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Hummingbird feeder, #2

The first one came down (from tree branch) and shattered a day after going up. This one should be much more secure. I used to love watching the hummingbirds as a child at my grandparents’ house. And you haven’t fully … Continue reading

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Spring beer brewing finally done

We bottle the chocolate stout last night and racked the bitter over into a keg. Both sampled quite well. My benchmark tends to be if room temperature and flat tastes good then cold and carbonated will also. And both of … Continue reading

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Potatoes in the ground

I think it’s been almost a month since I got seed potatoes. I think I might have cut them a bit too small or something caused them to not grow quite as tall anyway. Nevertheless, lately the sprouts are looking … Continue reading

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Haven’t killed the asparagus yet

I’m pleasantly surprised to see the asparagus crowns are sending up new growth!

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Some vines for the back fence

Today I took a break from work and planted the hops. I still need to rig up something for it to climb on, but in the meantime it is in the ground and will hopefully take. It’ll be really interesting … Continue reading

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Hops rhizomes

Some time back Madi carpooled with her school/soccer friend Amy and when she was dropped off we ended up chatting homebrewing with Amy’s mom and she mentioned they grew hops. This morning the two of them were texting and it … Continue reading

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Tigard 7th/8th girls first lacrosse game

Madi’s team played their first lacrosse game of the season. For most of the girls it was their first game ever. They fared reasonably considering they were up against experienced girls. They learned a lot during the game and really … Continue reading

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Spring Beers

We’ve got 20gallons of beer fermenting at the moment. There’s a Czech style lager cooling in the crawlspace in its long secondary fermentation, which will end any week now. And in the image, from left to right, is our Scotch … Continue reading

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Fruit trees gone wild

The fruit trees this year are blossoming intensely. Its beautiful!

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Solar panels pass city inspection

It’s been a bit in coming, but earlier this month the data collection module got installed and is spitting out info. And after a minor hiccup the inspector was back this week and the system got a pass from the … Continue reading

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