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- SearchResearch Challenge (7/21/21): How are these connected? (Islands, vertebrae, flowers) While looking at a sunflower the other day... ... I had an insight... and thought I'd share this with you. I realized that there is a deep, underlying, common property that connects the sunflower to the skeleton of a snake to the Hawaiian archipelago. In other words, there's a fascinating connection that I hadn't thought about before. This i […]
- Answer: All about Bonaire? Trying to find answers is easy... ... sometimes. This week's Challenge is a great mix of straightforward and complex. Let's dive right in. The Challenges were: 1. "Slagbaai" is the name of a large park on Bonaire. What does the name Slagbaai" mean? As most everyone figured out, [ Slagbaai ] gives a pretty good answer. In par […]
- SearchResearch Challenge (7/7/21): All about Bonaire? The Caribbean is a wonderful place... This is sunset from the tiny beach on the south side of Kralendijk (how to pronounce), the capital city of Bonaire. Yes, the sunsets really do look like that. I've visited many times, and still find it fascinating. It's a desert island that's managed to preserve its reefs in good shape--and the fact tha […]
- SearchResearch Challenge (7/21/21): How are these connected? (Islands, vertebrae, flowers)
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Category Archives: Hobbies
Great Tutorial on how to embellish with liquid clay + Ranger alcohol ink
Because I’m an Information Professional, I appreciate when someone creates a high-quality user instruction tutorial, whatever the topic. If it can show me how to do something, I will store it away in memory and [hopefully remember to] bring it … Continue reading
Folded Beads -Video Tutorials for new and mid-level polymer clay artisans
I remember seeing the red & silver necklace shown to the left in a magazine and immediately coveting it. Thinking back, it was my first introduction into what polymer clay could do…and since I can’t find the photocopy I made of the piece, … Continue reading
Great Jewelry Book for Teens: “Hardware: Jewelry from a Toolbox”
Hardware: Jewelry from a Toolbox by Hannah Rogge; pub date 5/1/2006; 9781584794806. Jewelry-making components can get pretty pricey, so how can you make attractive items for little cost? Or maybe funds aren’t short, but you want to learn how to … Continue reading
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Inside Urban Green: Simple Sub-irrigation Grow Box
This idea is sooooo cool! We bought some 18-gallon storage tubs at Target for $5 each, then 2 18-gallon trugs –hadnles make movein them mcuh easier — at Home Depot for $6 each (just to see which turns out better). Costco … Continue reading
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Transplant Day
So today I transplanted all seeds that germinated. Tomatoes, the lemon cucumber, 2 types of lettuces, and kale. Watered with fish fertilizer. They should be pretty nice-sized by May 15th (which is when my friend Mira told me was the … Continue reading
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New Batch of Seeds Started
I was hoping to start some cantaloupe seeds, but discovered that they should only be started in areas with short growing season 1 week before last frost (mid-April for Camano), then transplant oustside 2 weks after the frost date. … Continue reading
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Our new seeds arrived today…YIPPEEEEE!
Our new seeds arrived today…YIPPEEEEE!
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2nd batch of Seedlings
So my second batch of seeds, sown on March 12, some have started germinating quite healthily — the Stupice tomatoes, and 2 types of lettuce (Parris Island Romaine & Tom Thumb butterhead) and Black Italian Kale (my favorite type of … Continue reading
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Victory Garden
So my first tomato seeds, planted March 2 in Jiffy peat pellets, have germinated and are looking quite nice and tall (about 3")…yay! Varieties: Glacier, Principe Borghese, Cheeseman’s wild cherry, Victory, and Crimson Carmello. Nicklow’s Doubletake and Early Cherry were … Continue reading
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