Jay Angler

Have you heard about the rat that got a big job in politics?
She is a bureaucrat now.

A dad is grilling mystery meat (deer burgers) for the kids and they ask "What kind of meat is it, daddy?"
Dad: "I will give you a hint...its what mommy calls me sometimes".
Daughter: "DONT EAT IT JOHNNY!!! IT'S ASS HOLE!"

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Have you seen this permies thread? https://permies.com/t/274034/natural-fibers

Unfortunately, you can't do a burn test on fabric you don't own, but once you've taken an outfit home, checking it out may help you know more for the next time?

When you use your leaf blower to blow all the dander out of your chicken house after your chickens finish their molt.
(I wear an N95 mask for this job!)

We've had better weather this week, and a puzzle that was blocking the table from other tasks, so I've not done well with the drawing practice.

However, a friend brought me a small, rectangular metal box from candies. Today I pruned out a branch from my mulberry bush in the field. Wanting to take seriously the advice to peel the wood sooner rather than later, I did so right away, cutting it to lengths that fit the box as I went. I ended up with 14 pieces which should be enough to share.

I will double check, but I recall the book suggested letting the pieces dry for a week before trying to char them, so I'm back to "hurry up and wait"!

So maybe that's my cue to pull out my drawing pencil?

Alas, we had a very cold, wet, dark spring, and the ginger experiment above rotted before it got any chance.

However, in the summer of 2025, a friend of my son's showed up with a baby ginger plant that his mother had raised. He told me it needed as much sun and as much heat as we could give it. I got it transplanted into a pot that could live indoors on my window ledge. It kept putting out leaves and shoots, but none of its leaves seemed to live very long. No idea what the problem with that was.

Winter approached and I knew our house would be too cold at night from what I'd read, so I sent it home with my DiL to her basement apartment that was kept at a continuous temperature of about 20C (~68F). Alas, not sure what she did wrong, but she recently returned the pot and plant and it had pretty much died back completely.

I found this on the internet: "The full sun ginger grew last year, died back in winter and then regrew."* I had already been wondering if I was seeing winter die-back, and figured I'd let it go a while and see if the roots had enough strength to sprout. I am well aware of how many baby seedlings don't survive their first winter - fingers crossed!

The same fellow wrote: "I would say ginger needs plenty of room for the roots."* For the size of the seedling, the pot I used was a good size. It was certainly as good as I could manage. I have a friend who supposedly has a "ginger plant" living indoors, mostly shaded, "tree pot" sized container and she's kept it alive for a good 10 years, but I'm not sure it's actually an edible ginger, and she's never explored the roots.

There is no way at this time that I could give the plant a spot in the ground where it would be warm enough (assuming it isn't dead... big assumption!)  I do feel I've read enough to say that several hours of full morning sun would be a happy thing, but some afternoon shade would be fine. I will try to remember to post an update.

*https://steemit.com/gardening/@jed78/the-ginger-experiment-full-sun-or-full-shade-i-still-don-t-know

How can one be nice to others if they feel their way is the only way? We are all different, and we need to accept other people's feelings and beliefs by expressing our own nicely.

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Sam Alcoff wrote:... There are large rocks embedded in the ground...

Windstorms and weather weirdness has increased in my region in the last 30 years. I fully support having the building fastened to something solid. The right tools can drill into many types of large rocks. You could then use small amounts of concrete to hold stainless threaded rod in place that can be used to firmly bolt your cabin down.

Ten by ten is small, but you will be much more comfortable if you can somehow harness the benefit of thermal mass inside insulation, even if that is just a small foundation of native rock. There's a tiny home build somewhere here on permies where that was done.

I'd look very hard at where the water is running and plan up front to make it go where you want it to go. I've used a native stone-filled gully beside a chicken coop to get it's roof water away from the driveway.
Thomas' done a better job here: https://permies.com/t/275116/Leaning-tower-Pizza

There are lots of low-tech ideas out there. It's a matter of choosing the right one for your skill-set and your location.

Yes, you say there are no codes, but there's still the 'code of nature', so I recommend your loft has an operable window large enough for egress if shit happens.