http://www.jennsbl.com/index.htmlLatest Posts from jennsBLOGenjennsbl@mac.comCopyright 2007 Jennifer Landefeld2009-05-27T20:18:03-04:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Tue, 13 May 2008 15:00:53 -0400jennsbl@mac.comThe Antique HouseHeirloom Gardening2009-05-27T20:18:03-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/7cbbeff58fe89ac2eb4fc0a5df9cde7c-34.html#unique-entry-id-34http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/7cbbeff58fe89ac2eb4fc0a5df9cde7c-34.html#unique-entry-id-34 It looks like we’ll have a wonderful crop of blackberries to make up for the mere handful of blueberries we expect thanks to the deer munching on the branches of the bushes through the winter. :) ]]>jennsbl@mac.comThe Antique House2009-05-29T22:14:53-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/27f516ecef2214db32afa81ce7dab64f-33.html#unique-entry-id-33http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/27f516ecef2214db32afa81ce7dab64f-33.html#unique-entry-id-33mostly upright, but we are uncertain how long it will remain that way. A suggestion made by a friend was to get the dirt away from the front walls and door as a start to preserving it, or at least preparing it to be renovated or restored. There is a lot of work to be done clearing out what the previous owner stacked in there. We’re hoping to get someone relatively local to take a look and tell us just what we need to do to restore it and make it usable. Perhaps the horseshoes we’re finding as we clean up around the structure will bring us some luck (well, when we turn them the correct way to keep the luck from “running out) ;) ]]>jennsbl@mac.comThe Antique HouseHeirloom Gardening2008-09-25T01:13:43-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/5ba81804289cf3a81e9c911598ebf3ed-32.html#unique-entry-id-32http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/5ba81804289cf3a81e9c911598ebf3ed-32.html#unique-entry-id-32jennsbl@mac.comOpinion2008-08-28T00:29:41-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/3d8ad6869dfa5e27d5b393b4f11fdf29-31.html#unique-entry-id-31http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/3d8ad6869dfa5e27d5b393b4f11fdf29-31.html#unique-entry-id-31Update: After seeking clarification I’m happier about what the fundraising will support at my son’s elementary school — field trips, classroom supplies, among other things. I’m still not okay with the bombardment of actual fundraising to be done, or the types of things we’re asked to sell though. ]]>jennsbl@mac.comHeirloom GardeningThe Antique House2008-07-14T21:51:25-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/4bb266c78e4398cd6df9d005c37f5e82-30.html#unique-entry-id-30http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/4bb266c78e4398cd6df9d005c37f5e82-30.html#unique-entry-id-30jennsbl@mac.comHeirloom GardeningThe Antique House2008-07-10T21:39:21-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/7adeaa904035e855e6f04b7f825fba51-29.html#unique-entry-id-29http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/7adeaa904035e855e6f04b7f825fba51-29.html#unique-entry-id-29our property, not the property of the person intending to build a house below us. ...The picture above doesn’t do justice to the bush we inherited with the purchase of our house and land. ... I’ve added 5 more but they are all babies compared to the original one in that location. ...Those are all still sitting in their pots until I get the right spot ready for them. ...However, my folks have a very decidedly full-size sour cherry tree right next to their house. ... Then he just decided to keep picking to take advantage of the abundance of fruit on that tree this year. I’ve done 12 small jars of cherry preserves so far and I’m told that there are 5 half gallon ice cream containers full of cherries waiting to be pitted for preserves, pies, tarts... not sure what all I’ll manage to do with the abundance. After that I’m going to have to keep an eye on the ancient pear tree that’s weighted down with an amazing amount of fruit. ... I still have access to the quince at our old house that we’ve not managed to sell yet. ... It’s going to be a banner year for fresh fruit on the table, preserves in the pantry and possibly some tasty tarts and syrups t’boot. ]]>jennsbl@mac.comThe Antique HouseHeirloom Gardening2008-04-14T23:16:37-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/ea29031bcaf3579ffb1580cac8a7c2df-28.html#unique-entry-id-28http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/ea29031bcaf3579ffb1580cac8a7c2df-28.html#unique-entry-id-28jennsbl@mac.comMacintosh SoftwareDiscount2008-01-13T00:17:29-05:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/cc8e9ceaf382c303daa5132d87926a21-27.html#unique-entry-id-27http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/cc8e9ceaf382c303daa5132d87926a21-27.html#unique-entry-id-27jennsbl@mac.comArtPittsburgh2007-09-29T19:47:46-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/3149071b752a5004dd354119d50ddda6-26.html#unique-entry-id-26http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/3149071b752a5004dd354119d50ddda6-26.html#unique-entry-id-26 ]]>jennsbl@mac.comSoftware ComparisonsMacintosh SoftwareReview2007-07-13T23:21:24-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/b282bbd6e21fda398f88a363edb39430-25.html#unique-entry-id-25http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/b282bbd6e21fda398f88a363edb39430-25.html#unique-entry-id-25jennsbl@mac.comSoftware ComparisonsMacintosh SoftwareReview2007-07-13T23:14:55-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/597dc9b685fd9ec9ecff2ed42baa6740-24.html#unique-entry-id-24http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/597dc9b685fd9ec9ecff2ed42baa6740-24.html#unique-entry-id-24jennsbl@mac.comHeirloom GardeningThe Antique House2007-06-24T00:58:10-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/ed080e8c63a6408c9c34ea45802014fb-23.html#unique-entry-id-23http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/ed080e8c63a6408c9c34ea45802014fb-23.html#unique-entry-id-23jennsbl@mac.comHardwareDiscount2007-06-12T00:00:41-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/f85a3e0119460a6d137a76e07fbd6202-22.html#unique-entry-id-22http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/f85a3e0119460a6d137a76e07fbd6202-22.html#unique-entry-id-22gadgetell, MacNN or PCWorld for some recent reviews. Also, check out the lastest TWIT podcast 100th Episode. In the midst of all the celebration of posting their 100th episode they fit in a discussion of the Drobo. The Drobo is available from other retailers but you can only get the Evangelist Discount by ordering directly from the drobostore.com with the discount code listed above. ]]>jennsbl@mac.comHeirloom Gardening2007-06-11T14:15:24-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/5f018127a0dd15e6c5122e78d9c7be98-21.html#unique-entry-id-21http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/5f018127a0dd15e6c5122e78d9c7be98-21.html#unique-entry-id-21jennsbl@mac.comMacintosh SoftwareOpinion2007-06-05T00:34:55-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/e1cc45a4bbc1dad04861e1554afec7aa-20.html#unique-entry-id-20http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/e1cc45a4bbc1dad04861e1554afec7aa-20.html#unique-entry-id-20jennsbl@mac.comMacintosh SoftwareOpinion2007-06-04T21:38:01-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/2f3158d7e8a0517e1a0c4be8343e3b29-19.html#unique-entry-id-19http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/2f3158d7e8a0517e1a0c4be8343e3b29-19.html#unique-entry-id-19jennsbl@mac.comMacintosh SoftwareSoftware Comparisons2007-05-25T23:28:01-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/b90557818a26fc139f6a0b31adbfb3d3-18.html#unique-entry-id-18http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/b90557818a26fc139f6a0b31adbfb3d3-18.html#unique-entry-id-18jennsbl@mac.comHeirloom Gardening2007-05-25T21:05:12-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/d2b6d072140b655c705c230d59d2756c-17.html#unique-entry-id-17http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/d2b6d072140b655c705c230d59d2756c-17.html#unique-entry-id-17jennsbl@mac.comThe Antique House2007-05-25T20:52:49-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/31d9e99dcf36ad438fba083d31b12fb2-16.html#unique-entry-id-16http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/31d9e99dcf36ad438fba083d31b12fb2-16.html#unique-entry-id-16jennsbl@mac.comHardwareDiscount2007-05-24T16:06:07-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/6ef4d2d37294b35e6882a51eff720041-15.html#unique-entry-id-15http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/6ef4d2d37294b35e6882a51eff720041-15.html#unique-entry-id-15Drobo is the storage unit for you and want to take advantage of the cool technology that protects your data in the event of a drive failure, just grab this code — REFJENL — and go on over to the Drobo Store to get one for yourself at $25.00 off! If you need more info before you make your decision, pop into the Drobospace Forums or check out recent articles on Gizmodo or engadget. The "Friend of Beta Tester" discount expires on May 30th. So grab it soon!]]>jennsbl@mac.comMacintosh Software2007-05-21T15:46:58-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/966bc906ce131bb9ba92db3fab410017-14.html#unique-entry-id-14http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/966bc906ce131bb9ba92db3fab410017-14.html#unique-entry-id-14jennsbl@mac.comMacintosh SoftwareReviewSoftware Comparisons2007-05-19T22:15:19-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/26b038576ff57ce7b04053f1ae46664a-13.html#unique-entry-id-13http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/26b038576ff57ce7b04053f1ae46664a-13.html#unique-entry-id-13jennsbl@mac.comMacintosh SoftwareReviewSoftware Comparisons2007-05-19T21:58:54-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/8da9d81c1a39ee6fbaedfee9215fc9c0-12.html#unique-entry-id-12http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/8da9d81c1a39ee6fbaedfee9215fc9c0-12.html#unique-entry-id-12jennsbl@mac.comOpinionMacintosh Software2007-05-15T15:12:52-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/0ad651ded53860976fce17801d780b98-11.html#unique-entry-id-11http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/0ad651ded53860976fce17801d780b98-11.html#unique-entry-id-11MacMuse blog will either be about my current experiences with app launchers or document/thought organizers. Watch this space for those to pop up as soon as I wrap up some additional research. ]]>jennsbl@mac.comMacintosh SoftwareBeta2007-05-09T12:46:11-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/b9e5e0dd8cfffd83a40657d4135c1b4b-10.html#unique-entry-id-10http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/b9e5e0dd8cfffd83a40657d4135c1b4b-10.html#unique-entry-id-10]]>jennsbl@mac.comPersonal2007-05-06T10:27:28-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/ce071ce29484bc40b9e44d845d40fd23-9.html#unique-entry-id-9http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/ce071ce29484bc40b9e44d845d40fd23-9.html#unique-entry-id-9jennsbl@mac.comMacintosh SoftwareOpinion2007-05-04T22:16:16-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/3ebf42cd619f363aad4d0ec8d0146a27-8.html#unique-entry-id-8http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/3ebf42cd619f363aad4d0ec8d0146a27-8.html#unique-entry-id-8WWDC just to see the interaction there, meet that wide variety of devs and take a much needed and enjoyable vacation. Macintosh application developers, be they young or old(er) are a boon to the platform. ...My goal now is to stay involved and aware of what's going on in the Mac dev community specifically. ... I'm looking forward to getting far enough along with evaluations to write up comparison reviews, hopefully helpful to someone other than just to me. ]]>jennsbl@mac.comHardware2007-05-04T14:16:44-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/f1c64f00011783fcae7d0aab11003ce0-7.html#unique-entry-id-7http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/f1c64f00011783fcae7d0aab11003ce0-7.html#unique-entry-id-7jennsbl@mac.comHardware2007-05-04T11:46:08-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/f0cf113db19f590ff39940792a329486-6.html#unique-entry-id-6http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/f0cf113db19f590ff39940792a329486-6.html#unique-entry-id-6 Have to wait just a little longer. Don't forget to check out my post below to get that discount code and get your own Drobo before May 30th!!]]>jennsbl@mac.comHardwareBeta2007-05-03T13:52:59-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/a89ac0b3e1d7c4c224ceae13b50b8a5d-5.html#unique-entry-id-5http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/a89ac0b3e1d7c4c224ceae13b50b8a5d-5.html#unique-entry-id-5www.drobo.com . ...If you know a beta tester — and if you are reading this, now you do — you can get an instant $25 rebate off the new price through May 30th. For those of you lucky enough to see my blogs just use REFJENL at http://www.drobostore.com to get that discount. ... You'll find listings for other discounts with a Google search but to my knowledge, this instant $25 off is the only one in effect after the price drop that happened May 2nd. ...The unit flashes lights at you to tell you that there's a problem (okay, it's a bit more specific than that but they explain it pretty well on their own site). ...If you have their software installed, which I find useful and reassuring even though you can use the Drobo without it, you will be given even more feedback about the status of the device and your remaining drives. ...I'm currently awaiting my commercially available version of the unit (unfortunately, I have to give up the beta unit to do this as it was too rich for my budget to keep both). I'm hoping my boys (that would by my husband and my 5 year old son) will forgive me for buying my own Mother's Day present in a few days — an Apple Airport Extreme — so I can plug the Drobo into our network and get all those kids shows (Scooby, Avatar, Jimmy Neutron) OFF my main drive at home. ...Take a look at www.drobo.com and see if you find the backstory on this product as compelling as we beta testers did. With the price drop and an additional discount you may find yourself less likely to be in a “lost my data” scenario in the near future. ]]>jennsbl@mac.comOpinionPolitics2007-05-01T23:06:45-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/6cf8b2629794f6224eba3bd8e00f6847-4.html#unique-entry-id-4http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/6cf8b2629794f6224eba3bd8e00f6847-4.html#unique-entry-id-4jennsbl@mac.comHistoryThe Antique House2007-04-27T11:03:51-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/30ee21a18919e2bde93258675d685e63-3.html#unique-entry-id-3http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/30ee21a18919e2bde93258675d685e63-3.html#unique-entry-id-3jennsbl@mac.comHistory2007-04-27T11:33:45-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/31927c3df811fb12764acab9863a76c7-1.html#unique-entry-id-1http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/31927c3df811fb12764acab9863a76c7-1.html#unique-entry-id-1Bushy Run during the French and Indian War. That was one of their primary campaign locales in the States. While in CA, Alex happened to become acquainted with folks who were re-enactors with the 77th. They asked him to join and he did. I grew up not terribly far from the Bushy Run battlefield in PA. Alex and I had a home not too far from there before we left for CA. About 4 years after moving back to PA we've purchased an "antique" house — built circa 1798 — even closer to Bushy Run. The irony of this is not lost on us. We moved from Pennsylvania to California only to end up as re-enactors with a regiment that primarily dealt with Western PA skirmishes and then disbanded to make their way in the New World. ]]>jennsbl@mac.comPersonal2007-04-26T23:47:13-04:00http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/6cfee5a764b1ee99d45b3581bc0a9e52-0.html#unique-entry-id-0http://www.jennsbl.com/blog/files/6cfee5a764b1ee99d45b3581bc0a9e52-0.html#unique-entry-id-0