I may have alluded to this in a previous post, I occasionally listen to the short wave radio, both the international broadcast band and non-broadcast services. When I was younger I was bitten by the radio bug and never quite seemed to get over it. There are some things that can be learned from international [...]
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Strawberries, bird nets, mulch, and Wrens
We have been a little busy around here lately. Not so much on the home improvement front, but other things. I thought I’d play a little catchup.
Strawberries
Last year we moved the strawberry plants. They had been in the same location for about 4 years or so and the concenus is that they only last 4-5 [...]
Unclogging a bathtub drain
About once a year the bathtub drain gets a little slow. If I ignore this problem, unfortunately it does not seem to go away, it only gets worse. We end up taking shower baths, which is really annoying, at least to me. So, once a year I venture into the basement to unclog the beast.
Because [...]
Feeding the fruit trees
Last fall, Mike, a friend of ours, who also happens to be a pomologist stopped by and took a look at our pear tree. Over the last several years, I have been slowly pruning back the pear tree in order to get better fruit from it. Thus far we have seen some results, but they [...]
Getting the garden ready
Since we are in a stretch of nice weather, it was a good day to work outside. Most of the spring clean up is done, so I figured I’d turn the soil over in the vegetable garden and get it ready to go.
Last year I put in the raised beds and that has made a [...]
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