Tag Archives: Self Sufficient Living
The case for working with your hands NYT
Check out this Country Living Link Reminds me of the (rather woolly) 70′s philosophical mainstay – “Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance” and not just because that is the authors thing. It seems what is really under discussion is … Continue reading
The Joys of Narrow Country Lanes
For a crowded Island, where we live is remote. So when our septic tank looked like it needed emptying it proved a challenge to find someone with a truck small enough to get to us. Seven and a half ton … Continue reading
Recycling scrap wood
We collect waste timber made (doors, window frames and windows, fascia boards and the like) once a fortnight for our wood burning range, supplying all our hot water, heating and cooking. Zero carbon footprint as it is all ‘old wood’. … Continue reading