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Painting the Glorious Revolution (Discworld fan art)

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2026 - arting - quick art share

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Are hobbies dead?

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

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Electrosensitivity - Can Earth-Sheltered and/or Earthen-Walled Structures Help Us?

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

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Catherine The Grateful - not permaculture farm, lessons from the field (BEL)

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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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Bells: masonry to the bottom, metal chimney attaches to the top?

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wood burning stoves

Wood heat issues. Need advice

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music

How do I learn to read music?

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books

Homegrown Linen: transforming flaxseed into fibre by Raven Ranson

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rainwater catchment

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The Prime Goal of Permaculture

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Expedient insulation

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cob

How did people make foundations for wattle and daub houses? How are the vertical posts attached?

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Hobby, crafting, or art no-buy and reviews (perennial self-accountability thread)

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Creating loosely hybrid grain corn

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My city farm

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Self-doubt about future plans for land & house

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soil

getting the biology we want into our soil

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How a Bot: To Bot, or Not to Bot

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Relish! Anyone have favourite or unique versions?

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toxic gick

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trees

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rainwater catchment

Rain water from tar shingled roof

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rainwater catchment

Rainwater Harvesting. Newbie

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My first Batchbox build, on top of Barcelona's mountain.

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Buried houses ?

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chickens

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8"J-tube with Bell to heat living room and kitchen

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music

Natural strings for musical instruments

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Purple Rock !

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market garden

Design choice for market garden on a slope

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clothing

Choosing or designing clothes that last a long time?

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How to maximise light and heat

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