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Some Thoughts On New Years

The start of a New Year and some work is starting to come in  – some fairly substantial work it is indeed.   We take a deep breath of relief and offer a sigh to our surviving through the last storm.  I have been catching up on my reading and looking at workshops and educational classes [...]

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Thu, January 5 2012 » Inspiration » No Comments

Ingenuity

Necessity is the mother of invention, but without education, integration and understanding people (of the general species) we are not able to comprehend or develop solutions. I had a conversation with an architect this morning who was designing a house for a family in a planned community.   He was scratching his head because they wanted [...]

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Thu, October 20 2011 » Discoveries » No Comments

Falling Trees

Our neighborhood is busy with tree pruning and removal this year – partly because of so much rain and the problems this is causing for the trees. Our huge evergreen trees drink about 500 gallons of water a day, but will send roots into sewers and buckle the sidewalks getting enough space and fluids.   Our [...]

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Thu, June 16 2011 » Discoveries » No Comments