The House

More Gardening

Jon — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:53:15 +0000

So, this year I had three seedlings (Better Boys) all thrive (and by thrive, I mean, not die). I bought three tomato plants (one better boy, a brandywine, and one other varietal) from the farmer's market which had the benefit of a better upbringing and are already beginning to fruit.

Gardening, take 1

Jon — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:19:51 +0000

I planted seeds for the garden this year. It'll be a scaled-back version of the 2 previous years of gardens, as I lack the huge yard of the NutHouse. I intend to grow 2 varieties (or more) of tomatoes, cucumber, and a mix of hot peppers, as well as some herbs (basil, chives, and mint). I might try sunchokes from the some shriveled roots from last year just to see if they come up.

The Housing Price Index for the US, 2002-6

Jon — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:44:56 +0000

GapMinder (See the TED presentation) and Google now have motion charts - if you have time series, they have an awesome visualization tool.

Check out this tool charting housing costs against unemployment in the US

Our new place

Jon — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:00:00 +0000

The Floorplan (notional)

A zoom in is available here