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Hydroponics Seed Starting System
4/6/2022:Started a second New Kratky Hydroponics Seed Starting System in the equipment room. It has two levels, with the bottom level now planted. I bought ten gallon containers that I thought I could move outside when the plants needed to be hardened, but the containers with water and nutrients are too heavy to really move…
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American Robin
3/28/2022:The robins have started to visit us in the Adirondacks! A dozen or so combing the field. Not sure what they are looking for (I have not yet seen a worm on the property), but they were finding something.
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Sour Pickles
3/28/2022:I put together a batch of sour pickles today, using a recipe I found in Masontops Fermenting Guide & Recipe Book by Sarah Miller of KillerPickles.com. My wife saw some kirby cucumbers at the market.
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Cutting Board
3/28/2022:For my first foray into wood that is not dimensional lumber, I chose a cutting board. I chose one of the designs in David Picciuto’s book “Make Your Own Cutting Boards“. I had a piece of maple in the shop and cut it to size. Then I used a planer for the first time. I…
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Maple Days
3/26/2022:Went to Thurman Maple Days in the Adirondacks today. This was our first time. Our first your was of Toad Hill Maple Farm. The operation was more high tech than I expected, with 2500 tree taps, a pipe system to funnel the sap to a central location, a reverse osmosis system to remove most of…
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Bald Eagle Sighting
3/23/2022:My wife took this picture of a bald eagle near our dock in North Hero, Vermont. The picture was taken with a cell phone behind a closed window, so the quality is not the best. I just bought a Pixel 6 cellphone, thinking I did not need the advanced camera of a Pixel 6 Pro,…
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Office Step Stool
3/12/2022:The office step stool is done. I think I ended up using white wood instead of pine, so the stain did not take in places. I have to lable my wood better. I made a few mistakes with the dowel joinery and did not quite match the stain to my office, but overall the build…
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Bridge
3/12/2022:The WordPress WordPrompt this month is Bridge. First thing that came to mind is a back bridge, facing up, head and legs on the floor. A great overall exercise. I have not done one in quite a few years, but am working up to it. On alternate mornings my exercise routine is based on the…
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Gunpowder
3/9/2022:I was reading in The Knowledge about making gunpowder. When I was a teenager my friends and I dabbled in explosives. There was a factory store in a neighboring town called Scientific Glass, which sold all kinds of laboratory supplies, including chemicals. We would ride our bikes to the store and purchase chemicals and equipment…
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Pixel 6
3/9/2022:I just ordered a Pixel 6. I also looked at the Samsung Galaxy, but the Pixel seemed to be a better deal. As I was ordering I noticed that the security update guarantee was now five years from the date the unit was first sold, not three like my Pixel 2. Not perfect, but better.
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