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I applaud your efforts, runaway critters can often meet an untimely fate.  Your conclusion is on target.    We must work together with care and respect, as we are all in the same family......the family of mankind.  

Tereza, your talents might be wasted as a homesteader........ your first person cat prose is magnificent

Let me know when that debut  cat novel comes out!

Thom, good start sir, keep us posted.  Others here can give advice more expertly than I.
I think a majority of folks use one clay to 3 sand, then mix in straw ....was your grass dry in your mixing?  

One trick I learned in Cub Scouts camping, to avoid a thrashing at home, was to smear dishwashing soap on the pot before the open fire....an easy cleanup before sneaking it back into mother's cabinet.  

One view in Viseu

John, I have heard that analysis in driver training coursework.... for our voluble teen
That's why Portugal and other nations use roundabouts for efficiency and safety.....lots of right turns and merging.  Red lights are ridiculous in comparison

I must mention the encapsulated tire bales that Kimi and Chip used to build their home in New Mexico.  It is part of their mass, encased in masonry.  

If more ideas like that can be created, we might all benefit as a species.  As I continue to flog this one horse:
Bike
Bike some more
Walk, use carpools and public transport when you can't bike!

Anne glad you experienced a new sport, I always consider fishing and hunting as more reasons to immerse myself in Nature writ large.   Sounds like we concur on that.  
If protein makes it home to the family, that's a huge bonus of course.  
Ever read A River runs Through It?  Lovely epic novel where fly fishing becomes metaphor for love of life struggles, spiritual growth, and reverence for family.  You might enjoy it.  
My one time in Alaska including king salmon on good days with my dad and cousin. This was my personal best on a river......wish I could go back

Tried to see this, but not granted access, you may want to change settings

Zounds, yall have an amazing property there Burra!  Now I see how wood gathering for your RMH is not a far flung enterprise.  

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