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Preparing for an event as big as Thanksgiving takes a little planning. Whether you cook everything from scratch or only some of it, you need to know how many dishes need the oven, what can be made ahead and when you want dinner on the table. So I write down my own...
You might recall that I was gabbing about our living room remodel on Thursday. I am happy to say that it is mostly complete (aside from hooking up a few things like our media PC and Wii, and putting a few more things away) and it is fabulous! Now we just need a whole...
I was recently contacted by a reader who has had terrible problems with black mold (Stachybotrys chartarum). If you've never heard about this problem, let me tell you that it is BAD stuff. Not only does it smell gross, but it is actually toxic, and it will cause you,...
Alright, I intended to post these yesterday...but well, there just wasn't time. So you get them as a dose of Friday fun instead! These were all shot during the Saturday night parade here in our village. It's always a great time and there was a really nice turnout this...
This year our Lantern Fest celebration was a bit more subdued than in other years. We didn't have as many people visiting and we just weren't as excited as usual about the festivities leading up to the weekend...but we did still manage to have a lot of fun. And it's...
I talked a little bit yesterday about the different types of aquaponics growing media that are available for consideration. As I mentioned, we went with expanded clay pebbles (4-16mm big) which were actually made exactly for this purpose. The exact pebbles we got are...
It's been a while since I talked about our aquaponics system, but we have indeed been working on it and it's actually running very well. We've had our beds filled and even have plants in it but I putting the events down in words has taken a while longer. When building...
Wild garlic (Allium ursinum AKA bear’s garlic, ramsons or Bärlauch in German) is a wonderful chive cousin that we’re lucky to have growing in our courtyard and a bit in our garden too. At Mackenzie’s christening dinner, we were served a wild garlic soup that was just...
Since warmer weather has finally swooped down on us, we've been spending a lot more time outside. Mackenzie just loves dragging the broom around with her, but it's a bit big for her to really have fun with. She already has some hand tools like a little hand rake and...
Be sure to check out the first part of this aquaponics how to in case you missed it. So you've got your tools and materials together and you're ready to start building. Here's where I'd recommend getting out the sawhorses if you have any. Working on the ground sucks....
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