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Cold frame
I’ve had a bunch of old windows intended for a green house for a long time. For Christmas I got a local gardening book and it got me thinking more about the green house as well as cold frames. Last … Continue reading
Chickens at 9 months
Here’s an autumn chicken picture. The birds are just shy of 9 months old now. They’re molting a little and egg production is about half what it was at its peak. The main pen is getting muddy at times, but … Continue reading
Oregon coast weekend
The kids had a five day weekend so we took off from work also. [Thank you Veterans!] We’re staying at this fantastic little get away south of Newport. Of course it’s rained every day we’ve been here. But it’s also … Continue reading
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New mug
It’s Art in the Burbs time and I can’t resist James Derosso’s monsters. We got a flower vase last year. This year it’s a mug. Me in the morning before my coffee.
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5000kWh produced on our roof
I stepped out to grab some lunch and noticed the meter had just hit 5000kWh’s. It’s a gorgeous day out. By the time I was back it had already rolled over to 5001kWh.
Our first apple harvest
Last fall we got a single asian pear from our then new baby espalier pear tree. This fall we got one more pear. They were delicious and we’re definitely looking forward to more. We added two baby espalier apple trees … Continue reading
Our Hawaii Trip
We spent the last five days of 2009 in Hawaii, primarily on the Kona side. It was an amazing time. We had warm, sunny weather, did plenty of snorkeling, went to a luau, saw turtles (including while snorkeling), visited Blue … Continue reading
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A cold night
It’s a cold, clear Christmas Eve which made a good opportunity to play with my new toys (lens and tripod).
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Thankful
Still didn’t manage to finish the dining room for yet another Thanksgiving. But it’s the love in the room that matters. We had a lot of love gathered around the table this year.
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Our potatoes are out of the ground
We ate quite a few this year during the summer, but today the girls did our main dig. They took 18lbs of potatoes out of the raised bed! I’m guessing we ate around 5lbs during the summer. Last year I … Continue reading