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The simple pleasures of the day (please add your own)

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Talk me out of (or into) a ukulele

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Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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Are hobbies dead?

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2026 - arting - quick art share

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Seth's Lazer-Focused, Long-Winded, Lively List of Lab Lessons (BEL)

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The Glorious Revolution - 25th of May - Pratchett and discworld

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'French box easel' - can it really work for painting out and about?

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Americans with recent experience buying from Canada? (Summer-fall 2025)

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Q: Where do I go to suggest/give apples or pie?

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Cooking your bean grex

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Permies Poll: How many rose bushes do you have?

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Garden Plan Swap!

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Quick and easyish Strawbale building

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Covering old weedy gravel paths

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33 F Still Desiring the One

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propane on demand hot water heaters (no electricity)

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Creating Permaculture Communities, a conversation with Stephen Brooks from Ecoversity

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Show me your House Plants

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A lost skill, making coffee

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Clove Box for oil paints

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