Monthly Archives: December 2020

Where did 2020 go? In spite of challenges it was a good year for me, and it went zipping by…I’ll tell why in a future post. Not everyone agrees, and Kaitlin sent me this from The City in the Woods … Continue reading →

Surface tension is the tendency of liquid surfaces to shrink into the minimum surface area possible. —Wikipedia December 30, 2020

I bought one of these t-shirts a few years ago, and it still inspires me and warms my heart. carpe diem — seize the day; enjoy the present instead of worrying What about you? Have you carped this diem, or … Continue reading →

In a Boston Globe article Dave Barry wrote a piece entitled, Murder hornets wound up as a bright spot. 2020 was that kind of year Was 2020 that bad for you? What were the bright spots? December 28, 2020

I received a card from the Senior Center a few weeks ago. Among other things it said, Hope your days are filled with new and interesting hobbies to keep busy. It was a sweet thought, but Andy and I agree, … Continue reading →

We drove downtown to see the lights Christmas Eve. I didn’t get good pictures, but they did a nice job decorating. We enjoyed it, but we were even more tickled seeing a deer casually walking over to some buildings. We … Continue reading →

These two record albums have been an important part of our Christmas tradition, so several years ago I made CD versions of them so we could listen as we drove around looking at the lights on Christmas Eve. I also … Continue reading →

Kaitlin’s: Andy’s: Mine: Yes, they’re old and bedraggled, and we haven’t used them for several years now, but I’m not about to kondo them. Do they spark joy? Something even better: love and connection. Happy Christmas Eve everyone. December 24, … Continue reading →

Yesterday we talked about Andy’s idea to circulate air between the greenhouse and a gap between the massive heat-absorbing wall and the insulated outer wall of the greenhouse. This is what it looked like as they were building it. Last … Continue reading →

So what was Andy doing in this picture? Checking the temperatures of the top and bottom of the back of the heat-absorbing wall, and of the air temperatures in the air space behind the wall. This is what the electronics … Continue reading →