Tag: thesustainablehome
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Nelson has to go. Outside.

As soon as it warms up, Nelson, the rabbit, has to go. Outside. Outside with all the other badly behaved animals. To date Nelson has been going in and out of the summer porch (then the weather turned cold again and the door shut) and now she has taken to hiding in the house and…
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Saving the Planet – or – saving the People on the Planet.

This was my first thought this morning. Facing the possibility of the planet reclaiming the earth back from the people sounds like a fine plan to me. Almost comforting. Not a popular thought obviously! But would it be such a dreadful thing if the people on the planet went extinct too? Left to himself I…
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Why Comments are the Life Blood of A Blog

Your blog post is the beginning of a conversation. It is a long letter written with care. So the most wonderful compliment we can get is a letter in return – in the form of a comment. This is why we have the comments section. Don’t ignore this section – it is of paramount importance…
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Excuse Me. Hullo? It is March!! What is with the Snow!?

Excuse Me. I am so sorry to intrude I know you weather gods are hopelessly busy I don’t mean to be a bother I know you are in meetings about the present climate situation And there are more pressing concerns I do understand But If you have a few moments I would be so grateful…
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We are the People with a Planet

How lucky we are to have a Planet. Its a big responsibility. – A planet all of our own. I said. – I write about how we can look after it. I said. There was a pause. – But, what should I do first? He said. My optometrist gazed deeply into my eyes. Optometrists do…

