Search Results for: label/homegrown evolution amazon store/2010/06/the-urban-homestead

974 results

Saturday Linkages: Cat Memes, Food Allergies and a Monteverdi Drop

Avatar photo
Saturday Linkages
3 Comments
...How a cat named Smudge’s distaste for salad created one of 2019’s most popular memes Why the world is becoming more allergic to food No One Wants Your Used Clothes Anymore ‘Like sending bees to war’: the deadly truth behind your almond-milk obsession DIY Rolling Umbrella Base A 27-year-old Costco fan loves the store so much he got a logo tattooed and had a birthday party in the food court Music break: Lamento della Ninfa by Claudio Monteverdi...

Read…

Our Covid House Rules and Strategies

Avatar photo
Preparedness, Thoughtstylings
18 Comments
...hat we came up with as of ten minutes ago. Minimizing trips to the grocery store Many restaurant distribution companies have pivoted into home delivery. Johnnie at Granola Shotgun blogged about a Bay Area service he tried. We tried it this week via The Chef’s Warehouse. It worked great. The food was delivered in two days. Quality was decent. Some things are available only in huge quantities but you could easily split stuff with friends and neighbo...

Read…

138 Erics Gone Wild

Avatar photo
Podcasts
...t Gavin Atkin Ultra Simple Boat Building 17 Plywood Boats Anyone Can Build Storer Boat Plans Fixing a canoe Insulation and new windows You can also find Eric on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. If you’d like 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. Closing theme music by Dr. Frankenstein. A downloadable...

Read…

I Built a Set of Gerritt Rietveld Crate Chairs and So Can You

Avatar photo
Design
3 Comments
...uild with a modest amount of tools and dimensional lumber from the big box store. I made a set of Rietveld’s crate chairs and a crate table for our backyard. The crate chair is a nod to the Morris chair. It’s low slung, kind of like a beach chair (there’s also a taller version). While simple, the chair’s design shows an architect’s appreciation of how planes intersect and how to make those connections visually interesting. I’ve built reproductions...

Read…