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Plan Now for a Late-Summer Pea Harvest!

March 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Here in the Pacific Northwest we say, “Plant your peas by President’s Day,” and though I wander about pontificating this wisdom, I never quite manage to follow it.  As usual, I’m late with my pea planting this year, but now that I’m finally getting to it, I wanted to let ya’ll in on a little [...]

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Tags: garden, seasons, urban farming

Hats Indoors, Nightcaps, and a Simple Gift Project–My Favorite Easy Knitted Hat

November 16th, 2009 · 7 Comments

My dad always said, “Leaper, if your toes are cold, put your hat on.”  And all of us have heard that we lose 50% of our body heat through our heads.  This last was recently debunked, sort of, by the scientific community.  Evidently the heat loss “myth” is based on murky science from the 1950s [...]

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Tags: craft, energy use, knitting, seasons

Simple Gifts

November 6th, 2009 · 6 Comments

In the world of eco-hip, we are expected to eschew Christmas hype, and I am as cynical about corporate, commercial, factory-made holidays as the next person.  But I love to celebrate the turning of the seasons, and believe deeply in reclaiming the light, richness, and beauty of  Solstice/Christmas time.  I know that it’s also become [...]

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Tags: seasons, simple gifts

DIY Autumn Leaf Chandelier

October 23rd, 2009 · 6 Comments

When we moved into this house, I was overjoyed to finally have a dining room (I’d never had one), big enough for a long table.  I dreamed of an old craftsman hanging lamp to replace the new ceiling fixture that had been installed, which looks a bit like a leftover from the set of Twin [...]

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Tags: craft, seasons