Category Archives: Green Building

The Mother Earth News Fair is this weekend!

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Sandy

The Mother Earth News Fair will be in Puyallup this weekend. Be there or be square! Derek and I will be taking the kids on Sunday and we’re really looking forward to it. Get all the details on the Mother … Continue reading →

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Photo album: Creative use of umbrellas, new raised beds, wine barrel planters, and metal roof

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Sandy

We’ve had a number of projects going lately and I wanted to share the results of some of this work.  Here goes in a quick photo album. New raised beds and wine barrel planters Gardeners must be among the most … Continue reading →

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A bad case of shingles

Posted on August 9, 2008 by Sandy

This will be the second roof I’ve replaced in my lifetime of homeownership (the first was a composition to composition replacement at our old house…even with ruling out cedar shakes, the choices now are a bit more plentiful: slate, fiber-reinforced concrete shake, green/living, composition, and standing seam metal. Continue reading →

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