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A documentation of my wanderings.

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Tony is doing well.

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The fall apples are nearly ready to harvest too! Hoping to can apple pie filling.

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Dug up all my potatoes today. Considerably more than what’s in the third picture, as that was just the first row.

Had about 8 or 9 that were around 2, 2 1/2 pounds. I don’t care for russets but that’s what we were able to get this year, so better than no potatoes at all.

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Update

Well been awhile since I’ve been on here. Since my last update, the basement flooded, and I joined the Coast Guard. So I’ve been working on the next adventure in my life!

In the meantime, some nice fall pictures to refresh this blog.

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Collection of Sugar spoons.

Wood unknown.

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Blueberry Muffins

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Grape Hyacinth

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Traditional Irish Soda Bread

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Rustic Honey Oat Loaf

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Question time: Who or what got you into fish keeping?

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For me, it started as my way of keeping/gaining control over at least something in my life, and became the rock I latched onto during the tough first years in college. I am 100% convinced that my fish were what kept me from self harming. And here I am, almost 4 years later, still loving my fat goldfish. <3

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And your goldfish love you, I’m sure!! They’re very happy that you’re okay.

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Deciding I wanted a betta as a college pet

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I saved up money all summer from my very first job to get a car to which my mom said, “you won’t be able to afford insurance, gas etc etc”. I was actively searching for a car and my dad was supportive and helping me. Hearing this I was pissed and decided to go out to a pet store that night and spend a pretty penny on a tank and a betta. My mom didn’t want any more pets so the fish was a little revenge in a sense. I loved him and it wasn’t much later that I accumulated 8 tanks. 3 years later and I still have some of the same fish. (And a car).

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I impulse-bought my first betta fish after a bad break up! My little fishy helped me through it. She’s my icon :)

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I rescued two (now deceased) bettas from the college I worked at. The first one was left in the shower in his bowl, with some food, while everyone was at Christmas break, and the second was left in a tiny bowl in green water in the laundry room, over Spring break.

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Terrarium of native midwestern wetlands grass, and java moss from my now vacant betta tank.

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January

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My betta, Fish, passed on at 4 this morning very suddenly. He was very happy and active up until last night, even making a quite large bubble nest, but then he became extremely pale and weak. His heater became faulty and I couldn’t get it to produce any heat. I don’t know if this is what caused his demise or not, however this is the second faulty heater I’ve purchased from Aquatop.

Regardless, I now have a tank with only java moss in it and I’m not sure if the moss is worth buying another heater for. 

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Lake Tahoe III

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Lake Tahoe II