We’re into the first week of February and winter in Greece is really settling in now. The past few days have seen highs of 9 to 10C and lows at night as low as 7. As I write this today, the high all day has been 8C and presently in the evening, it’s 7C. Now, […]
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Post Updated Below Two and a half years ago or so, the local garden nursery had Stamnagathi plants for sale – but I had no clue what they were. I ended up buying two or three – just to see if I could I could get them to grow, and figure out what they were
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Years ago, I had my own part-time custom fishing rod building business – and it was both a hobby for me as well as provided some income in addition to my full time job. It had started back in about 1984 – my first rod that I build was a gift for my father. Then,
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Avoid the MXBMC8003CR Kitchen Faucet: Here’s Why If you’re considering the Piccadilly (or Celia) MXBMC8003CR kitchen faucet, stop now. It’s an inexpensive option, but the old adage rings true: you get what you pay for. Unfortunately, in this case, you don’t even get the basics. Let me explain why this faucet is a complete letdown.
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What do you do when you know you had a packet of seeds, but now you can’t find them? They’re not in the regular bag of seed envelopes. You’ve looked in case you inadvertently left them on your desk or for some strange reason, in a desk drawer. You might even ask your partner, “Have
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Back in Ontario, I never worried about giving any of my plants, including tomato plants, too much water. No matter what I did, everything usually always turned out great. If it was hot, I’d give them all water. If it hadn’t lirained in a couple of days, I’d give them water. Another thing I’ve never
A Tale Of Baked Tomato Plants – How Much Water Do They Need? Read More »
Last year, the olive oil harvest in Greece was almost a total write-off, and that included my wee olive grove as well as most of the other olive groves in the local area. Many people have tried to blame the horrible year on “drought,” but that is not really true. Perhaps drought in other parts
Olive Trees – Loaded With Blooms! Read More »
It is with much sadness that I write that my Boston Terrier named Beans has passed away. I have known quite a few dogs during my lifetime, but Beans was truly the best. That is not to put down any of the others that I have had but Beans was truly extra-special. He also happened
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A couple of years ago, I had the opportunity to taste spaghetti pasta that was made with Zea flour and enjoyed it very much. I had never heard of this grain before and so I did some research and discovered it is a grain that has ancient roots, and is making a come back in
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I took this photo back in the late 1980’s I believe (may also have been early 1990 or 91), with a Yashica SLR camera but I don’t recall any other details – lens, aperture, shutter speed, etc but I probably have it written down in a notebook somewhere. The photo was a bit of an
Thunder Bay Port Terminal – 1980’s Read More »