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September 30: National Preparedness Day

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September 30: National Preparedness Day

Greenhouse: Things that helped

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Greenhouse: Things that helped

Greenhouse: Raised beds, pots

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Greenhouse: Raised beds, pots

Greenhouse: Assembly

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Greenhouse: Assembly

Greenhouse: Foundation

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Greenhouse: Foundation

Greenhouse: Planning

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Greenhouse: Planning

September 16, 1931 The indomitable Omar al-Mukhtar, religious scholar and leader of Libyan desert fighters who’d fought a European colonial power to a standstill for twenty years, was martyred. He was 73 years old, still fighting, when he was wounded and captured by troops of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini. Mussolini […]

September 16: Omar Mukhtar Day: Libya’s Lion of the Desert

This post about slugs is partly about trying to stop them demolishing my garden two years running, but first may I say slugs are beautiful. Second, may I say nothing my neighbors or I tried to get rid of them worked. Third, I’ll share a link below to the wonderful […]

Slugging It Out

The humble Cooler, or ‘the Chilly Box’  as our friends from New Zealand call it, doesn’t cost much, lasts decades, and is worth its weight in gold when the fish are running. Size: We have two: 1) a 128 ish quart is a workhorse that can hold up to a […]

Coolers

  For easy long-term storage of bulk perishables, for leftovers, or to hold food until you’re able to get around to canning it, or to pre-freeze what you’ll be sticking in the freeze dryer next day, your chest freezer is the way. Here are some thoughts on buying and using […]

Freezer Space: a chest freezer is good. two are better.

Back in the ’70’s, there was fiction piece about a movement called BYE: Better Your Exit, where people who were terminal would kill themselves in interesting ways that made a statement and would maybe benefit society. I thought of that when I read about Marvin Heemeyer’s last ride. Marv was […]

June, 4: Marvin Heemeyer Day

You will never meet a dull arborist. With their peculiar blend of strength, agility, endurance, and problem solving skills Cirque du Soleil has nothing on these guys. They’re also a bargain compared to what can happen if you try to do the job yourself. On a fine clear morning after […]

Chainsaw Cognoscenti: The Arborist

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