PN attempted to answer a vague writing prompt and outlined some recycling efforts on the farm. PN shared his experiences at the 2025 Wiarton Home Coming. Support the BTC.
Tag: Black Dog Biscuits
Hawaiian street food! July 21st Farm Report.
The post discusses comfort food memories tied to Hawaii and current farm activities, including managing gardening and vehicle assessments. It highlights challenges with home ownership, such as furnace issues and alarm system costs, while emphasizing support from local services. Plans for improvements and frustrations with building supplies are also mentioned {{AI generated, human vetted}}
DIY Anti-Collision Dots: An Effective Solution? July 19/25 update… addendum!
Paul applies bird-protection dots to the south window and agonizes over his pavilion.
Eventually, I switched over to a circular saw.
…all emission free. https://videopress.com/v/plaFq56B?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Look for the display booth at the front driveway. Black Dog Biscuits. Neem Tree (being added to our home business’ event insurance). Thank you Josh Williams of Electric Woodpecker, Tobermory, ON. TS’ site.
Resilience & Post-Storm Farm Report & Neem-Schemes.
The post outlines personal adaptations to the Covid-19 pandemic, including early retirement, telecommuting, social media management, and strategic resource procurement. It emphasizes DIY skills for repairs and mending, maintaining mental health through therapies, and navigating healthcare via telehealth. Additionally, it discusses post-storm tree damage and plans for selling firewood. {{{AI generated; human vetted}}}
It gets better (with ice storms). March 32nd Farm Report.
What advice would you give to your teenage self? It gets better. In the post-pandemic mindset, this phrase seems to be lost among the screaming meemies and awful players online. I remember George Takei being the one who supposedly coined this phrase (during a LGBQ media event). In April, I will be turning 55 years … Continue reading It gets better (with ice storms). March 32nd Farm Report.
Brands and Hügelkultur for October 1st.
What brands do you associate with? Ohhhhhhh marketers! And yer dear algorithms. Take note (with a full URL to add to the meta-data): Toyota Automobiles. “Any time is TACO time”. https://www.toyota.ca/toyota/en/vehicles/tacoma/overview Kubota tractors. “Oh my little one. Oh my little orange one! My Kubota!!!” https://kubota.ca/products/Tractors Helle Knives. “Norveeeeeeeegan, ya?” https://helle.com/collections/all Buck Knives. “USA! USA! USA! … Continue reading Brands and Hügelkultur for October 1st.
Tuesday morning forest-farming highlights. Sept. 17, 2024. 5 p.m. update!
Your future B&B is being worked on. With dog biscuit markets limited to weekends, TS and PN can focus on the farm's back yard.
Meat! Knitting! Electric Woodpecker. PV-panels.
Justin postponed TS' consultation at the Electric Woodpecker, leading to a day of exploring the peninsula. {{{AI generated, human vetted}}}
Friday, August 2/24 Evening Update
We’re still optimistic that a mural can be applied to that north wall. This array has 1 empty row for PV expansion. Rydall Construction has history with us. And you need to give them your business. Ask me about it! The buried cistern will supplement our SLOW refill well. Its final colour may complement the … Continue reading Friday, August 2/24 Evening Update
2 FELINE AUTHENTICATION (2FA)
What are your daily habits? Heh, this sounds like a phishing exercise! Sooooo, what’s the name of your favourite pet? What’s yer mother’s maiden name? What’s the name of the first street… school teacher… brother/sister/moose from your childhood? For those security questions, I fire up my password manager and generate an incoherent character string. The … Continue reading 2 FELINE AUTHENTICATION (2FA)
Money. Gasoline. Impact. Relationships. Felines. Food.
Are there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle? Sustainable lifestyle can be a tricky weasel word (phrase) for me to define. If I look at it from a financial POV, am I living within my means. I have a guaranteed basic income. I’m not burning through money that I … Continue reading Money. Gasoline. Impact. Relationships. Felines. Food.
A more thoughtful answer…
Upon first blush, I answered today’s writing prompt like this: https://blackdogbiscuits.ca/2024/06/16/like-this/ All true. Moreover… I’m enjoying the flexibility of working some days, and walking away others. I find I now have the fortitude to stick with tasks, as time constraints are now less for me. I don’t worry about a cohort of young adults - … Continue reading A more thoughtful answer…
When I was a teacher, the last 10 minutes of a class; as a normal human being, when I look outside my window in my home… or,…
Daily writing promptDescribe one of your favorite moments.View all responses My other favourite moments: When I slip out of my fugue state, and surface from meditation. When I was in the classroom, and an intense, ELL D, young Russian woman dissected her frog, with precision. AND I call attention to her work. And all the … Continue reading When I was a teacher, the last 10 minutes of a class; as a normal human being, when I look outside my window in my home… or,…
If I can grow it or teach about it, I’ve done it.
TS was able to sell more product this week in Tobermory. The straw-bale crews are finishing up the interior walls and should start the finishing coat next week.
My spouse’s business had its most successful event yet!
https://blackdogbiscuits.ca/2024/05/26/im-pleased-i-can-rig-up-a-tent-without-hurting-myself/ For a weekly market, our session at the Handicraft House has been a surprising success. Location. Location. Location. Easy and safe to get off (and back on) the highway (Ontario Highway 6). That's all I have to report today... I need to get back to the construction site and water my walls! Mind you, … Continue reading My spouse’s business had its most successful event yet!
May 22nd: News from the peninsula.
While we were slinging dog biscuits, the second coat of concrete-plaster is being added to the walls.
The hand is quicker than the eye(pad)!
Hello, product placement? Marketing data-miners?… …
What brands does a semi-retired professional support? Construction site update.
I wiped out…
Local cuisine.
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