February 20, 2022
Building compost bins
Composting will play an essential role in my garden. First, it’s free fertilizer. Second, there is an incredible amount of grass clippings and leaves in my and my neighbors’ yards. Then …
Garden
February 20, 2022
Getting Green-ish Thumbs
We’ve lived in our house for a few years now. It’s an older house with what we consider “good bones.” We have fixed and replaced and changed things inside the house. But we …
October 31, 2021
No Green Thumbs
Confession: I love to build things, especially things that involve larger tools such as shovels and saws and hammers and drills and lumber and stuff. So for me, garden projects are always interesting …
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June 18, 2026
Crazy Project - Part Cuatro
Here we go again. Yes, every few years I set out to start some insane project. Well, it starts small … a germ of an idea … noodling …
Ex-Expat Day 180
A grey Saturday in February in Lund. Icy streets. Snow and slush. More …
Ex-Expat Day 168
Another early Monday morning in January. No snow yet this morning, but …
Ex-Expat Day 161
Early Monday morning in January, heading to work. I just got off the …
Ex-Expat Day 151
Traveling in style today back from a few days of meetings in Antwerp. …