Category Archives: Hobbies

A lot of people didn’t know that I collected stamps when I was a teenager, and collected them using a method called “on approval”, which even fewer people know about… The way it was done was that a stamp company … Continue reading →

Seven days of cold stratification later and the time has come: you remove the seeds from the fridge, soak the provided peat pellet in warm water till it expands, put in the seeds and WAIT. Once they pop up, you … Continue reading →

So now I’m into stage two of the growth of Patience Too the Bonsai. What I had to do after soaking the seeds overnight was place them between some sheets of damp paper towel in a plastic baggie in the … Continue reading →

Okay, so I’m a sucker for punishment. Remember last winter I started to grow a Bonsai plant which I named Patience after a bonsai connoisseur told me it would grow into a decent bonsai tree in 10 or 15 years? … Continue reading →

I was just thinking the other day about the sheer amount of reading I’ve done lately… ah the dog days of summer… they’ve got to be good for something! Among other things, I’ve discovered a new "favourite author" that I … Continue reading →

So who’s Moshah? Nickname for a loved one? Well, in a manner of speaking! In 2003 I found a baby robin in the grass outside our house. Since I "took him out of" the grass, I named him Moses (which … Continue reading →

So I submitted a request to the rec.arts.bonsai newsgroup asking for some clarification since my little booklet seems to be vague on the next steps once your plant has germinated and started growing… and I couldn’t find any bonsai clubs in … Continue reading →

Just thought I’d post a picture of Dusty, the eldest of my three cats (and the crotchetiest!) Now don’t get me wrong, Dusty is a beautiful-looking cat with the most mesmerizing, tender eyes. That having been said, when the "KittyBrain … Continue reading →