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The aging homesteader

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watercolour questions so beginner, I'm almost afraid to ask

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The official permies.com Book Review Grid with more than 100 books listed

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Smaugust 2025 art challenge (there are dragons)

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Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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Are hobbies dead?

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Permaculture-core: what is the permaculture aesthetic?

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Glazing and underpainting - for the frugal oil painter (grisaille, brunaille, verdaille, etc)

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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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Making my own watercolors with natural pigments (both homemade and storebought)

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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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Are you interested in building a rocket mass heater? What is holding you back?

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share photos of old, abandoned, uninhabited homes, barns, outbuildings, in your part of the world!

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plants

Plant suggestions for cleaning soil - specifically of motor oil

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What You Can Do to Attract Birds to Your Garden

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Homestead in Brittany, France

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“The Myth of the Living Village” - from Resilient Communities Network

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deleting stuff

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Building resilient villages in western Oregon with AI Tools - from Resilient Communities Network

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Game - Picture Association

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Capturing 100% of precipitation

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optimizing rmh in weird situation

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PEP BB nest.sand.dishes - Wash Dishes by Hand

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Music of the Moment

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natural building

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