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Gardening: wildflowers: cosmos

By Jack Posted on August 27, 2025 Posted in gardening Tagged with wildflowers

Self-tutoring about flowers that appear: the tutor mentions cosmos flowers. I mention in my post on July 12 that I planted a mix of wildflower seeds in the spring. A few different ones have come up, including the black-eyed susans …

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Lifestyle: some news options

By Jack Posted on August 12, 2025 Posted in lifestyle Tagged with channels, news, podcasts, videos, youtube

Self-tutoring about lifestyle: the tutor mentions a few channels he listens to while doing chores. Between chores, or else doing dishes, etc, one might like to catch up on some news. What if one is looking for world news from …

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Cleaning: Mr Clean Magic Eraser: the 9-pack, part 1: Bath

By Jack Posted on August 6, 2025 Posted in cleaning Tagged with bath, shower

Self-tutoring about cleaning: the tutor mentions the Mr Clean Magic Eraser, Bath variety. I mention magic erasers in my post here. My understanding is that a magic eraser can clean effectively from physical motion rather than chemicals, which is one …

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Electronic lifestyle: what if smartphone won’t charge when plugged in?

By Jack Posted on August 3, 2025 Posted in electronic lifestyle Tagged with phone charging

Self-tutoring about the smartphone lifestyle: the tutor mentions a problem he faced. As I recall, I’ve been using the same smartphone a couple of years now. It’s a hand-me-down, but worked fine when I got it. At first, the phone …

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Lifestyle: how much dishwasher detergent?

By Jack Posted on July 14, 2025 Posted in lifestyle

Self-tutoring about dishwasher use: the tutor mentions the question of how much detergent to use. When I was a kid, it seemed one was meant to fill, but not overfill, the compartments in the dishwasher. A few years back, when …

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Gardening: black-eyed susan

By Jack Posted on July 12, 2025 Posted in gardening Tagged with wildflowers

Self-tutoring about gardening: the tutor mentions an arrival in the garden. I planted a mix of wildflowers in the garden back, as I recall, in late April. Few seemed to appear. However, some suddenly have, including black-eyed susans. With their …

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Electronic lifestyle: data usage, part 1

By Jack Posted on July 7, 2025 Posted in electronic lifestyle Tagged with internet

Self-tutoring about the electronic lifestyle: the tutor wonders how much data per hour one might use web browsing. The question came to me the other day: How much data per hour is used, typically, web browsing? It seems, around 50-70MB …

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Gardening: lamb’s ear

By Jack Posted on June 24, 2025 Posted in gardening Tagged with flowers

Self-tutoring about flowering plants: the tutor mentions lamb’s ear. Lamb’s ear lived on the property when we arrived, over 20 years ago. It spreads easily, but seems happy to live on the margins, so never interferes with anything. Apparently, it’s …

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Gardening: tale of a rose

By Jack Posted on June 11, 2025 Posted in gardening Tagged with transplanting

Self-tutoring about gardening: the tutor mentions a happy story. We received a potted rose as a gift some time ago – perhaps around Valentine’s Day. It stayed in the house for awhile, but then was put outside. Roses are often …

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Gardening: did I plant too early?

By Jack Posted on May 24, 2025 Posted in gardening Tagged with annapolis valley, growing season

Self-tutoring about gardening: the tutor reflects. We had some very fine weather in late April, I seem to recall. I did some planting then, hoping to catch that wave. Last year, I think I planted too late, perhaps in late …

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