Monthly Archives: February 2020

I received a lot of email ads for Leap Day. The subject of my favorite one was An EXTRA day calls for EXTRA chocolate! from See’s candy. Underneath the animation it says, Unlike some of the ads, See’s had no … Continue reading →

Andy finished his last electronics and mounted it in the greenhouse. By turning the switch he can now read the temperature of the back of the heat-storing wall (CMU means “concrete masonry unit”, i.e., the wall) at the top and … Continue reading →

As I’ve said before, we’re not going to renew our subscription to our local print newspaper when it expires April 1. Yesterday they sent an email asking us to resubscribe and thanking us for supporting their “quality journalism.” Well, that’s … Continue reading →

When Andy harvested these radishes yesterday he thought, “Oh, oh!” They were so big he thought they would be too hot. (The smallest ones were almost an inch in diameter.) In fact they weren’t hot at all, which pleased us … Continue reading →

The CDC (Centers for Disease Control) says the coronavirus is bound to come to the US. and we need to be prepared. That means not panicking but understand some measures may need to be taken to prevent overloading our health … Continue reading →

When Walt Whitman was 53 he suffered a severe stroke that left him severely disabled. Ten years later he wrote: From to-day I enter upon my 64th year. The paralysis that first affected me nearly ten years ago, has since … Continue reading →

When Andy came home yesterday he said with a big smile, “I have a present for you. It’s on the camera and I’m not going to tell you what it is. You have to see for yourself.”   Our big … Continue reading →

I came across this quote this morning: This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play. —Alan … Continue reading →

These pups were going to the dog park, but presumably they thought they were going to the vet? Sometimes we do stress ourselves unnecessarily. February 21, 2020

That quote always reminds me of Andy. His latest project/toy is building electronics for the greenhouse: When conditions are right he has been pumping warm air from the greenhouse to the back of the heat-storing wall. Then at night when … Continue reading →