By Tony Farrell on April 29, 2010
Remember Fisher Price Construx from the 80′s and early 90′s? Bryant and I built a larger greenhouse out of them! It went down like this: The plants were all sprouting in the Jiffy containers so incredibly fast that we had to take it to the next level in a hurry. So we built a starting [...]
Posted in Gardening, Projects | Tagged Bryant, Fisher Price Construx, Flowers, Gardening, Indoor Greenhouse, Plants
By Tony Farrell on April 27, 2010
Freshwater Tropical Fish Tank For over ten years now, I have been successfully keeping fish tanks including freshwater and saltwater, and yet for some reason my current venture into the hobby has been elusively troublesome. I’ve had fish dying off at a rather quick rate despite regular water changes, planted tank, excessive filtration (175 gallon [...]
Posted in Fish Tank, Projects | Tagged Aquatic Plants, Emporer 400 Power Filter, Freshwater Fish, Noisy Fish Tank
By Hillery Farrell on April 20, 2010
Since Melissa was born I have definitely enjoyed being an aunt. She being the first niece or nephew I have had was the first to win a place in my heart. I have greatly enjoyed watching her grow up. This picture was of her at 7 months of age hard to believe she is the same person. [...]
Posted in Birthday Celebrations, Events | Tagged birthday, Melissa Patten
By Tony Farrell on April 20, 2010
Ball pit, sand pit, parachute fun, make-believe, story telling, presents, cake, treats, and more! At Tumbling Tykes in Waukesha, 12 three-year-olds gathered for a birthday party for my outrageously cute and lovable neice Melissa Patten! Almost all the kids had a great time with the party host, Miss Deanna, whose energy level was amazing. She really [...]
Posted in Birthday Celebrations, Events | Tagged Melissa Patten, Monkey Bread, Tumbling Tykes
By Tony Farrell on April 19, 2010
This trip over Easter 2010 had it all: 3D dragon training, outstanding athleticism, cake baking, woodworking, wheel barrow headaches, car ferry ride, boiling sap, building bases, cottage cuddling, Dora the Explorer, bike riding, mountian lookout climbing, hiking, the trampoline, swimming, wonderful home cooking, and even computer repair and internet troubleshooting! My mother-in-law moved out to Washington [...]
Posted in Adventures, Washington Island | Tagged Autumn Dompke, Biking, Dompkes, Door County, Dora, Easter, Emily Dompke, Francis, Hiking, Sophia, Sweet Mountain Farm, Vacations
By Hillery Farrell on April 19, 2010
Having just planted out flower seeds late Saturday night I was surprised to have Bryant come into my room this morning and tell me that some of the seeds have sprouted into baby plants. At this point the plants only had less than 48 hours under grow lights. Tony, of course, always doing things big and [...]
Posted in Gardening, Projects | Tagged Annuals, Bryant, Flowers, Gardening, Indoor Greenhouse, Plants
By Tony Farrell on April 18, 2010
This all started because Bryant starts seeds in school and wanted to do a little larger project at home, so he tried to start sunflower seeds, and it did not work. They were, after all, roasted. Missing my 1200 sq ft garden I had at our previous house, and since I usually do at least [...]
Posted in Gardening, Projects | Tagged Annuals, Bryant, Flowers, Gardening, Indoor Greenhouse, Plants