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Tag Archives: diy
Apples, and Growstuff
Our apple tree grew two whole apples this year*, and on Tuesday we ate one of them. It was, as that update mentions, very tasty. Tonight we will eat the second one. That update link goes to Growstuff, an awesome … Continue reading
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Tagged apple tree, apples, coding, diy, eating the food, garden, growstuff
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New shelves
I have new shelves! Some months ago I decided I needed to replace the dark wood bookcase on my desk with something in white (to lighten up the corner), with space for taller things (to clear out the untidy heaps … Continue reading
Making things: a place for things and a place for making
I have a couple of woodwork projects on my making-things list, but haven’t been making much progress with them. I realised the other day that part of the problem was the lack of space in the garage to start on … Continue reading
Fitting a water butt
If you grow plants and have access to a gutter downpipe, it’s well worth finding the space and time for a water butt. Rainwater is better for your plants than tap water*; and of course you help conserve water as … Continue reading
Posted in growing things, the garden project
Tagged diy, environmentalism, water, water saving
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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
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Tagged carpentry, diy, making things, reuse reduce recycle, wood
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From pallets to shed
I spent much of February slowly constructing a shed (more of a tool cupboard, really; our garden is very small) from deconstructed pallets. The first step was to measure up (my shed was 80cm x 60cm in footprint, and spade-height-plus-a-bit … Continue reading
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Tagged building things, diy, garden, low-budget, making things, permaculture, the garden project
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Making things
Recently, I have been making things: The second one took a bit longer, and is kind of still under construction. Actually the shed is also still under construction, lacking as it does a door; it has however had front battens … Continue reading
Posted in the garden project
Tagged building things, diy, garden, leon, pallet construction, permaculture, shed
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Making raised beds from pallets
Last week I made a fourth raised bed for the garden; like the previous 3, the wood came from a couple of deconstructed pallets rescued from a nearby skip. It took me just over an hour (with power tools: a … Continue reading
Posted in the garden project
Tagged carpentry, construction, diy, gardening, growing things, permaculture, raised beds
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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
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Tagged building things, diy, free stuff, freeschool, furniture, low-budget
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