Romina Naito

Has anyone used it successfully for soil erosion by the sea? (The water here in the Baltic Sea is not extremely salty) But there is a patch of beach front lawn that is collapsing and I am looking for plants to grow. As it is a lawn that has access to the pier and the view I dont want trees or high bushes, just very good roots...

I find washing the dishes is all about context, needs, energy situation. I rented property in the past and had dishwashers sometimes with more or less success. Now I live in a tiny home on wheels with solar power and got married to a man that does not do the dishes or cook. I tried for 3 years (or more) to train him to do the dishes but it was not working, to the extent neither of us would give up our definition of ”fair” and it was stressing me every single day. So we bought a dishwasher used online, which was a disaster for the batteries as it used a lot more electricity than it was supposed to and it turned out to be a waste of natural resources, money and time.

Then we bought an energy Aplus efficient dishwasher and that has been a wonderful success. Not only uses 8 liters of water per load, but it uses very little electricity in the eco setting which is 3.5 hours. However, living in the outskirts of Stockholm, Sweden, the winters are very dark and cloudy. Those days I do the dishes by hand, it all falls very much on me, but it is doable so far. Water comes from the rain and when frozen temps, from a well. I do not have running hot water and heat my home and cook in the winter with a wooden stove, (also super efficient stove but not a rocket stove), and I heat water for coffee in a gas stove.
In my case and due to the extremes between summer and winter, I find that I need several systems for different times and needs. It is perhaps more difficult to achieve self sufficiency than in a milder climate and it takes longer time, uses more space that is premier in my tiny home, but it is important to keep in mind not all dish washers are the same, some are evil and some are very well designed,  not all situations are the same, not all cultures are the same, same with needs, etc.
I am happy with the solution so far, specially when I think it is free to do the dishes when the sun is shining! (yes it is not really ”free” as the set up costs) but I enjoy this solution in my particular case, including the hand washing from time to time.

Thanks! but but, since when do the pies expire in one month? The ones I bought first were something like... one year ago... Is this a new setting to keep people buying more pie every month?

Not sure why i am getting messages that my pie is about to expire. Last month I bought some more, and then I got the message again. Can someone tell me whats going on? You will get some pie for your help!  

One thing I have been using very successfully for toilet odor is "bokashi"spray. I buy liquid EM (Effective Microorganisms), mix it with water (1to9) and spray it in the air after business is done. Smells just dissappear instantly, I spread good bacteria over the toilet and it feels good to encourage good bacteria in the environment.
(I use bokashi spray all over as a cleaning agent, it gets rid of the smells, the floors, walls and the whole kitchen are made of wood so it is a plus in my home.)  

John Weiland wrote:

Kaarina Kreus wrote: ..... I deserve some kind of human-version-of-solar-bear badge, don't you think?

Most definitely! polar bear badge and loads of blueberry pie!

This is April 2024 and here in Sweden (Scandinavia) we are having a cold Spring…still minus temperatures and some snow, although not settling. I wonder how you are doing Kaarina in Finland? and the chickens?

I had a simmilar situation but it was rental and I moved after 2 winters. I slept with duvets plus a minus 20 sleeping bag, it was always cold. Miss the chickens though, they had to stay.

I hope we hear from you and how you plant to insulate the cottage, or have done,  if you are going to go for a rocket mass heater, etc. Sending hugs from not so far away!