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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Trike review: 4.5 months in
Some time ago, before L was born, we bought a Christiania cargo trike, which we used for the first time when he was about 5 wks old. How is it working out now he’s nearing 5 months? It has been … Continue reading
Making a laptop caddy
In our household we have a tendency to leave laptops lying around the living room. It occurred to me, as L began rolling and trying really hard to crawl (he is currently managing whole millimetres at a time, often backwards), … Continue reading
Posted in diy, making things
Tagged carpentry, diy, making things, reuse reduce recycle, wood
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Watering upstairs
We have some plants on the first floor; a few on the windowsills, and a few more now on the balcony (see The Balcony Project). We do not have any water on the first floor. So far, my watering has … Continue reading
Posted in the balcony project
Tagged life hacking, permaculture, the balcony project, water
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Writing and time
Since I last wrote about writing and parenting, a few weeks ago, I’ve been experimenting with ways of writing fiction during my child-care days. I’ve written a few more bits and pieces on my phone (thumb-typing is slow) using Epistle, … Continue reading