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Recycling a little junk mail – making origami newspaper pots

Recycling a little junk mail – making origami newspaper pots

Feb 17, 2009 | Garden

After posting new photos of the seedlings, some were asking about the newspaper pots I use. They are completely free (aside from the soil we buy to fill them with although one could use their own soil and compost) because I use papers that come to our house every week...

Um yeah, that’s definitely broken

Jan 15, 2009 | DIY, Homesteading Life, House & Home

Well, things are finally starting to thaw out a bit here…but with the thaw came the revelation that we have a water line break. The copper piping running from our mudroom out into the courtyard and finally to the guest house burst wide open, with about a two...

Got any grapevines hanging around?

Oct 17, 2008 | Decorating, Garden, Homesteading Life

The sun is shining here today, for the first time in what feels like weeks. And although it’s supposed to be only in the mid-50’s the next few days, I definitely prefer cool days with sunshine than grey, miserable, rainy days like those that usually fill...

Babywearing with a wrap

Oct 16, 2008 | Marriage

I bought us a Baby Bjorn Synergy carrier a few weeks ago via eBay and know that it will be great for extended wearing, taking long walks, shopping excursions and so on. But I also think that I’ll want to be wearing Mackenzie when I’m working around the...