Preparing for Planting
Here it is the end of March and we are back in the -10 deep freeze at night. The last couple of weeks have been nice and warm and in…
king tut exhibit
You may have heard of the King Tut exhibit at the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario) in Toronto. We went to see it last week, early on a Friday morning…
Canada Blooms
We went to the Canada Blooms show in Toronto on Thursday and quickly remembered why we had not been there in some years. First off, Toronto is insanely busy and…
Seedy Saturday in Kingston Ontario
Kingston, ON Kingston Public Library Central Branch Saturday March 13, 2010 10-3 Kingston’s 3rd Annual Seedy Saturday invites you to a seed networking and education event for both novice and…
stargate sg-1
We never had a chance to follow Stargate SG-1 during its ten year (1997-2007) run, but we are sure catching up now! Over the last few months we have managed…
Blast from the past
This is an image from our old type I Barn Door tracker (from 1999), a wooden wedge designed for the barn door tracker (1999) and a wooden tripod that we…
-8 Iridium Flare
Saturday saw a raw Magnitude -8 Iridium flare over our observatory. This was in the southeast about 49 deg altitude. Mars was just above it and the group of stars…
kingston gardening expo
Saturday March 6th was the annual Kingston Gardening Expo, held at the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour. Best to go earlier in the morning when the crowds were not as intense. There…