BrickTube

...ow statue sitting around for years with no place to go and a big pile of unused bricks, the remains of a failed parkway path project. Last week I finally got around to putting the two problems together by building a plinth out of brick. To do this I had to review the ancient and challenging art of brickwork. Lacking an actual living person to learn brickwork from, always the best option, I resorted to YouTube. Most of the brick how-to videos I fou...

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Jujube and Goji Fever

...herbicides. We ended up planting them elsewhere in the yard, since our black walnut area is a bit too shady, and we’ll report back on how they do. Supposedly the leaves are edible as well, for those of you keeping score on the alternate uses of fruits and vegetables. Note that the Papaya tree nursery is by appointment only and can be reached at (818) 363-3680. No mail order except for miracle fruit berries (see those strange berries and some video...

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Saturday Linkages: News From the Far West

My friend bought a scrying mirror (commonly used in the occult for predicting the future) and walked in to see his black cat standing on two legs and staring into it… pic.twitter.com/h6gtirl1nN — MKB (@MatthewKBegbie) March 28, 2021 The Edwards Go Electric ‘I felt I killed my children’: lead poisons California community – and fills kids’ teeth Last Night in Echo Park More on Echo Park Cult classics: the faded glory of California’s fringe sects –...

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Kelly’s New Desk

...ry and older designs that, paradoxically, seem clean and modern. This desk uses a common staked leg design that you’ll see on a lot of tables and chairs in the past and to this day in many places in the world. As this was the first time I’ve ever built this type of table, mistakes were made but I’m pleased with the end result. Schwartz emphasizes hand tools which means that this desk could be made with just a few tools in a small workshop (though...

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Saturday Tweets: Dogs, Land Use, Kale and Rocket Cats

...Efk — Joe Parris (@KTVBJoe) August 3, 2018 Fascinating look at how America uses its land https://t.co/H1eP86WWXq — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 2, 2018 This project proves that a better world is possible: https://t.co/lmj0mFzqd1 — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 1, 2018 Holy Kale, what is going on? https://t.co/8FYmqzkSMh — Eric Rochow (@GardenForkTV) July 30, 2018 My co-editor @Jenny_L_Davis has a write up of the three of the most important...

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