JR: Thoughts about education, property values, population, and taxes - (my Apr 25, 2014 comment at ToledoTalk.com.) "The more people invest in schools, the higher the property values." We live near Elmhurst Elementary, which consistently rates "Excellent," and it's one of the top-performing school buildings in the To... more>> 2 min read
- Nov 10, 2017 - #education #home #tax #politics

JR: Toledo weather mon oct 24 2016 - Oct 24, 2016 2:52 pm Weather : Partly Cloudy Temperature : 55 F Humidity : 51% Wind Speed : NNW 13 mph Barometer : 30.28 in Dewpoint: 37 F Visibility : 10.00 statute miles Toledo 7-day forecast Last Update: Oct 24, 2016 2:37 pm Tonight... more>> 2 min read
- Oct 24, 2016 - #toledo #weather #farming #garden #home

JR: Barney's Thu, Oct 20, 2016 Vet Visit - On Thursday morning, October 20, 2016, Barney visited Graber's Animal Hospital, located at Secor and Laskey. Barney has a torn cruciate ligament in his back, right knee. Unsure if it's the anterior cruciate or the posterior cruciate. On Sun, Oct 16... more>> 2 min read
- Oct 20, 2016 - #home #pets #dog

JR: Garden notes for late june and early july 2016 - on tue evening, july 12, i harvested the following from our garden: lettuce a lot of green beans first tomatoes of the season. 8 cherry tomatoes that grew in a cluster near the ground. i think that when the tomato plant was very small, it flowered ... more>> 4 min read
- Jul 20, 2016 - #home #garden

JR: Bird notes - Mon, Jul 18, 2016 - A lot of bird activity has existed around our home this month with the young birds visiting. Fledgling and now young birds foraging on their own visiting our yard in mid-July include: HOFI COGR AMRO NOCA BAOR NOFL Bird visiting our feeders and ... more>> 3 min read
- Jul 18, 2016 - #home #bird #nature

JR: Tt post july 5, 2016 - Toledo has struggled with refuse/recyclables for at least the last 10 years before we had the automated trucks and back when some residents placed their garbage on the side of the road five days or more before the scheduled pickup. But instead of ... more>> 2 min read
- Jul 05, 2016 - #toledo #politics #home #humor #moronism #history

JR: Container Gardening Ideas - For growing produce on our backyard concrete driveway, which receives the most sunshine. Earth Box idea https://www.facebook.com/EarthBox How to build an Earthbox 2010 for $20 [X] [X] [X] Organic Pest Con... more>> 1 min read
- Jun 29, 2016 - #home #yard #garden #howto #blog_jr

JR: Homemade Weed Killer - This is stronger, it lasts longer, and it's cheaper than roundup from monsanto. 1 gal white vinegar - acetic acid 2 cups Epsom salt - magnesium sulfate 1/4 cup Dawn liquid dishsoap Mix in spray bottle. #home - #recipe
- Jun 06, 2016

JR: A full, rich Toledo day - Sat, Jul 19, 2014 - Walking, shopping at the farmers market, lunch at a coffee shop, gardening, brewing beer, and enjoying great music downtown. I started the day, making French press pot coffee with Bea's Blend coffee beans that we buy at the Toledo Farmers Market o... more>> 8 min read
- May 19, 2016 - #toledo #home #food #garden #beer #music #event #blog_jr

JR: Belgian beer talk and homebrewing - (My Jul 21, 2014 comment to a ToledoTalk.com thread.) "You can't go wrong." I can go wrong if they don't have a Belgian-style beer available. Currently, The Attic offers La Trappe Dubbel on tap. That's a fine Trappist beer. We enjoyed a couple ... more>> 8 min read
- May 19, 2016 - #beverage #beer #home #food #weather #restaurant #blog_jr

JR: Simple dinner with some garden produce - Mon, Sep 8, 2014. We planned to bottle a couple of our beers. Deb readied the bottles while I grilled produce and black bean burgers. We ate and relaxed and decided to bottle early the next day. I grilled: black bean burgers bought at Costco gr... more>> 1 min read
- May 19, 2016 - #garden #home #food #recipe #blog_jr

JR: Canning Corn Salsa - Sep 21, 2014 - Sunday afternoon and evening, I shucked corn and grilled corn, peppers, and onions. DD did the rest, which was a lot: preparing jars, slicing and roasting tomatoes, mixing, cooking, canning, etc. The final product was 29 pint jars of corn salsa. One ... more>> 6 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #food #home #football #browns #blog_jr

JR: Pressure canning green beans - On Saturday evening, October 4, 2014, DD used a pressure canner/cooker to can Italian green beans that we bought that morning at the Toledo farmers market. She used the 'raw pack method.' As the water boiled and pressure bu... more>> 1 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #food #home #howto #blog_jr

JR: Notes - Sat, Oct 18, 2014 - I walked Barney in the morning. We shopped at Steinmart in Westgate. We shopped at the Toledo Farmers Market. We ate lunch at the Glass City Cafe. We bought two small items at Adams Street Antiques, Art, Collectibles. We visited the newly-opened sma... more>> 2 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #farming #restaurant #antiques #shopping #home #pets #business #blog_jr

JR: Jim Lahey No-knead Bread Baking - It has been several months, since I baked with this simple method that produces delicious bread. The no-knead method quickly assembles a bread dough. Very little labor is required. The recipe uses a small amount of dry, instant yeast and a fermentati... more>> 3 min read
- May 17, 2016 - #bread #home #food #recipe #howto #baking #blog_jr