A Visit to a Steampunked Homeblinks ( Read more... )

Last night, N and I sanded and re-oiled our kitchen table (which is far too large for our apartment, but whatever). I also oiled one of the boy's chairs, and will need to re-oil both the chairs soonish, since the naked pine is incredibly thirsty. After 6-7 years, I am finally running low on linseed oil ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday to the coyote-lovin' ocelot! :-)

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Barefoot, Bearded and In the Kitchen: Feminism Post-Peak

Alrighty, this essay totally rocks my socks. I want to give sample quotes to entice, but I can't decide which ones would be best because there are too many.

Some neighbours of ours, a few houses away, just spent the past couple of days installing several solar panels on their (detached) garage rooftop. I. Am. JEALOUS. These people also ride bikes and put their laundry out to dry on clothes lines multiple times a week (they also need some WD-40 for the clothesline!). Our neighbours are crunchy. Yay ( Read more... )

Consumerism

LS: 10 Ways to Green Your Spending

Simple: Buy Green Shoes (when your current ones wear out, of course)

Water

TH: Global Warming to Dry Up Ganges River

TH: How to Green Your Water

Grist: ...Smart Money is on Filter Systems

TH:Case Study for Flushless Urinals

TH: Argentinean Water Recycling Toilets

TH:How to: Eco-Laundry

TH ( Read more... )

"How small a space could you live in and be satisfied?"

Jay Shafer: Tumbleweed Houses

SFChronicle: It's a small world for occupants of tiny houses

BusinessWeek: Japan: Micro-Homes in the Big City

ApartmentTherapy: Tiny, Tiny Houses

TinyHousesSome friends of ours had their first child last summer. When they were visiting with their new little ( Read more... )

Bamboo Flooring -- Is It Really Treehugger Green?

Marmoleum Flooring
What you say?? (more on marmoleum)

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Wanna stop storing your food in plastic containers? Looking for something that stacks, is clear, and has no plastic components (not even the lid)?

Try our friend Ikea:
365+
(US stores)
(CA stores)These look awesome ( Read more... )

I got in!!!!I am now officially a permanent resident of Canada. Go ME! Hah ( Read more... )