Month: February 2011

Emigrate: A found poem and photograph

Emigrate Go in the Spring and take up a Free Farm of 160 Acres in Western Canada. (close to Schools, Churches, Railways and Markets) The Richest Land on Earth. The best climate. The fullest enjoyment of health. Men of 18 years and over get… Continue Reading “Emigrate: A found poem and photograph”

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My weekend in photographs.

I woke up Saturday morning with the unmistakeable feeling of relief. A gladness that instead of getting on a plane to Ottawa today, I had the whole weekend before me to do with as I pleased (not to mention the stuff I needed to… Continue Reading “My weekend in photographs.”

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How many of these can you do?

A friend pointed me to a list of 99 essential skills for the green do-it-yourself-er over at planetgreen.com. How many of these can you do? An interesting exercise in pinpointing weak spots in self-sufficiency. (Mine are crossed off, italicized if I have *some* skills… Continue Reading “How many of these can you do?”

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What is Required Reading?

Brian and I launched the new blog Required Readings this week – tagline being “Culturally-significant texts: Across genres, across the ages.” After poring through so many “best of” and Western canon lists we figured, hell – why not make our own? And so Brian… Continue Reading “What is Required Reading?”

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Upcoming Mushroom and Herb Workshops

Last year I posted here about attending a mushroom-growing workshop in Langley that resulted in a couple of mushroom logs for my backyard and the confidence to go further with mushroom-growing this spring. Hosted by Bill of Western Biologicals, I can’t say enough good… Continue Reading “Upcoming Mushroom and Herb Workshops”

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