Architecture & Design
Landscaping with Herbs
Rodale’s Essential Herbal Handbooks: Landscaping With Herbs written by Nancy Ondra is an interesting little book. It will tell you nothing about the use of the herbs recommended for planting. It will tell you very little about the cultivation of various herb varieties. It offers a number of very specific landscape designs that gardeners can either … Continue reading
Etsy Find: FOOD by beauchamping
Beauchamping has made some awesome prints but this “Do Not Feed The Animals The Animals” one is my favorite!
Recent Reads … dogs, history, politics, food, and more
Amazon.com Widgets Whether it is a book about understanding dogs, the food system, the history of the AK, or something else, I enjoy reading a vast array of nonfiction. Here are my recently completed volumes, in no particular order: (Beware, it is not a short list.)
Reading about food production
Okay, while I was teaching, I may not have been able to post as regularly as I normally do, but that did not mean that I stopped reading! I read every day for at least 30 to 45 minutes, generally as I am going to sleep. It is my way to clear my mind and … Continue reading
Old School Tools
Old School Tools are hand-forged knives, carving tools, and functional items made by Orien MacDonald! He makes some awesome looking pieces … maybe one day for a gift …
Honey Pot
Ain’t this a cute little honey pot! It would look great alongside our Fiesta and with our Le Creuset cookware …
The Landscaping Revolution
When I saw The Landscaping Revolution on the library shelf, I thought that it may be an interesting book. Reading the back cover, it seemed like a good book that would focus on how to landscape without resorting the large amounts of chemicals and maybe how to deal with some of the common landscaping issues … Continue reading
Whisky Barrel Flooring
Now, this is really not something that you see everyday … flooring made from old whisky barrels. Somehow the guys at McKay Flooring have figured out how to make flat floors out of curved barrels! They have even managed to keep the writing on some of them. I wonder if they would be willing to … Continue reading
More Steampunk
Since my previous post on the Steampunk exhibition in Oxford, the exhibition has closed and the exhibits have either returned to their creators or have been sold. Today, on BBC, there is coverage of a Steampunk gathering in London, featuring the many aspects of the genre … it got me thinking about posting a few … Continue reading
