jen's everyday blog
08 2006
jen's pirate blog | Search:

Wed, 30 Aug 2006

Making An Invoice
Happily, I finally get to write up an invoice for something. This is good news. Here’s a page with a handy list of items that need to go on an invoice.

posted at: 13:26 | path: /work | link

Sun, 27 Aug 2006

Plum Chutney
The bounty of Ontario continues to roll in, and I continue to need to find new ways to deal with it. I’m making grape juice out of my concord grapes (a very, very small amount of grape juice, actually, but I figured it was better than chucking them before I managed to eat them all) and I’m planning on making chutney out of my plums and apples. Here’s a chutney recipe with plum and apple. Here’s another one.

posted at: 14:35 | path: /living | link

Sat, 26 Aug 2006

More on Permeable Pavers
Here’s a page that provides some more information on the positive effect that permeable pavers can have on watershed problems caused by run-off.

posted at: 11:58 | path: /living | link

Replacing Asphalt
We have the remenants of the driveway extending into our backyard. We also have spacein the driveway that we don’t use for cars, and which I’ve blocked off for the moment with two planter boxes. I was looking up information on how to remove asphalt and found this site which suggest that if you still want to occassionaly park on part of the driveway, but also have it be a green space, you can use something called permeable pavers. The pavers, shown on this page seem like a really good idea.

posted at: 11:52 | path: /living | link

Thu, 24 Aug 2006

Canoeing in Cold Water
I love canoing and I like the idea of extending the canoeing season. Previously, when I’ve gone canoeing in the fall with people, we were all just really really careful to avoid tipping. However, it occurred to me that there are probably some steps you can take to reduce the danger of being dumped into cold water. And sure enough, there are. This page provides a number of good suggestions. Happily, I now own a wetsuit, so I may start with that, but I love the polar fleece idea.

posted at: 18:21 | path: /living | link

Thu, 10 Aug 2006

Jerusalem artichokes
This summer I planted some Jerusalem artichokes in my front yard. I didn’t know too much about them other than that they are indigenous to this area (the east of Canada, generally speaking), and that they have edible tubers. Consequently, I was a bit surprised by the way the little teeny plants that I planted kept growing, and growing, and growing. Tonight I found this site, which explains that they can grow up to three meters tall. Aha. Good to know.

posted at: 22:13 | path: /living | link

Wed, 02 Aug 2006

Camcorders Galore
I’m looking into camcorders, because I’m going to need one for my third thesis project. As with most consumer electronic equipment, there’s lots to learn. Here’s a PC world video camera buying guide, and here’s a beginner’s buying guide from camcorderinfo.com. Of course, I also need to know what to do with the video once I’ve shot it. Ultimatel, that will involve a lengthy process of data processing, but first I need to get it onto my computer.

posted at: 14:40 | path: /school | link

  • Oct 2008 (1)
  • Sep 2008 (1)
  • Jul 2008 (5)
  • Jun 2008 (5)
  • May 2008 (5)
  • Apr 2008 (3)
  • Mar 2008 (2)
  • Feb 2008 (4)
  • Jan 2008 (14)
  • Oct 2007 (1)
  • Sep 2007 (14)
  • Aug 2007 (1)
  • Jul 2007 (9)
  • Jun 2007 (6)
  • Apr 2007 (4)
  • Mar 2007 (8)
  • Feb 2007 (10)
  • Jan 2007 (23)
  • Dec 2006 (23)
  • Nov 2006 (10)
  • Oct 2006 (12)
  • Sep 2006 (6)
  • Aug 2006 (7)
  • Jul 2006 (5)
  • Jun 2006 (18)
  • May 2006 (20)
  • Apr 2006 (39)
  • Mar 2006 (33)
  • Feb 2006 (17)
  • Jan 2006 (37)
  • Dec 2005 (19)
  • Nov 2005 (12)
  • Oct 2005 (11)
  • Sep 2005 (20)
  • Aug 2005 (28)
  • Jul 2005 (27)
  • Jun 2005 (12)
  • May 2005 (21)
  • Apr 2005 (31)
  • Mar 2005 (47)
  • Feb 2005 (14)
  • Jan 2005 (10)
  • Dec 2004 (17)
  • Nov 2004 (13)
  • Oct 2004 (17)
  • Sep 2004 (37)
  • Aug 2004 (74)
  • Jul 2004 (11)
  • Jun 2004 (19)
  • May 2004 (25)
  • Apr 2004 (30)
  • Mar 2004 (47)
  • Feb 2004 (24)
  • Jan 2004 (32)
  • Dec 2003 (16)
  • Nov 2003 (52)
  • All material copyrighted by Jen Schellinck. All rights reserved.