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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Building a table
I went to a workshop on Wednesday at the OffMarket Freeschool (running for another week yet, with some great workshops still to come!) on furniture building. It was very much about using what you have around: we started out with … Continue reading
Posted in diy
Tagged building things, diy, free stuff, freeschool, furniture, low-budget
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DIY rooting hormone with willow bark
I had a couple of cuttings to take (it being that time of year), but wasn’t keen to get commercial rooting hormone to help them along. Someone at the EAT 2011 course in August told me that you can use … Continue reading
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Tagged cuttings, garden, gardening, herbs, rosemary, techniques, thyme
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Babies on Bikes!
I have a post today on putting your baby on your bike, over at green parenting blog Peas and Love. Head on over there to read about how old your small passenger needs to be to get started, the advantages … Continue reading
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Tagged babies, bikes, children, cycling, parenting, transport
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Travelling from London to Belfast overland
Over the last couple of years, I have travelled from London to Belfast overland several times, and in several different ways. Herewith a summary of the various options. Note that timings are from London Euston – Belfast/Larne Port; I believe … Continue reading
Traffic on the Thames
From the balcony of our new house, right next to the Thames, we have an excellent view of the river traffic going up and down past our front door. There’s not that much of it considering the size of the … Continue reading
The Garden Project: quick-win vegetables
So, we planted one side of our new garden with grass already. On the other side (the eastern, and thus west-facing, side), the first quick win was to move the pots of tomatoes and herbs from the old balcony. The … Continue reading
The Garden Project: creating grass
Along with my recently-moved-into new house came a new garden. Specifically, a south-facing space about 8m long by 5m wide (tiny by most people’s standards; pretty decent by local standards; and a huge improvement on the 5m x 1.5m balcony … Continue reading
One change at a time: easy shower greywater reuse
After a very full-on fortnight learning about permaculture and activism at the Earth Activist Training 2011 course in August, I came away all fired up to make some changes at home. I would absolutely love to set up some kind … Continue reading
Posted in permaculture
Tagged easy changes, environment, greywater, permaculture, water
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