Saturday Tweets: Post-Earth Day

April 27, 2019

...Desert https://t.co/6bZTaRUG1i — Root Simple (@rootsimple) April 23, 2019 Self-proclaimed LA savior #RickCaruso doesn’t know we already have a rail line that connects DTLA to Westside & runs parallel to 10. Of course, @nytimes @tarangoNYT doesn’t correct his stupidity. @expolineledger @awalkerinLA @cmonstah @metrolosangeles https://t.co/0P50Rw6OX0 — Neal Broverman (@nbroverman) April 22, 2019 #EarthDay reminds us markets always count selectively...

Read…

Why I’m Growing Vegetables in a Straw Bale

Mr. Homegrown

May 29, 2019

10 Comments

...y gardening guru with a book: biointensive, biodynamic, raised beds, pots, self-watering containers, straw bales and just plain old by-the-book science-based, extension service advice. Results have ranged from moderately successful to moderately tragic–mostly moderately tragic. Over the years, our vegetable garden has shrunk from ambitious proportions to a tiny 3-foot by 8-foot raised bed filled with tired and expensive potting soil. This past win...

Read…

Misadventures in Laser Cutting

Mr. Homegrown

August 5, 2019

Design

7 Comments

...an initial enthusiasm followed closely by alternating periods of triumph, self doubt and pain. Hopefully you learn from your mistakes while acknowledging that you’ll never un-see the flaws nobody else will ever notice. My latest episode of DIY mountain climbing involved a laser cutter. When I found out that the LA Central Library had a laser cutter that you can use for free I jumped on the opportunity. As an experiment I thought I’d try making a...

Read…

Everything Must Go Part 3: Clothing

Mrs. Homegrown

January 13, 2015

Cleaning, Domesticus, Tidying up

30 Comments

...“to sell” hunkering in some corner, gathering dust – don’t do that to yourself. Don’t undermine your tidying. As with mending, give yourself an action deadline, and if you don’t meet it, accept that it’s okay to give these things away. Finally, a cheat of sorts, one which KonMari would not like. If you have an out-of-sight space, like a garage, you can, for a short period, put aside a sack of clothing which you are unsure about giving away. Think...

Read…

Saturday Tweets: Open Kitchens, Weedless Gardens and Copy Cats

Mr. Homegrown

July 15, 2017

Saturday Linkages

4 Comments

...sRainerDC) July 13, 2017 Flat-Pack Mobile Architecture: This Building Will Self-Construct in 8 Minutes | Urbanist – https://t.co/7brPubdJf2 — Eric Rochow (@GardenForkTV) July 13, 2017 Drivers who dislike cyclists don't see them https://t.co/eDClwbXSYl — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 12, 2017 Who designed this NYC subway signage? @plitter solved a typographical mystery that is sure to delight design nerds! https://t.co/0UIW8Rc4ym pic.twitter.c...

Read…