These woods need a name!
What to call this field when it’s grown into a wood and an orchard, and a forest garden? There’s no hurry to find a name, I have no idea yet but I’ll know it when… These woods need a name!
Air Quality Egg
An afternoon workshop today in Bristol marked the arrival of the Air Quality Egg. This low cost air pollution measurement device, developed by a crowd-sourced Kickstarter project promises to let us all find out what we’re breathing.… Air Quality Egg
The demise of Muff
Muff (also known as Blue Duck) met a nasty end this week. Badly chewed by a fox, before I chased it away, she died half an hour later due to severe neck wounds. Fanny and… The demise of Muff
Green Doors at 7 Berkeley Road – a few key points
Here’s a few specific details which seemed to be most interesting to our visitors: If you have Solar Thermal (ie. solar hot water) then you should qualify for the government Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) payments… Green Doors at 7 Berkeley Road – a few key points
Green Doors 2012
This is the Green Doors Reference for our house in the Green Doors 2012 event. This Green Doors Signage document contains all of the signage we put up for Bristol Green Doors 2012 at 7 Berkeley Road, including… Green Doors 2012
Plane vs Train to Eastern Europe
I wanted to go from Bristol to Krakow with my bike, returning from Prague a fortnight later. I’m flexible on the travel dates (within a couple of days). I prefer not to fly, so as… Plane vs Train to Eastern Europe
Cycling holidays
For years I’ve enjoyed cycle touring holidays, in the UK or further away. Trips have been from a week to three months, including the Outer Hebrides, Ireland, Lands End to John O’Groats, Hungary, Czech Republic,… Cycling holidays
My festival summers – summary
Since 2006 I’ve spent a lot of summer weekends at UK festivals. At some I’m a ticket-holder but at many I’m there as a volunteer, usually with Oxfam Festival Stewarding or Green Stewards. Volunteering is… My festival summers – summary
Our house renovation – summary
We bought our house in 2007. The location (very close to Gloucester Road) and the large garden were more of an attraction than the house itself. Our three-bed semi was built in the 1970s to replace an… Our house renovation – summary
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