Archive for March, 2008

Permaculture at Commonweal Garden and Regenerative Design Institute

Yesterday I was excited to finally attend an open house given by the Regenerative Design Institute (RDI) in Bolinas. I’ve been intrigued by their programs for some time now, but the Commonweal Garden site is also a residence, so it’s only open to the public on a limited basis.
I was really affected by the […]

links for 2008-03-30

NAFA - North American Falconers Association
Would be interesting to go to their annual meeting Thanksgiving weekend.
(tags: raptors falconry associations)

California Hawking Club
(tags: falconry raptors associations)

Confessions of a Chart Maker

When I need to figure something out, I want to push words and images around so I can think about them and, more importantly, see and play with the connections and relationships between them. There’s something fundamentally satisfying about putting my thoughts onto paper in a non-linear way. If I can physically move […]

links for 2008-03-24

Heritage Salvage - recycled wood - reclaimed building supply - milling
In Petaluma; source for reclaimed wood and other materials.
(tags: wood green reclaimed buildingmaterials)

California Blacksmith Association
Join for $35 and you’re eligible to take classes.
(tags: blacksmithing)

links for 2008-03-22

Amazon.com: Finley 2×4basics Shelf Links, Black, 6-Pack # 09106: Home Improvement
Possible shelf solution; strong shelves out of these brackets plus 2×4’s
(tags: shelves diy storage)

links for 2008-03-21

Potato-Shiitake Bake
Good recipe; if you substitute the canned whipped cream like they suggest, be sure it’s not sweetened. We had an oddly sweet gratin.
(tags: recipe shitake mushroom potato)

Halibut With Carrots And Leeks Recipe - LoveToKnow Recipes
Easy and good. We cooked at 350 degrees.
(tags: recipe halibut fish)

Quiche with red chard - Justinsomnia
Justin makes this […]

The Printer Dilemma (tired of buying crap)

An Epson Stylus CX 6000 “multifunction” printer sits on my desk as it has for months, its functionality reduced to scanning only. It worked well on its initial set of cartridges; when they started running out, I replaced them with cartridges from the same third-party manufacturer I’d used with my last Epson. They […]

Some YouTube Favorites for Friday

I’ve posted some of these before, but we need to lighten up around here:
Hobbies
You know, those dueling pistols in those sweet wooden boxes…

Grizzly Bear Man
If you liked Werner Herzog’s “Grizzly Man”, you’ll love this!

Young Engineers
I hope they make it to Maker Faire!

Human Tetris

Split Seconds

It’s been a hectic week, with more feelings and emotions than most. It’s draining.
I’d been home a while and would have been happy to stay embedded in the loveseat with Steve and Laika, but our CSA box pickup is on Thursdays, and I didn’t want to let it go until tomorrow. So I […]

Cue “Pomp and Circumstance”

Wow, look at all the link love I’m getting here…thanks Mark and Justin! I love the first comment by Antinous on that Boing Boing post…”Can’t they just knit one?”
If you’re interested in the job, I couldn’t recommend a better place to work or a better group of people to work with. I know […]