Ian Hamilton Finlay’s Sundials

...Ian Hamilton Finlay 1925-2006. On my long bucket list is the construction of a Root Simple sundial. Towards that end I’ve begun a short Sundial Pinterest board that, as of today, is entirely made up of Ian Hamilton Finlay sundials. Finlay’s poetry, art and gardening deserves greater recognition. The print of one of his sundials, above, is a clever meditation/pun on the distinction between the map and the territory. You can own an original Finlay p...

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Saturday Tweets: Bee Stings and Doughnuts

...Eats — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 7, 2016 No-Fry Doughnuts, 1976 – A Vintage Halloween Recipe Re-Run https://t.co/uf03TU7PDs — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 7, 2016 Growing a jungle in a New York apartment: https://t.co/KTs7Y5vUXs — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 7, 2016 How to Treat a Bee Sting | The Art of Manliness https://t.co/g77bRwu7It — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 7, 2016...

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Saturday Tweets: Squirrels, Swingers, Singers

...ield-Expedient Tricks for Estimating the Height and Width of Objects | The Art of Manliness https://t.co/BGx0HmnC8y — Root Simple (@rootsimple) October 29, 2016 "Cycling to work, school, shop, and everywhere in between is just something the Dutch do, without overthinking it." https://t.co/kvEmLhQ0sO pic.twitter.com/lQQ5AlrcWk — Chris Bruntlett (@modacitylife) October 29, 2016 Living, Dying, and Eating in the “Day of the Dead” Belt https://t.co/0ky...

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Saturday Tweets: Playing Chicken, Healthy Eating and Fixing Stuff

...//t.co/rne1W8iCoB #letsfixstuff — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 10, 2016 Wherever you are, Stand with Standing Rock on Tuesday, Nov. 15—in LA join us at 915 Wilshire! #NoDAPL https://t.co/cYc1cXLPBy — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 10, 2016 The departure of Leonard Cohen breaks our hearts. This piece helps us remember why we love him so: https://t.co/vaCvLzFZIv via @newyorker — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 12, 2016 Sweeping Letters...

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My Marie Kondo Obsession

...imbue objects around with supernatural qualities that makes stuff hard to part with. This, at least in part, reflects the influence of Shintoism on Kondo’s work (she worked at a Shinto shrine in her youth). If your Marie Kondo fandom is as obsessive as mine (I proposed to Kelly that we put up a portrait of Kondo in the house) you will enjoy the NHK video above that introduces you to Kondo’s mentor Nagisa Tatsumi, author of the Art of Discarding. O...

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