A.T.Hagan
Inactive
Anyone here keeping a personal gardening or homesteading journal?
I'm a terrible diarist, but these last couple of years it's become apparent that with as many irons in the fire as I keep in the gardening and homesteading arena that if I don't start writing this stuff down I'm going to start forgetting stuff that is important. Already have as a matter of fact, but I may be able to get some of that info back (I hope!).
So, the other day I bought a college ruled composition book and started writing down what I've been doing here at DunHagan since we bought the place in the Fall of 2001. Decided to start there rather than trying to go even further back simply because it would take too long to write it all down.
I've already decided I don't like the initial format I chose and as soon as I've recorded everything that I can remember or rediscover from 9/2001 to the present day under the old format I'm going to start another book with a format I like better and transcribe.
It's mostly the formatting thing that is throwing me.
At the moment I've decided to do it like this:<br>
Fruits - a general category
Then specific fruits like this:<ul>
Blackerries
Blueberries
Citrus
Figs
Grapes
Miscellaneous Fruits:<ul>
Pomegranate
Feijoa (pineapple guava)
Strawberry Guava
Olive
Apples</ul>
Pears
Pecans
Persimmons
Plums</ul>
Then an area for ornamentals in general with some specific entries such as camellias, daylillies, crepe myrtles, and so on.
One for vegetable gardening.
Another for lawn and/or pasture
One for general experiences with various soil amendments like fertilizers, compost, etc.
Then perhaps a general miscellaneous as a catch-all for anything that doesn't have a category or subcategory of its own.
Within each entry I'd then break it down by year, maybe even by month or season if I need to take it that far:
2001 Fall, Winter
2002 Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
2003 Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
2004 Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
It seems like this would allow me to make specific notes about specific categories in chronological order that I would then be able to find later, maybe much later, without having to go through page after page of uncategorized notes.
Anyone doing anything like this?
If not, and you are keeping a journal what system are you using?
.....Alan.
I'm a terrible diarist, but these last couple of years it's become apparent that with as many irons in the fire as I keep in the gardening and homesteading arena that if I don't start writing this stuff down I'm going to start forgetting stuff that is important. Already have as a matter of fact, but I may be able to get some of that info back (I hope!).
So, the other day I bought a college ruled composition book and started writing down what I've been doing here at DunHagan since we bought the place in the Fall of 2001. Decided to start there rather than trying to go even further back simply because it would take too long to write it all down.
I've already decided I don't like the initial format I chose and as soon as I've recorded everything that I can remember or rediscover from 9/2001 to the present day under the old format I'm going to start another book with a format I like better and transcribe.
It's mostly the formatting thing that is throwing me.
At the moment I've decided to do it like this:<br>
Fruits - a general category
Then specific fruits like this:<ul>
Blackerries
Blueberries
Citrus
Figs
Grapes
Miscellaneous Fruits:<ul>
Pomegranate
Feijoa (pineapple guava)
Strawberry Guava
Olive
Apples</ul>
Pears
Pecans
Persimmons
Plums</ul>
Then an area for ornamentals in general with some specific entries such as camellias, daylillies, crepe myrtles, and so on.
One for vegetable gardening.
Another for lawn and/or pasture
One for general experiences with various soil amendments like fertilizers, compost, etc.
Then perhaps a general miscellaneous as a catch-all for anything that doesn't have a category or subcategory of its own.
Within each entry I'd then break it down by year, maybe even by month or season if I need to take it that far:
2001 Fall, Winter
2002 Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
2003 Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
2004 Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
It seems like this would allow me to make specific notes about specific categories in chronological order that I would then be able to find later, maybe much later, without having to go through page after page of uncategorized notes.
Anyone doing anything like this?
If not, and you are keeping a journal what system are you using?
.....Alan.