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Trees for the high desert
I’ve been thinking a lot about what kind of trees to plant around our new house. The high desert is a tough place for trees and we will be asking a lot of ours, so I am quite excited about havin… more »
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Trees for the high desert
ryan wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve been thinking a lot about what kind of trees to plant around our new house. The high dese … more »
Building green and cheap means small and simple
ryan wrote 2 weeks ago: Our house is going to demonstrate a lot of sustainable systems and is designed to be affordable. App … more »
Finishing outdoor wood
ryan wrote 1 month ago: A coworker recently asked me about finishing wood for outdoor use. I’ve gone round and round … more »
Camping and the Potty House
ryan wrote 1 month ago: We went camping on our property this weekend. The weather was typical for an Arizona spring: highly … more »
Canelo Project
ryan wrote 2 months ago: Wifey and I left the urchins with a friend and drove to Canelo this past Saturday. Canelo is a small … more »
Kevin Graal's notes from his workshops
powerparties wrote 2 months ago: 1. Roughly, what was the structure of your sessions? Broadly speaking, I adopted the same structur … more »
Loose Button a.k.a Loosing the Grip
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Raindreamer wrote 2 months ago: One of my over-coat buttons got loose couple of weeks ago. It seems to reflect everything that is go … more »
Sara Haq's notes from the first workshops
powerparties wrote 2 months ago: 1. Roughly, what was the structure of your two sessions? (How did you spend your time … more »
The first workshop is next week!
powerparties wrote 3 months ago: Here are some practical details about the first workshop led by Sara Haq: Monday 4th Feb, all day, S … more »
What's up?
ryan wrote 4 months ago: So it’s been a little while since I posted last. I am going to use the holidays excuse. So her … more »
Garden gumption
ryan wrote 5 months ago: On Saturday morning I was playing in the yard with our elder urchin and looked at the largely fallow … more »
Space conditioning without conditioners
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ryan wrote 6 months ago: I spent entirely too much time this afternoon trying to figure out why our furnace wasn’t work … more »
A single to Saigon, please
Brian wrote 10 months ago: I’ve only gone and done it. My flight has been booked for September 3rd and it’s a one-w … more »
