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Benton White
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Under the kitchen table where the kids tend to drop crumbs.  
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I'd like to be a part of a system that is making the world better for future generations.

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We have 80 square metres of unsealed hand cut tiles to sweep. This BB shows how we sweep it and the tools we use.
I use the Journal entry so that I can reflect on my learning experience and add more information later.
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Journal entry for Nest Sand BB Sweeping a Floor

Failure is a stepping stone to success. Failing is not quitting - Stopping trying is
Never retire every one thinks you have more time to help them - We have never been so busy

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Cam Haslehurst
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My room got a little messy and disorganized, so I implemented some sweeping changes.
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My journal documenting my time living on the Stone Baerm Homestead in summer 2021: https://permies.com/t/160807/Stone-Baerm-Adventures

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Zylith Nightstream
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Done it more times than I know.
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Dirty floor.
Dirty floor.
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Floor being swept.
Floor being swept.
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Swept floor.
Swept floor.

My name is Zylith. I am looking to strengthen my connection to the natural world.|My Permaculture/Homesteading/Self Sufficiency Diary|My Seed Saving/Landracing Diary|The 'What are your favorite types of Isopods? (2022)' poll

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Have been too busy to clean since I moved here last month. The dust bunnies were amock. Today was a major rainy day so now most of them have been evicted.
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