things from my life
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New sedum and houseleek planters
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Last year I decided to make a sedum garden. At first, the plan was to make a garden on the garage roof. It seemed like a good idea at first, the surface is slightly tilted, and the view from my…
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Windy Easter
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The winds have started again. The Holy weekend has been extremely windy, the temperatures have dropped from cozy 20°C(68°F) to cold 10°C(33°F), the house heating is back on, and most of the seedlings are back indoors. All we did during…
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When being clumsy turns out to be a good thing
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Some days I can be very clumsy. Not always, but sometimes it seems like I have two left hands. Sometimes, I have a feeling like my fists open on their own and I drop things, or my hand twitches…
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Time to check the house plants
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Growing house plants in a place with no sun is a very difficult task. Even the ones that are usually considered “easy to grow” and don’t require any special conditions refuse to grow in my home. Four years ago, my…
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Smashing through Old Year’s Day
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What do you do when the temperature reaches 15°C (59°F) on an old year’s day? You rush to work in the yard, of course. We have had a really cold period during the past couple of months, and together with…