Dian Green

I tried uploading my 6 through 11 a couple of weeks ago and wasn't sure if it went through.

For the future, is it better to just reupload, if it's questionable, or would you prefer we ask?

Thanks!

I have some Canadian ginger that I've put under a couple of mine, but they are more of a true understory situation, at least for a few more years.

The pair at my old place had lovage between them and a lilac nearby and I got very good pollination.

For most of my framing years we used a 3M product called ATG to attach the paper backing. It's basically double sided tape but the glue only, no additional body. Comes in rolls and we used the 1/4" size. You lay it down along the frame back edge, press it down and peel off the backing then lay down a piece of kraft paper that is a bit larger than the frame. Press the paper down and then use a razor blade to cut off the paper to the exact edges of the frame. Gives a really clean back and no waiting or added moisture.

Here's one of a group of Valentine's cards I made up a few years ago that were based on Night Watch as well.

Got my first harvest out of the plot. Using 25 calories per 55 grams, I have a grand total of 127 calories!

Not too impressive yet but at least I got some stuff planted as I weeded out some of the dandelions.

If it's older, then a base coat of a suitable background oil colour should be enough. There is a very long history of oil being overpainted.

I've done painting on older canvas but that was altering the images rather than painting over the whole thing. I have done acrylic over an unknown surface and it was fine, but I only did that when it was on board. ( and I was pretty sure it wasn't oil)
If it was a cheap enough score, then it should be a fairly low risk gamble to try it.

Lovage is a winner for us. Strong, once it's established, not too spready and it replaces celery in most uses except fresh eating.
I also love both chives and garlic chives. Thyme is another super easy one, even if it just goes in soups. Dill is tasty and pretty versatile and it self seeds enough that I treat it like a moving perennial. Bronze leaf fennel is another one you can just leave once it's settled in and use whenever you want. ( the flowers taste just like licorice allsorts)
Tarragon, oregano, horseradish and sage are more easy perennials that I'll use occasionally.

The only annuals I really go for are parsley, lemongrass and basil. So many ways to use them and they are so expensive to buy that it's always worth it to put them in every year. I have the cilantro-tastes-like-soap gene so it never makes the list.

Had my first Shiitake show up on my logs! Nothing yet on the lions mane but I did get 2 small blue oysters last fall.

My dad has always had a beard. He would get terrible ingrowth of hairs if he shaved. Just keeps it clipped with an electric clipper and that has been fine.
If the laser option had been around when he was a young man then I think it would have been on the table. It might have even been medically suggested.

I agree that laser removal is up there with no shaving and regular cutting of longer growth as the cheaper/more permies options.