Several years ago, I was part of a food coop and we got all kinds of organic veggies. Some of the sweet potatoes sprouted and I planted them. I had never grown sweet potatoes but after what I thought was a sufficient amount of time, I began digging around and found nothing, despite vines that had taken over the entire garden. I pretty much forgot about them and when Vince started tilling up for ...
Archives for May 21, 2015
Solar First Year
April 30 marked the end of our first year using the solar panels that had gone "online" on May 1, 2014. I wanted to document for our own information, as well as share with you, how we did the first year. This meter is on the shop and it measures the total amount of solar power produced. When Vince was trying to decide on size, type panels, type inverters, etc., he was calculating hoping to ...
Loopy Academy Extra Credit
Back in March I think it was, Sheri announced that we could do a project for extra credit at Loopy Academy. All you had to do was use at least 175 yards and make something that somehow reminded you of spring. I wasn't going to do it but then last week, she shared some of the photos that had been submitted for extra credit. That made me want to do it and I had to act fast. The item has to be ...
