Kayak made from plastic bottles. Via Lloyd’s blog. |
DIY
How To Turn A Mason Jar Into A Fermenting Crock – FARMcurious http://www.farmcurious.com/how-to-turn-a-mason-jar-into-a-fermenting-crock/ …
Kayak Made from Recycled Bottles in Argentina http://lloydkahn-ongoing.blogspot.com/2012/08/kayak-made-from-recycled-bottles-in.html#.UDPAXX9HYUs.twitter …
Paper Bag Flooring http://www.dudecraft.com/2012/07/paper-bag-flooring.html …
Shadowy Profiles http://www.dudecraft.com/2012/08/shadowy-profiles.html …
Spicy Storage Solution Frees Up Stacks of Cupboard Space http://dornob.com/spicy-storage-solution-frees-up-stacks-of-cupboard-space/ …
How To Cover Up Dings in Wooden Furniture Home Hacks http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-cover-up-dings-in-woode-109198 …
Design
Forget Doggie Doors: Home Remodel Has Canine Staircase http://dornob.com/forget-doggie-doors-home-remodel-has-canine-staircase/ …
Beekeeping
Happy Bees Equals Happy Beekeeper, and How To Treat Bee Stings. – http://www.backyardecosystem.com/backwards-beekeeping/happy-bees-equals-happy-beekeeper-how-treat-bee-stings/ …
Whatever happened to common sense?
Not to be outdone by Canada, another city wants to ruin an urban garden. Please help! http://chn.ge/RimMiZ
What do USDA inspectors do? Undercover video shutters another dairy cull slaughterhouse in Calif. | barfblog http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/blog/155879/12/08/21/what-do-usda-inspectors-do-undercover-video-shutters-another-dairy-cull-slaught#.UDO_tI5mjXk.twitter …
Bakers Green Acres vs. Michigan DNR – Family Farm Under Attack: http://youtu.be/843yH_0RMIA
Do companies really need babysitters? China stiff-arms FDA on jerky pet treat testing, reports show | barfblog http://barfblog.foodsafety.ksu.edu/blog/155901/12/08/23/do-companies-really-need-babysitters-china-stiff-arms-fda-jerky-pet-treat-testi#.UDa6kfTHEpw.twitter …
Gardening
Letting Things Go in the Garden (on purpose) http://shar.es/77QaJ
Community
A vivid account of life in The Late Suburban Age: http://www.nfb.ca/film/radiant_city/ …
RT @theurbanologist: Tourists & Angelenos alike will find this 1907 map of streetcar routes in LA most helpful: http://ow.ly/dbzO0
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I love these Saturday random hops around the internet… things I wouldn’t see otherwise. I don’t necessarily like all the places you send us, but it increases my awareness of things in general. Thanks!
Darius–thanks. I don’t always agree with the content of the links either, but I put them up because I think they are interesting or provocative.
I was once tempted to try the paper bag flooring until I used polyurethane for a small project in the house (bad smell and certainly not good to have those fumes indoors) and realized how much polyurethane would be necessary for a floor. I decided it would be a potential health hazard, whether it’s oil-based or water-based.