar
stack of PV panels We’re doing it, we’re putting solar PV on our roof. Though many went before it, taking delivery of the stack of panels felt like the first step. It was the first time something happened, not just talk and research and calculations. It was also irreversible: that’s $16,100 worth of panels, paid for …