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Intro to Blogging Course
I am working through the “Understanding your why” section of the course. I think it boils down to wanting to organize and sharpen my thinking around my interests and attract readers interested in the same areas. The writing alone would improve my thinking, with comments bringing further improvements. I currently use Joplin as my note-taking,…
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Intro to Blogging Course
6/1/2022:Got busy and tried to log onto this course, but it had been revamped and there was a new one. Luckily for me I did not get too far into it. I wrote a Community post there. In the section where the course discusses the Homepage, there is a suggestion about finding your niche. But…
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Mourning Cloak
4/26/2022:This year the variety of butterflies seems to have expanded and arrived earlier than usual. Here is a Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis antiopa) that I had not observed before.
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Transplanting and Moving
4/26/2022:All of the transplants from the hydroponics into the organic seed potting mix are doing well. Today I transplanted three tomato varieties (one each), Italian Heirloom, Black Plum and Livingston’s Paragon, to pots. Here are photos of the Black Plum, before and after transplant. I also moved one mint plant from the lights in the…
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Intro to Blogging Course
4/23/2022:I am starting the WordPress Intro to Blogging Course. I have been blogging for a little while, but can definitely improve. The course starts out with a number of questions. The first is “Why are you blogging publicly instead of keeping a diary?” The blog has the potential for feedback, the diary does not. Although…
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Cutting Board
4/13/2022:Here is the picture of the first completed cutting board, flawed but functional. I have started using it in the kitchen and am very happy with it. It turned out to be larger, even with cutting off the feet, than the plastic cutting boards I was using. My wife also decided to toss all of…
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BOOK REVIEW: Forest Walking by Peter Wohlleben & Jane Billinghurst
Originally posted on Tiger Riding for Beginners: I really enjoyed The Hidden Life of Trees and look forward to reading Forest Walking. Tiger Riding for Beginners Forest Walking: discovering the trees and woodlands of North America by Peter Wohlleben My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon.in Page Out: April 26, 2022 Wohlleben’s “The Hidden Life…
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BOOK REVIEW: The One-Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka
Originally posted on Tiger Riding for Beginners: Definitely a must read if you are into permaculture. Tiger Riding for Beginners The One-Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka My rating: 5 of 5 stars Amazon.in Page I kept running into references to this book in my readings about food and farming, and, eventually, I figured it must…
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Earthworms are bad?
4/11/2022:I had noticed that I do not seem have any earthworms, as far as I know, at our Adirondacks property. I was thinking of introducing them to the garden this year. Today I read a permies.com forum discussion on earthworms being bad for the environment in many cases. Prior to today, I would have listed…
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Transplanting
4/8/2022:Today I transplanted all of the usable plants from the first system into organic potting mix. I put the plants on the top level of the new system so that they will get the benefit of the grow lights. The new system location is in the room with the boiler and the hot water heater.…
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