Duncan and Emma's Salt Spring Island Adventure!
So, you often get a heavy bulk-discount when you upgrade to larger packets of seeds. Which Duncan obviously forgot when he planted out our Coriander (Cilantro for North Americans) this year… So, this is just some of what 1200 (or whatever the germination rate is) Coriander seedlings look like. Next time, let's read the packet……
Boring Electrical Stuff – and a Generic Electric Load Calculator for you… OK so you are probably used to Emma writing things about me – but there have not exactly been a lot of updates from me. What does Duncan actually do? (I hear you thinking…) Well at the moment I am growing tomatoes, peppers…
The Dextervator… I've taught Dexter a new word – Dig! And because dogs like visual body-language cues as well as verbal commands this is also accompanied by me demonstrating with my hands (I look like a demented hamster in a wheel). And he's great at digging! Sadly none of the photos really captures the energy of…
We're not ready to die… So, I took the day off today (from Coaching Tools and writing) to clear out our hall. Upon further investigation, it seems that the 'hantavirus' carried by the very cute deer mouse is not food poisoning/stomach-related – but a pulmonary virus. Of the people who have to go to hospital…
Well, we've made lots of friends on Salt Spring, but now have friends in Vancouver to stay in touch with as well as our friends in the UK. And I have discovered a great way to do this. The phone. Of course you're saying - I do this all the time! But for me, by the…