I took off for 2 days and- also have off the weekend--- this means a magical 4 days of time off! For those who know me, you may know that I have an almost uncontrolled desire to move around and do something daily at allllll times. With my 2 days off- I took my son on a 5 mile hike, installed a toilet, took the kids on another 6 mile hike and train ride through Philly. Now I am up to the weekend- and I think I have tired my kids out to the point that they know that leaving with me will equate to a forced death march in the throws of winter. So- to give them a break- I have decided to look into some simple at home projects for fun. I've surfed hours of the internet so you don't have too! I know, I know, you want to thank me- you can send me money donations later- For now- I have two simple projects that you can do in cold unbearable winter inside your home.
YouTube has a host of Midwesterners (I consider them kinder, friendlier, East Coasters) who have posted about various projects. Unfortunately they have this unquenchable thirst to call their soda bottles- 'pop' bottles. I will allow this for this blog--- but may revert at any given point to our 'normie-speak' of the preferred 'soda'.
The first project is a simple project where you basically cut a soda bottle in half, put a notch in the bottom half, use a paper towel as a filter, add potting soil, water, add seeds / plants and walla! *magic noise* - a low maintenance planter that you can keep in your own house until the spring returns to us.
Here is a video from YouTube showing you how: (Ps: This is just one of many- choose one that you like!)
Another system I found is from a guy named 'Larry' out in Wisconsin. He also has a vernacular that makes him refer to soda bottles as 'pop'. He has a variety of projects that are interesting and something to look into. Larry details a somewhat more involved program including using several 'pop' bottles and placing them in a holder which maintains water in a Rubbermaid storage unit. He has a variety of watering systems including designing a floater similar to the one in your toilet that keeps a constant water level... I am no where near skilled enough to try such endeavors- so will be sticking with a simpler system. Also- our dear friend Larry uses 2 liter bottles- but since I don't have a whole lot of soda in the house, I may opt to try and used Iced tea bottles or smaller water bottles for smaller plants. Larry has some excellent things to check out- so check him out! :)
As always- I am forever interested in your feedback and suggestions
Ps: Here is me and my cherub's after today's adventure---
Yep- I am bringing 'duck face' back.
"Learning by doing"
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