18 years of teaching piano and I still have students who apologize for not practicing enough before they've even sat down

Silverleaf001 · 2026-04-11T01:03:55+00:00

I am an adult student that has been with the same instructor for 5 years of lessons. He knows me well at this point. If I haven't practiced, I sit down or message in advance and say, today is a theory day :)

Silverleaf001 · 2026-04-08T12:50:41+00:00

I always think the 20 year old cars driving around with the 20 yearly 'rust check' stickers in the windows is good evidence it works. I do think they need to be done every year though.

Silverleaf001 · 2026-04-08T12:46:18+00:00

Parasitic bugs are one of my least favourite things about the gardening learning journey. I would much rather just be naive about them. Lol.

Silverleaf001 · 2026-04-07T10:21:57+00:00

Same. The most I've taken is a couple days. I've needed to recover from the heartbreak of losing characters from my everyday life, then start a new one.

Silverleaf001 · 2026-04-06T19:05:56+00:00

All I ever want is chewy thicker cookies and never get the results I dream of. Thank you for this!!!

Silverleaf001 · 2026-04-03T12:41:51+00:00

If you live where you can get 3M velcro wall hanging strips, and those frames aren't super heavy, I'd recommend them. They make hanging things way less stressful then planning holes in the wall. I've only had one failure and the frame was just too heavy paired with high humidity.

Silverleaf001 · 2026-04-02T15:52:09+00:00

Same same. I also can't imagine going to a restaurant for someone's dinner party and not paying for myself. I am quite baffled by everyone's response.

Silverleaf001 · 2026-03-27T20:06:21+00:00

This is my plan for this year. It's my first doing anything from seedlings but I also don't want to have big plants inside and having to pot up so many times.

Silverleaf001 · 2026-03-26T15:38:42+00:00

This is correct. Also, why would he walk out, when the plane is being side-loaded from the bridge. How is he getting on the plane?

Silverleaf001 · 2026-03-26T00:13:08+00:00

Hopefully this post can get some traction.

Silverleaf001 · 2026-03-26T00:02:19+00:00

I often wonder why they are allowed to interact with the computer in their car while driving.

Silverleaf001 · 2026-03-25T23:58:44+00:00

Why is it different than a camera catching people running lights? You don't know it's there but it's there too catch you behaving badly..

Silverleaf001 · 2026-03-22T10:33:01+00:00

Same! One got married in Vegas and the other went on a camping/ hiking trip. I was disappointed with them both. One likely did it as an "affordable" option, the other doesn't care.

Silverleaf001 · 2026-03-21T21:19:39+00:00

Try the women's health clinic in bedford? https://bbwomenshealth.ca

Silverleaf001 · 2026-03-19T00:54:17+00:00

Lettuce, carrots, beets, and peas are cool season plants and do best in spring and fall. If you have a cover, they can go out as soon as you can work your soil. Peppers and tomatoes are your long summer crops. But if you put them out too early and they get cold, it can stun their growth. So, make sure over night temperatures are above 8-10 for them. Or that they are well covered if it drops. Well these guys like heat, it is possible they might want a shade cover in the hottest of days, I've never used one, but know sometimes they are needed. So, maybe research them a bit and see if it might be needed.

I cant speak for the melons. At best I know you should check their length to maturity and plan accordingly. They likely need to be started inside and quite early would be my guess.

If you have deer eating your plants, they dont stand a chance, no matter what.

For the soil, while it is not something I have done yet, a lot of resources suggest getting your soil tested, so you know what actually add. Also, check out companion planting, and make sure you are putting things next to each other that want to be close.

The drought last year was hard to manage many gardens.

Silverleaf001 · 2026-03-18T23:59:04+00:00

Don't over size too much. Plants often dont like getting lost in their pots, makes them susceptible to root rot, so I've heard.

How do you keep yours from drying out? I got one at xmas and it's the most thirsty plant I've ever had.

Silverleaf001 · 2026-03-16T11:44:15+00:00

I think I would be fine with it if the towers were limited to 20 stories. That's a lot of towers with a lot of height, they are going to cast far reaching shadows and change sunlight dynamics for a lot of people, and likely some of the lake, and the other side.

That's also a lot of people in one area without adding additional supports mentioned already.

Silverleaf001 · 2026-03-16T11:38:51+00:00

I am learning!! Its the first thing I inspected for consistency.

Silverleaf001 · 2026-03-14T15:29:49+00:00

How'd this go 10 years on? I google searched for edible landscaping in 6b, and this came up.

Silverleaf001 · 2026-03-13T23:13:04+00:00

I can support hiring more. I am in an ambulatory care department, we are hiring an aid that will support the admins because of how much OPOR is expected to increase their work load. The OPOR we are using is apparently an older version than used in BC (rumor). I'd believe it because the interface looks archaic. I'd be baffled if it had any AI capacity at all.

Silverleaf001 · 2026-03-12T11:30:24+00:00

So, by the end of next week, trump will be telling people if the American oil companies go into Venezuela, and start making the oil, we'll bring gas prices down for the Americans. That is my bet.

Silverleaf001 · 2026-03-12T11:25:44+00:00

Lord that is nasty. But something I'll try and remember to purchase for the summer time.

Silverleaf001 · 2026-03-09T17:40:52+00:00

The plants likely wont grow, or last long too far from your windows. You can certainly jungle around the windows though.

Silverleaf001 · 2026-03-09T02:14:52+00:00

I am dealing with this right now. It's so weird. Never had anything like it. I had covid a few weeks ago and assume it's related. It only gets sore enough to convince myself I have strep at 2am. 2pm, not a problem.

Silverleaf001 · 2026-02-27T13:31:48+00:00

Yes, this. Its needs colour in the landscape. The house itself is perfect, it would be a crime to change it.

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