Some photo highlights of our daily dog walk! Reading left to right, then top to bottom. 1) The archway at the beginning of our walk 2) The wood ants nest 3) Trillium lillies (endangered). They go pink as the flower ages 4) The Beaver Dam (the biggest and now one of at least 3 in…
Day 361 – May 8th 2009 – Coriander Overload…
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……
First update from Duncan
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…
Day 352 – April 29th 2009 – The Dextervator
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…
Day 347 – April 24th 2009 – Mouse Clearance
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…