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  • Lawns

    Until today I used to be able to say that I had never mowed a lawn in my life. And that would be a completely true statement. I grew up on a farm where mowing the ‘lawn’ consisted of getting a horse or pony and a book and laying out on the grass for a…

  • In the persuit of…

    Guns blaze & wars rage Schools burn & we are enslaved Our hearts lost in travesty & tragedy Our souls crying out to be saved. We have done terrible things I have committed heinous crimes We all want to be held & told it will all be alright Lines blur & are crossed Wars waged…

  • Reduce and Reuse

    Freecycle is quite possibly one of the greatest sites going in that it connects the local community in a way that is completely unique – everything is FREE. Post what you want or what you have and someone from your community or better yet your neighbourhood will come and get it if they can make…

  • Earthship Darfield

    Someone near us is building an earthship and they want you to come and see what they are doing! If you have seen the movie ‘The Garbage Warrior‘ then you know what the heck I am talking about. If you haven’t the movie begs the question what do beer cans, car tires and water bottles…

  • Calling BS on Recycling

    Penn and Teller had this wonderful program called BullShit! Sorry if that offends but that’s the name! They called Bullshit on recycling which was incredibly eye opening and SO true. Check it out here. So before you happily and blissfully throw all your ‘recyclables’ into that blue lidded bin think twice about where that yogurt…

  • Outdoor furniture

    Currently I have been pondering this situation as there is going to be an acquisition soon regarding the furniture that will go outdoors on our new deck. Actually three decks so there is some serious thinking to be done. New is not an option. There just isn’t something out there that I am going to…

  • Working with Water

    Here in Kamloops we have a state of the art water treatment facility. We are located amongst three large river arteries. Access to clean water is in abundance. But it is also ridiculously wasteful. The amount of water some toilets flush is what a person in Africa would use to bathe, eat and drink in…