I was just listening to the radio, one of those talk shows to be exact, when someone called in to complain that we will never be rid of fossil fuels because, well because of the planes, trucks and trains that are used to move goods and people around. Fallacious to say the least. This is […] Read more…
Wonderful article written by Karen Chapman on Great Garden Combo: A Fall Landscape Scene That Lasts. Karen beautifully covers the steps and details necessary for anyone to create beautiful garden vignettes. She also has a new book titled Fine Foliage with Christina Salwitz. The layout of the book is beautiful. Though the book offers a […] Read more…
It seems as time progresses that an ever increasing number of people are starting to stand up and say “I want to live in a real community!” However, what defines community is somewhat elusive and can be highly variable. The definition of community depends upon the individual, family, or even a group of people. For […] Read more…
Each site has its own energy, or as Alexander Pope wrote, its own “genius”. Sometimes this energy, or genius, is a specific feature which the whole revolves around, sometimes it’s an unseen impression or feeling. Transparency & Appreciation: I want all of my readers to know that I do provide links on this blog to […] Read more…
“Building Green” is a two word phrase that has two parts to its \’ definition. It means to design and build a structure in such a way that the actual construction has minimal impact on the environment including the processing of the construction materials, the movement of the materials and the physical impact it has […] Read more…
Several years ago in front of our place the county brought in some heavy equipment to clean the ditches that run alongside the road. They brought in backhoes, dump trucks and a grader. Being a man I just watched them – not thinking too much about it because I had to go to work shortly. […] Read more…
Just how much is 36 Billion dollars? 36 Billion Dollars seems like a large amount of money. It can be a little hard to comprehend so, I broke it down with several examples so that we can see what it really is. It is one-half of Bill Gates net worth It is enough for every (legal) […] Read more…
Over the years, I’ve resigned myself to the fact that Mother Nature has an intelligence that far surpasses human intellect. For instance, what we think we know about good gardening practices goes entirely down the drain when we examine the interactions of micro-organisms in, or lacking, in our garden soil. Ignorance, or the absence of […] Read more…
A simple fact that seems overlooked is the room volumes when it comes to heating and cooling. When a house is being designed they look at square footage primarily – only to size the heating and cooling systems. With the bigger/more mentality that pervades the consumer market who really cares about […] Read more…
I was thinking the other day about appliance life and remembered a refrigerator that my parents used to have. When I was very young my family moved into a house that my parents had just built. It had most of the amenities that most people had – indoor bathrooms, stove, fridge, etc. Many years later […] Read more…
