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Of Cameras, Peppers, and Tomatoes
Friday, August 14th, 2009So last post I spent 1200 words being angry at Nikon and the lack of communication between Nikon and me and Nikon and other departments within Nikon. Today I present you with this photo:
There was a box shipped via UPS next day air on my porch Thursday evening. It would appear that Vinnie somehow pulled [...]
Signs of Life
Saturday, July 11th, 2009While we still have quite a bit of ground to make up before we break even on the garden, we have seen some noticeable improvement with some of the veggies, including mini peppers that we hope will grow into normal and/or huge peppers. Check out some pictures here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/lepolt/SignsOfLife
You may notice that there are more [...]
Garden Update
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009Just a quick update on our garden…we spent another fifteen dollars on materials, which brings our grand total to about $105. We have harvested a couple strawberries, which were valued at
$.65 at the store. Only $104.35 to go until we break even!
Also, we have a friend in one of our pots:
New House Month 10: More of What We’ve Learned
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009Projects always take twice as long as you think they will
Painting sucks, but the finished product is awesome
If I build it, it’s going to be sturdy enough for me to climb on
The bigger the fire, the better (applies to indoor and out)
“Home improvement project” should include a dollar sign in there somewhere (or two or [...]
Garden Challenge ‘09
Monday, May 11th, 2009Last July when Abi and I moved into our house, the previous owners had raised a little garden that we decided to take care of for the rest of the season. It produced a fair amount of decent vegetables, which we ate and froze. The previous owners had planted a strange breed of tomatoes and [...]
Lumberjack, Painter, and Snow/Ice Remover Extraordinaire
Monday, February 16th, 2009Three new photo albums have been posted to Picasa:
Splitting Wood
Painting Another Room
De-icing the Driveway
Thanks to CD, Evan, and Abi for help splitting/stacking wood.
Abi and I were responsible for painting and getting all the winter off the driveway.
New House, Week 2: Emptying Boxes
Thursday, July 31st, 2008Week two of the new house was full of much less surprises and excitement than last week…no water on the ceiling, no leaky pipes, and the [long] grass was made shorter. This week we unpacked a whole ton of boxes and tried to find a home for everything in the new place. As of Thursday [...]
New House, Week 1: What We’ve Learned so Far
Friday, July 25th, 2008The first week of new home ownership sure has been busy. Due to lack of internet you’re going to get a quick list of notes and no new photos. Stay tuned for further updates…
What we’ve learned so far:
ALWAYS remember to put the bonnet nut back in place before turning the water on
There really is enough [...]