Well I did a fair amount of teaching today. It was quite satisfying because I see a real interest in the course work from the students.
Made me think.
Really good students don't need us, but they sure could use us. Us being mentors.
We can give them historic wisdom's from time to time; from out lives, show them a thing or two. And we can hope that they can use and pass on the stories.
But what I appreciate most are the questions they bring forward that I have no answers for.
It is a nice symbiotic relationship.
We had beef and noodles and salad.
Rebecca is cuddled with Maura co reading a book for a book report.
Maddie's 'potica', a massive walnut rolled bread, is baked and in the freezer ready to be portioned and served, as a class project.
Little Bear is having a bit more of a problem getting around.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
Put the first Video on line and ground hog day
Storm came in and Snow Day for all of us, about one foot of snow. That is two this season.
Yesterday I, with the huge help of Alsyia, posted the firs wood shop blog that was about loading Yumi crates.
How to Unload this Crate (Disco Barriers by Yumi Roth)
This video is more a test than anything to confirm work flow ideas. I have been wanting to do this for quite some time now, and I just need to see feasibility. I am starting to realize the impact of this project on the wood shop area.
I will now work on more polished productions but I alos think it is important that I continue to make these more gestural videos when appropriate.
What matters to me is that they always have quality, above what I generally see on You Tube.
I am also finding the photoshop class nicely challenging. I need to do home work. I am truly reinvestigation my first vocation of photography with the course works and now video.
The onion seeds are germinated for a 2 weeks and going out to the coup till planting. I have a few blank cells that I will put new seed in as well as start some flowering annuals.
I am cooking a turkey. And grateful for my family
Yesterday I, with the huge help of Alsyia, posted the firs wood shop blog that was about loading Yumi crates.
How to Unload this Crate (Disco Barriers by Yumi Roth)
This video is more a test than anything to confirm work flow ideas. I have been wanting to do this for quite some time now, and I just need to see feasibility. I am starting to realize the impact of this project on the wood shop area.
I will now work on more polished productions but I alos think it is important that I continue to make these more gestural videos when appropriate.
What matters to me is that they always have quality, above what I generally see on You Tube.
I am also finding the photoshop class nicely challenging. I need to do home work. I am truly reinvestigation my first vocation of photography with the course works and now video.
The onion seeds are germinated for a 2 weeks and going out to the coup till planting. I have a few blank cells that I will put new seed in as well as start some flowering annuals.
I am cooking a turkey. And grateful for my family
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
First day of class
Today was good.
For the first time I had the intro day of class with out handing out paper.
I did it all digital, and it went well.
I used a monitor we installed and word documents.
I am still working on the video project and have got ll the needed hardware and just need a bit of software. The budget is tight but I think I can make it work.
Today I was so grateful for my piers. I have a great group of people in my professional life that I am able to ask for advice. This is why I can do this work, I have support.
My girls helped me start some seeds today , mostly onions.
Dinner tonight is a poached chix breast with my pesto on pasta with side lettuces salad with avocado and grapefruit. And some bread with oil, salt, sour dressing.
I did a good bit of work on Garrisons Memorial Piece.
Rebecca has to work late tonight.
For the first time I had the intro day of class with out handing out paper.
I did it all digital, and it went well.
I used a monitor we installed and word documents.
I am still working on the video project and have got ll the needed hardware and just need a bit of software. The budget is tight but I think I can make it work.
Today I was so grateful for my piers. I have a great group of people in my professional life that I am able to ask for advice. This is why I can do this work, I have support.
My girls helped me start some seeds today , mostly onions.
Dinner tonight is a poached chix breast with my pesto on pasta with side lettuces salad with avocado and grapefruit. And some bread with oil, salt, sour dressing.
I did a good bit of work on Garrisons Memorial Piece.
Rebecca has to work late tonight.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Classes begin, found my cell phone after 4 weeks, Maura and I had a special night
Well the students are coming back. Love the energy- even though it is a bit overwhelming.
Worked on the Memorial for Garrison, mainly working on hanging his show, and building a collaboration piece with Veronica, Yumi, Me, Evan, Valery, Shelley, Heather, a nice collaboration.
Still ramping up for the videos for the wood shop. Looking at software and a new computer for the project. And getting ready for class tomorrow.
Maura and I had one on one tonight. Mommy and Maddie are at a girl scout rally.
Dinner tonight is poached mustard chicken breasts over lettuce greens and rice; and a whole bunch of ready made chocolate chip cookies.
Maura tried one cookie from each baked batch. That is 4 cookies or so before dinner. She was definitely talking with humming bird wings.
Found my cell phone, glad for that. It was in a sweat shirt pocket that I wanted to wear for Rebecca tonight to be old sexy. Found I didn't miss not having the phone much.
Worked on the Memorial for Garrison, mainly working on hanging his show, and building a collaboration piece with Veronica, Yumi, Me, Evan, Valery, Shelley, Heather, a nice collaboration.
Still ramping up for the videos for the wood shop. Looking at software and a new computer for the project. And getting ready for class tomorrow.
Maura and I had one on one tonight. Mommy and Maddie are at a girl scout rally.
Dinner tonight is poached mustard chicken breasts over lettuce greens and rice; and a whole bunch of ready made chocolate chip cookies.
Maura tried one cookie from each baked batch. That is 4 cookies or so before dinner. She was definitely talking with humming bird wings.
Found my cell phone, glad for that. It was in a sweat shirt pocket that I wanted to wear for Rebecca tonight to be old sexy. Found I didn't miss not having the phone much.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Started seeds
Started my onion seeds today.
Last year when I started seeds I has a good deal of blue green alge growing on top.
This year I made my own sterile starter mix both microbe and nutrient free, since seeds are self sustaining little vessels.
This required cleaning and sterilizing the soil and the gear.
I mixed one part 1/4 inch. sieved peat moss to one part perlite i.e. one full hotel pan each.
Mixed with water to make nice and moist- rung out sponge wet.
Baked in the oven at 170 degree oven until internal core reached 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes which took about 5 hours.
Let soil cool for an hour.
Sterilized the planting trays and drip pans in 1:9 bleach to chlorine bleach, sprayed and let air dry.
Re moistened soil with DE-chlorinated water, made by boiling 20 minutes and allow to cool.
Seeded, logged, and covered the planting trays with plastic wrap.
Put in boiler room germination station- door open- with light.
Last year when I started seeds I has a good deal of blue green alge growing on top.
This year I made my own sterile starter mix both microbe and nutrient free, since seeds are self sustaining little vessels.
This required cleaning and sterilizing the soil and the gear.
I mixed one part 1/4 inch. sieved peat moss to one part perlite i.e. one full hotel pan each.
Mixed with water to make nice and moist- rung out sponge wet.
Baked in the oven at 170 degree oven until internal core reached 140 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes which took about 5 hours.
Let soil cool for an hour.
Sterilized the planting trays and drip pans in 1:9 bleach to chlorine bleach, sprayed and let air dry.
Re moistened soil with DE-chlorinated water, made by boiling 20 minutes and allow to cool.
Seeded, logged, and covered the planting trays with plastic wrap.
Put in boiler room germination station- door open- with light.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Mostly about loss, Maura lost her hamster and a tooth ; and a bit about Jesse
Well my sweet Maura had a bit of a day.
Today Pumkin Pie died. Maura's hamster of two years which is about all you can ask for from a rodent.
Most importantly Rebecca helped her with her grief with a mommy daughter moment. I think these short lived pets are great for introducing our children to life and death.
Latter Maura lost a tooth, nice distraction from pumpkin pie, and she is looking forward to the cash which is two bucks a tooth.
Jesse is wanting to play the banjo so I have been showing him what I know. He is a bit of a son too me and my daughter Annie's boy friend of two years. You know if you have daughters you will have sons.
Dinner tonight was Onion rings, fish and chips, and Annie made a lovely coffee cake
Today Pumkin Pie died. Maura's hamster of two years which is about all you can ask for from a rodent.
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| I made Punkin Pie a nice cup cake coffin |
Most importantly Rebecca helped her with her grief with a mommy daughter moment. I think these short lived pets are great for introducing our children to life and death.
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| A sad Daughter with a loving Mommy |
Latter Maura lost a tooth, nice distraction from pumpkin pie, and she is looking forward to the cash which is two bucks a tooth.
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| She still believes in the tooth fairy |
Dinner tonight was Onion rings, fish and chips, and Annie made a lovely coffee cake
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Got my seeds, Pruned the grapes- fruit trees- roses, Little Bear
Got my seeds in the mail, which reminds me that I have got to start planning and planting for the next growing season.
A kitchen garden is a year around activity.
I decided to Journal blog every day in order to keep trak of what I do for one year- which is inspired by a 'you tube' series I saw made by the BBC about the Victorian kitchen garden that spoke to one year of activities.
I hope I will be disciplined enough for one year.
It starts- I pruned today.
It is January and I took a stab at a structural pruning, which is removing dead wood and open up the cultivar to the air and light.
I pruned my fruit producers which are four grape vines, and a cherry, an apple, a plum, and a peach tree.
While I was at it, I worked on my and roses.
I do a first trim in January and wait to see what survives the hard freeze season, January and February, and then do another prune in June.
While I cooked dinner
I cooked chicken legs baked at 350 degrees until done with a light camel coated with a mix of julian onion, honey, mustard, glaze with a bit of thyme.
I served it with rice cooked in a light chicken stock and a bit of saffron.
The veg was blanched carrots dressed with olive oil, persevered lemons, dill seed. white pepper and season with salt.
I think Little bear at age 15 is about done. She needs help from time to time to get up on all fours, and smells pretty bad. But she is eating and going out side to potty. And she is always at my side.
A kitchen garden is a year around activity.
I decided to Journal blog every day in order to keep trak of what I do for one year- which is inspired by a 'you tube' series I saw made by the BBC about the Victorian kitchen garden that spoke to one year of activities.
I hope I will be disciplined enough for one year.
It starts- I pruned today.
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| Before I pruned the grapes |
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| After Prune of grapes- double trunk cordon method |
It is January and I took a stab at a structural pruning, which is removing dead wood and open up the cultivar to the air and light.
I pruned my fruit producers which are four grape vines, and a cherry, an apple, a plum, and a peach tree.
While I was at it, I worked on my and roses.
I do a first trim in January and wait to see what survives the hard freeze season, January and February, and then do another prune in June.
While I cooked dinner
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| Family on the couch |
I cooked chicken legs baked at 350 degrees until done with a light camel coated with a mix of julian onion, honey, mustard, glaze with a bit of thyme.
I served it with rice cooked in a light chicken stock and a bit of saffron.
The veg was blanched carrots dressed with olive oil, persevered lemons, dill seed. white pepper and season with salt.
I think Little bear at age 15 is about done. She needs help from time to time to get up on all fours, and smells pretty bad. But she is eating and going out side to potty. And she is always at my side.
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| Bear on the Kitchen floor- with me |
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