Tag Archives: Green living
Weekend work
It is November and still surprisingly warm, though we get cold blasts here and there. It was entirely warm enough to work outside this weekend, which is exactly what we did. Outdoor tasks become a bit of a race at … Continue reading
Cooking on a woodstove
Okay, so the house is finished and we’re actually living here now and I haven’t even finished writing about it and how we went about building it. Think I started on that project back in the late spring… Details. All … Continue reading
Filed under Esse woodstove, Greening homes, Local food
Slow clothes and taking stock
Last month I put up a brief post about slow clothing and asked readers about the oldest favourite (or at least most frequently worn) item(s) of clothing in your closets. How long we hang onto and wear our clothes is … Continue reading
Filed under The joy of recycling
Building a greener home – part 1
Back in 2008 both my husband and I came away from watching Garbage Warrior feeling excited, even somehow galvanized. We came away from it wondering if we could knock down our 70-year old home in a leafy west Ottawa neighbourhood … Continue reading
Filed under Greening homes, Living locally, Local food
The rise of the scythe or how to get the most out of your children
I’ll start with my other half (better half?), pictured here, holding something that he has wanted for as long as he can remember. Yes, a scythe. He grew up with parents who had an allotment where they grew food, raised … Continue reading
Filed under Growing food, Raising children
