Self-tutoring about gardening: the tutor observes the renewal rate of black-eyed susan blooms in one plot. Since perhaps late June, I’ve been deadheading a plot of black-eyed susans. I’d say I do so about twice per week, and always clip …
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Self-tutoring about working at height: the tutor mentions some mental reconstruction. Lately I’ve been working around the property: as I mention in my post from July 10, it can be a summer thing. One thing that’s come up is window …
Self-tutoring about house cleaning tasks: the tutor mentions cleaning soffits. The following is according to my understanding. Over the summer, yard work and such can take precedence in the world of an academic, external cleaning included. Probably many of us …
Self-tutoring about cleaning: the tutor mentions a potential hack. The following is by my understanding. As I’ve mentioned in numerous posts, my wife and I are in a decluttering phase. One thing we have a lot of is used loose …
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Self-tutoring about shaving: the tutor mentions trying a Harry’s razor. The following is by my understanding. We are in a decluttering phase. (See my post from April 24, 2026, for some background.) As one gets deeper among the accumulated items, …
Self-tutoring about cleaning: the spray bottle that worked, then didn’t, but now does. The following is by my understanding. I mention, in my post from Nov 18, 2025, Spray Nine. I bought some last summer, I think, and have been …
Self-tutoring about cleaning products and some chemistry behind them: the tutor continues about Spray Nine. The following is by my understanding. I begin about Spray Nine in my post from November 18, 2025. While it can’t be used for everything, …
Self-tutoring about maintaining cut flowers: the tutor mentions a discovery. The following is according to my understanding. When I was a kid, I recall someone putting a cut flower in a vase with some water, then adding some sugar. They …
Self-tutoring about yard ecology: the tutor mentions a nice discovery. The following is according to my understanding. I’m not a very skilled gardener, but I believe, God willing, I’m improving. I’d say that, unless one has instincts for it, one …
Self-tutoring about gardening: the tutor mentions transplanting a dahlia. The following is according to my understanding. My wife was given a dahlia for a recent occasion. Even a casual observer would agree it was very pretty. Moreover, it was already …
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