Saturday Tweets: Bird Eyesight, Making and Marginalia

September 2, 2017

...://t.co/UzKG3lNqRt. And thanks for the shout out @robdeadtech! pic.twitter.com/vZVoNDgTtm — federico tobon (@wolfCatWorkshop) August 31, 2017 The August WolfCatWorkshop Newsletter is out now. Check it out at https://t.co/H1df1RKQ5O #newsletter #wolfCatWorkshop — federico tobon (@wolfCatWorkshop) August 27, 2017 Watch how hard it is to make a traditional Korean inlaid lacquer box https://t.co/VQ5LdKXtm3 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 29, 2017 M...

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Saturday Tweets: Plywood and Mean Cats

Mr. Homegrown

September 16, 2017

Saturday Linkages

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...er the Ten (@undertheten) September 3, 2017 Turn Firewood Into Floating Shelves https://t.co/Tbf4YsVMqx — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 3, 2017 Restoring a Rare Hand Plane | Stanley #4 1/2 https://t.co/1c8qOD65oJ — Root Simple (@rootsimple) September 14, 2017 Before Ikea pic.twitter.com/1IAb3NWPJr — Damien Kempf (@DamienKempf) September 3, 2017 RT @UCUrbanAg: Altadena Farmers' Market encourages backyard growers, sales of hyperlocal produ...

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Saturday Tweets: Garden Shows, Floppy Discs and an Auto-Wicking Garden

Mr. Homegrown

May 28, 2016

Saturday Linkages

...2, 2016 Ultimate Auto-Wicking Garden https://t.co/RmykErxBSr — Root Simple (@rootsimple) May 22, 2016 #bikemonth If LA wants to recruit more bicycle riders, it should make roads safe for them https://t.co/KPUQjCFxAF pic.twitter.com/DfBJkuP0ll — L.A. Times Opinion (@latimesopinion) May 19, 2016 Cops Confiscate Axe from Teen Chopping Wood to Build Fort. Phew! https://t.co/Bq0vmxsI2s pic.twitter.com/dhYBLnKcws — Lenore Skenazy (@FreeRangeKids) May 19...

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More Thoughts on Thinning the Library

Mr. Homegrown

January 16, 2015

Domesticus, Tidying up

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...travel in a set order to participants who want to read a certain book. The community aspect of BookCrossing.com has grown and expanded in ways that were not expected at the outset, in the form of blog or forum discussions, mailing lists and annual conventions throughout the world. For me, Bookcrossing confirms our hidden animistic view of our possessions. I’m not sure this facilitates getting rid of stuff. If you’re a Bookcrossing fan, please corr...

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034 Decluttering

Mr. Homegrown

January 22, 2015

Cleaning, Domesticus, Podcasts

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...nt Selling books at Powell’s and The Last Bookstore Konmari t-shirt folding method If you want to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to rootsimple@gmail.com. You can subscribe to our podcast in the iTunes store and on Stitcher. The theme music is by Dr. Frankenstein. Additional music by Rho. A downloadable version of this podcast is here....

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