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Matsuyama eco-home: February 2011

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A record of my efforts to build a sustainable house and garden in Matsuyama, Japan. Tuesday, February 08, 2011. C'mon boy, let's go. Feeling like I lost the best friend. That I ever had. Jack is dead. Jack was running down the road and got hit by a kei-truck that didn't stop. I wasn't there and don't know the details, but I have a feeling my anger would be uncontrollable if I did. Jack was a great companion and I feel his loss intensely. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Matsuyama eco-home: November 2010

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A record of my efforts to build a sustainable house and garden in Matsuyama, Japan. Sunday, November 28, 2010. A while back, I wrote about my ebinata and kukuri. Offering a wealth of false information. Five years of this rough usage have unfortunately wrecked the connection between the blade and the handle, and only some very ingenious work will be able to replace it. However, it did serve magnificently during that time. In fact, it isn't a particularly good piece of workmanship. The steel is rather ...

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Matsuyama eco-home: Summer veg in autumn

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A record of my efforts to build a sustainable house and garden in Matsuyama, Japan. Sunday, November 21, 2010. Summer veg in autumn. This is the summer veg that we were supposed to be getting from July and August that failed to appear due to lack of water. It feels a bit odd to be eating our first homegrown peppers in November. The mini plum tomatoes are very sweet. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Summer veg in autumn. Watermark template. Powered by Blogger.

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Matsuyama eco-home: Various scenes

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A record of my efforts to build a sustainable house and garden in Matsuyama, Japan. Saturday, January 08, 2011. I got an iPhone a few months ago, and I'm quite impressed with the photos it takes. Here are a few recent ones. From our balcony. There was some precipitation at sunset. The temple thingie. November storms tore the doors off and broke the glass,. But the day after I reported the tragedy to the village headman, they were as new again. Not a bad spot for a house. Mikan trees, lakes, sea, islands.

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Matsuyama eco-home: Sundry blossoms

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A record of my efforts to build a sustainable house and garden in Matsuyama, Japan. Saturday, March 26, 2011. If you're not particularly concerned about the blossoms of the weeping plum, I'm afraid this post will hold little interest for you. For those who have grown tired of plum blossom, here are some apricot. Jacqueline W. Schick. Jacqueline W. Schick. Takoma Park, MD. Http:/ web.me.com/lyding/Jacqueline Schicks Home/Home.html. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Matsuyama eco-home: Goodbye Jack

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A record of my efforts to build a sustainable house and garden in Matsuyama, Japan. Tuesday, February 08, 2011. C'mon boy, let's go. Feeling like I lost the best friend. That I ever had. Jack is dead. Jack was running down the road and got hit by a kei-truck that didn't stop. I wasn't there and don't know the details, but I have a feeling my anger would be uncontrollable if I did. Jack was a great companion and I feel his loss intensely. Its going to take a while to be reconciled to this.

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Matsuyama eco-home: Kukri vs. Ebinata

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A record of my efforts to build a sustainable house and garden in Matsuyama, Japan. Sunday, April 04, 2010. Kukri vs. Ebinata. Being a cheap and easily replaceable tool, I've used it savagely, especially when splitting very big culms of bamboo. This involves driving the tool through inch-thick material by hammering alternately on the spine of the blade and on the tang with another stout piece of bamboo. The tool is not harmed in the least by this rough usage. Kukri marginally better, more fun. Well on ba...

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Matsuyama eco-home: Second water butt

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A record of my efforts to build a sustainable house and garden in Matsuyama, Japan. Sunday, November 28, 2010. I originally built my shed so that I could have another roof for collecting rainwater. But having no tank to put the water in, the water simply ran off without purpose. Now I have my 200 l lorry tank. However, things all come together rather nicely. Hole drilled and fitting attached. Attached with a hose. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Summer veg in autumn.

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Matsuyama eco-home: Kingfisher

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A record of my efforts to build a sustainable house and garden in Matsuyama, Japan. Saturday, January 22, 2011. Recently I spotted a kingfisher fishing in our local river, the Konogawa. It was the biggest kingfisher I've ever seen. And as an added bonus, here's a regular visitor to the blueberries. I don't know what kind of bird he is, but he's very pretty and quite assiduous in fertilizing the ground under the blueberries. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Watermark template. Powered by Blogger.