Sadly, my mother passed away gently on the 19th of January, almost nine years and a month to the day since the passing of my father.
Mom’s Passing
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Weather, Weather, Weather …
Is anyone out there still have trouble with concepts like “climate change” and “global warming”?
Eyeballs and Tomography
My appointment with my optometrist back in October led to a referral to see a specialist in Comox on November 12th. This appointment applied some interesting technology to my eye problem, and finally provided some resolution (ha ha).
Permaculture Design Project for Port Neville
So here’s the permaculture design project for the food forest at our home in Port Neville (called Tir Ceòlmhor).
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Edible Permaculture Plants for Port Neville
Eight years ago, when we were still living in Prince Rupert, I took my Permaculture Design Course (PDC), and created a design project for our home there (called Creag Faoiltiarna Fitheach). Not too much later, we moved to Port Neville Inlet, and so the Prince Rupert project was never completed. I had intended to make up a new design for our home in the Inlet, but life got in the way, as they say, and it’s only this year that I finally got around to that task.
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Solar Hot Water Heater
Back in April, 2019, I posted about finally getting hot water in the cabin using a coil in our wood stove. This system has been great, and has worked reliably. However, during the heat of the summer (especially this summer), it’s been just too hot to run the stove. So, it’s back to having cold showers or good ol’ bird baths in the sink. Even in very hot weather, I’m not a real fan of cold showers.
Writer’s Block
So … I’m trying to get over writer’s block. Or maybe it isn’t really writer’s block, but a combination of summertime busyness – gardening, making jam, cutting firewood, maintaining boats and buildings – and procrastination. Whatever … it’s been quite a while since I added something to our blog.
The Aliens Have Landed!
My garden has been taken over …
Got Me a Chainsaw!
Well, I finally dun it … I got me a chainsaw!
Growing Grain
Last October, I did a fall sowing of a variety of different grains (rye, wheat, oats, triticale, barley) in test plots. I wasn’t sure I’d get good germination, although Dan Jason at Salt Spring Seeds recommends sowing grains anytime from late September through early November on the west coast of B.C. His fall-sown grains outyielded his spring-sown ones, so it was definitely worth a try.