Self-tutoring about gardening: the tutor mentions celery. I discovered, this morning, this video on YouTube by The Ripe Tomato Farms about re-growing celery from just its base, which one might not eat anyway. From the base, new celery stalks will …
Self-tutoring about cooking: the tutor mentions roasting pumpkin seeds. I was carving a few jack-o-lanterns for Halloween, and decided I’d keep the seeds to roast. My wife likes roasted pumpkin seeds. I managed to get most of the pulp off …
Self-tutoring about cooking and food: the tutor looks into an age-old question. Today I was eating cornbread with molasses. The carton of molasses was the 675ml size, and was nearly empty. Eventually, no more would pour out. I also had …
Cooking: how much molasses might be left in the carton when it seems empty? Read more »
Self-tutoring about people and events from the past: the tutor mentions Halloween 1978. In Fall 1978, I was in grade three and lived on a military base. The fall was a fantastic time there – it was on PEI. The …
Self-tutoring about gardening: the tutor mentions the results of this year’s sunflower effort. Starting back in May, I planted around 40 sunflower seeds. This included a re-planting, perhaps in early June, because many didn’t come up, or else died soon …
Self-tutoring about home cleaning: the tutor mentions magic erasers. Magic erasers seem a necessary part of the household cleaning kit. What are they, and why are they so effective? Moreover, are they safer to use than chemicals like bleach? Apparently, …
Self-tutoring about gardening: the tutor explores the relationship with grasshoppers. It’s been a very active year for crickets (I hear them booming right now) and grasshoppers. This post, I am concentrating on grasshoppers. Noticing so many this year, I’ve been …
Self-tutoring about the coffee lifestyle: the tutor mentions a statistic. In my post from Aug 21, I mention that take-out coffee is often much too hot for me. I take my coffee black, of course, so I have to wait …
Self-tutoring about gardening: the tutor mentions a possible theory about why male flowers develop first on pumpkin plants. Back in my post from August 1 I speculate, with some backup, one reason male flowers might precede female ones on pumpkin …
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Self-tutoring about lifestyle: the tutor mentions something he’s noticed about take-out coffee. I’ve known a few people who complain pretty decisively when they are served coffee that’s “not hot.” That’s all good, theoretically. However, those people’s preference seems to have …