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Month: April 2017

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It’s all in the ground

Posted on April 30, 2017
by John Jackson
raised beds for vegetables
Planted celosias, poppies, eggplant, and sweet peppers this weekend. Early summer garden is compete (also contains onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelon, 2 carrots, and a bed full of herbs).
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It was pretend, dear reader

Posted on April 25, 2017
by John Jackson

Me: Aletheia, what are you doing?

Aletheia, from another room: Putting marinara sauce on my booty.

Me: (Please be pretend. Please be pretend.)

Posted on April 25, 2017
by John Jackson
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They were put there by a man

Posted on April 14, 2017
by John Jackson
a peach
Peaches!
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Who wants pickles?

Posted on April 13, 2017
by John Jackson
Cucumber leaves
Cucumbers are coming
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Librarians IN SPAAAAACE!!!

Posted on April 13, 2017
by John Jackson
Careers in Info Science poster
The poster for our Careers in Information Science poster
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I met my goal

Posted on April 7, 2017
by John Jackson

Benefits of hosting an 8-hour Wikipedia edit-a-thon? I got my 10,000 steps without ever leaving the classroom.

Posted on April 7, 2017
by John Jackson
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Assessment in action

Posted on April 2, 2017
by John Jackson

Aletheia just walked up to me with a pad and pen and said “Daddy, I need to chart what you are doing.”

Posted on April 2, 2017
by John Jackson
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Gardener. Father. Academic librarian. (bibliothecarius communicendi). I drink and I know things.

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