All Blog Posts (11)

I am just a boy in bubble I am the baby with the babbling heart From the moment I was born they tear my whole world apart Your first breath is taken And into this world you are cast You long for tomorrow living each day as your last No-one to turn too No-one to blame No… Continue

life as thin as a thread sometimes were lucky sometimes were better of in bed your first breath is taken and into this world you are cast you long for tomorrow living each day as your last but i know what your heart desires but you cant take it with you into the fire hold on to your life do… Continue

http://www.simondale.net/house/index.htm You are looking at pictures of our family home in Wales. It was built by myself and my father in law with help from passers by and visiting friends. 4 months after starting we were moved in and cosy. I estimate 1000-1500 man hours and £3000 put in to this point. Not really so much in house buying terms (roughly £60/sq m excluding labour). The house was built w… Continue

I am but an embryo All alone in the dark Waiting for a hurricane To release me with a spark No-one to turn too And no-one to blame No-one to reach out and touch When the ride of life becomes just to-much No-one to listen to you when you scream No-one to awaken you from this godforsaken dream… Continue

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WITH EACH AND EVERY DAY I AM THINKING OF YOU all in A SPECIAL -WAY I HAVE BEEN LIVING MY LIFE JUST LIKE THE CLOWN IV BEEN LIVING IN A WORLD THAT’S BEEN UP-SIDE DOWN YOU WELCOME ME IN WITHOUT QUESTION YOU SPIN ME AROUND THEN WITH AFFECTION YOU LIFT ME UP THEN SEND ME… Continue

into the future and beyond life is like a peeble in a pond yet if you take another look your lifes just like a book with each day burns a brand new page but as the winds of time blows page by page leaving behind your actual age you will awaken one morning at the breaking… Continue

so heres my story its sad but true time has no-mercy and time wont standstill for you so live life long and live it fast cherrish the momments and make them last dont spend your future searching the past theres no-time like the present waste no-time in the past because time is your future fo… Continue

you can climb the highest mountain you can sail the seven seas you can sing a million love songs you can plant a thousand trees you can fly like an eagle set your spirit free you can sing it to the birds or recieve honey from a bee Continue

If you can drive a nail into a board, you have the skills to augment your water supply. Drilling companies charge thousands of dollars to tap ground water sources that you can often reach yourself with a few common tools and about two weekends of work. Methods ranging from digging to blasting are used to reach the underground layer of fresh water that lies beneath dry land. Most of these are too technical, expensive, or dangerous for the average person. However, at the turn of the century the U… Continue

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TO DRIVE A WELL you need quality equipment shown above. You'll speed up the job by first boring hole with a post-hole digger (above right). A sledgehammer can be used for driving, but a tripod and pulley ar… Continue

Earthships are earth-sheltered autonomous buildings made of tires rammed with earth, which are usually arranged in "U" or horseshoe shaped modules. Each tire is rammed full of earth manually using a sledge hammer. Windows on the sunny side admit light and heat. The open end of the "U" shaped structure faces South in the northern hemisphere, and North in the southern hemisphere, so that the house will catch maximum sunlight in the colder months. An Earthship is designed to interface with its envi… Continue