Author Archives: kimerer_brian

Persistent

Posted on November 4, 2012 by kimerer_brian

The weather was nice, and most of the leaves were down, so we spent the afternoon bagging leaves and taking them to the compost area. After we filled the Rav with one of the loads, this was peeking out at … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Past

Posted on October 21, 2012 by kimerer_brian

When we moved, I found an old calculator that I built back in …. gulp…… 1972. Yes. I built it….. from a kit. It was one of the first affordable, totally electronic calculators ever made, and it was a kit … Continue reading →

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Hog Scraper

Posted on September 23, 2012 by kimerer_brian

I made a new painting this weekend. I call it “Hog Scraper”. Here is a snapshot of it. The title of the painting derives from an alternative use of the candlestick. It was reported that it doubled on the farm … Continue reading →

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Domain Name Squabbles

Posted on September 10, 2012 by kimerer_brian

I have been having some difficulties with the registrar of my domain name, thekimerers.com, so I have moved this blog to my new domain, thekimerers.net at least until I can straighten it out. There might be some delays, but then … Continue reading →

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Correction

Posted on August 11, 2012 by kimerer_brian

I must make a correction to my previous post. In that post, I said that our Night Blooming Cereus is a desert plant. That statement was in error, and is a testament to my limited Google skills. The plant is … Continue reading →

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Cereusly Now

Posted on August 10, 2012 by kimerer_brian

We have a Night Blooming Cereus in our plant room. In fact, we have two, but one of them is blooming tonight. This curious desert plant blooms only once each year as night falls… and then the flower closes forever … Continue reading →

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Making Shelves

Posted on July 29, 2012 by kimerer_brian

This weekend’s basement project was to make some shelves to go on top of the planting table. I made these out of 3/4″ plywood using hand tools. It takes a bit longer using hand tools than it wood (pun) using … Continue reading →

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We Didn’t Plant These

Posted on July 19, 2012 by kimerer_brian

We did not plant these. We planted the rock, but the Black Eyed Susans found the rock all by themselves. We did plant the Scaevola. What a curious plant it is. The “flowers” are made up of rings of flowers. … Continue reading →

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Clover

Posted on July 7, 2012 by kimerer_brian

The one thing that I miss from that other house, the House From Hell, is the lawn. It wasn’t a good lawn, but it was a robust lawn. We never watered it or poisoned it or “stayed off it”. We … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday

Posted on June 17, 2012 by kimerer_brian

Spring has sprung. The grass is riz’ I wonder how the mower is. Our old Snapper mower still runs, but it is getting a bit long in the tooth, so I was pondering whether I could keep it going for … Continue reading →

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