This season I'm going to be doing some aggressive pruning to our Japanese maples. The previous owner didn't take care of them well so they've grown into mutant octopus trees. They are so dense with leafs and twigs that I've been forced to wait until they drop their leafs to...
It's time to create two Black Friday checklists. By now you should know what you're going to be doing for Black Friday, but a checklist will help you make sure nothing is missed. You're going to want two different lists. A Do list. A Check list. (Also called a Confirm...
I planted a bunch of fava beans to grow through autumn, winter, and into the spring. The first ones started coming up okay with no problems. But the last set of seeds were in the ground for only a day before the squirrels started to dig them up. I tried...
Due to squirrels who keep digging up seeds, I decided to get another seed starting tray so I can plant baby plants instead of seeds. The one I like is a commercial variety so there's only one or two vendors who sell it by the unit. Otherwise I have to...
Last week I wrote about our latest pile of wood chips and how it was an unexpected windfall for us and the neighbors. Well it was even better than I thought. Easily half the pile is turning out to be fresh pine wood chips and needles. The best types to...
I was working with a friend on a metrics dashboard for his business. He wanted to have a better idea about a handful of key indicators he was watching. They measured how well his next two weeks would be and then overall how his business has been doing so far....
Every other week I get an email newsletter from my kid's school. For the most part it's typical boring information dispersion. Every now and then though, a bit of creative genius shines through like this: Nutrition Services is Hiring! Are you, or someone you know, looking for job in the...
Last week I encountered a store who was using another SEO app that added Breadcrumb structured data. Incorrectly. You might have heard JSON-LD for SEO doesn't include Breadcrumb structured data because it's not possible to automatically create it correctly for every theme. Here's the danger of bad automatic breadcrumb data...
Living in rainy Portland I've gotten used to the wet weather. It doesn't bother me anymore as long as it's not a surprise. But there are two things that do bother me when it's wet out. Wet socks. (No further comment needed) Those times when you wash and dry a...
Yesterday we got a huge load of wood chips dropped off at our house for free. So much that we're only going to be able to use about half. (Unless I decide to a make a wood chip fort in the front yard) But two of our neighbors have been...
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