Self-tutoring about farming in the Annapolis Valley: the tutor reflects…. As a kid I spent a few years in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia. Farming was everywhere, and included many of my classmates. Tonight, just browsing the internet, I came …
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Self-tutoring about gardening: the tutor observes centipedes. Yesterday, planting this year’s garden (let’s hope for the best), I was happy to notice earthworms active therein. I don’t recall many last time, so am encouraged about this year’s prospects. I was …
Self-tutoring about poetic English: the tutor mentions a find. . A bird can alight on a branch, or light on it. Either way, the bird settles on the branch. Source: Mish, Frederick C (editor). The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2004.
Self-tutoring about lawn care: the tutor looks into causes of moss. As I’ve read, moss grows where conditions are favourable. A person can attempt to remove it, but if favourable conditions remain, the moss will likely return. What are favourable …
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Self-tutoring about birds: the tutor continues about the white-crowned sparrow. Back in my post from April 26, 2016, I finally notice a white-crowned sparrow. Recently I’ve been alerted to a certain bird call. Doubtless I’ve heard it for years, but …
Self-tutoring about lawn care: the tutor relates a story. I mention in several posts (here, for instance) a connection to the soil and farming. As I point out here, we weren’t farmers, but I grew up around farming, in the …
Self-tutoring about US geography: the tutor looks up the the term run. In some US place names, you might hear the word Run. Bull Run comes to mind, for instance. What is a run? Apparently, run can mean creek or …
Self-tutoring about Google search: the tutor mentions the minus sign. To exclude a term from the results of a search, you can key it in after a minus sign. Apparently, you need a space before the minus, but not after. …
Self-tutoring about eating strawberries: the tutor reflects…. I have a fourteen and sixteen-year-old; both like strawberries. So, when strawberries are a good deal, we buy them. At any meal, I might be washing and cutting them up to serve as …
Self-tutoring about transit: the tutor continues…. Back in my post from Aug 24, 2017, I discuss taking the transit bus, suggesting how liberating it can be from parking, etc. I’ve been on the bus again lately, and have another couple …