Monthly Archives: November 2011

I don’t have a complete photo record of the Thanksgiving weekend, as I’m waiting to get pictures on others’ cameras.  There are plenty of pics of the turkey slaughter, but as none of them are mine I’ll cut to the … Continue reading →

Peace Seeds, a local seed company, has an interesting selection of unusual root crops.  After enjoying oca (Oxalis tuberosa) last year, we bought some more and this year also planted some mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum). Oca is closely related to wood … Continue reading →

For as long as I’ve lived here there has been an ugly styrofoam boat in our backyard.  The story is that our landlords found a good deal on a boat trailer that happened to contain a decrepit boat, and they … Continue reading →

I’ve been planning a solar shower since July, but since then it has always been a second-priority project, and with the garden in full swing and plenty of summer events I didn’t have time to work on it until now.  … Continue reading →