Finishing January 2025 and Moving Into February

marmande tomatoes ripening up in january

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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Germinating Stamnagathi – Attempting Again

stamnagathi seeds on wet wettex material for germination

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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Piccadilly (Celia) Kitchen Faucet – MXBMC8003CR – Piece of Garbage

piccadilly aka celia mxbmc8003cr kitchen faucet

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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When The Radish Seeds Go Through The Clothes Washer – An Unintended Experiment

french radish seeds with some seeds germinating a root

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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A Tale Of Baked Tomato Plants – How Much Water Do They Need?

green leaves and flowers on tomato plants in september

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

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Olive Trees – Loaded With Blooms!

flower buds on a olive tree in greece

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

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Beans – March 30, 2011 – April 21, 2024

Beans the Boston Terrier looking up at something

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 No Knead Bread With Zea Flour

the crumb of a zea and white flour loaf of bread

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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Thunder Bay Port Terminal – 1980’s

grain terminal in thunder bay at night time

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

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