Saturday Linkages: Thanksgiving Weekend Edition

A different kind of traditional gathering: https://t.co/YH2QMjFdaD — twilight greenaway (@twyspy) November 21, 2017 Here’s a fun interview, where we focus on saving money and the no-big-deal aspects of living on 1/10th the fossil fuel:https://t.co/XgqQdKiiZb — Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman) November 22, 2017 Drawing tutorial: how to shade with a pencil https://t.co/OSk0rbXX8N — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 23, 2017 New Vid for you, #DIY windo...

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Saturday Linkages: Agitated

...Engraving from the Kelmscott Chaucer. The Baffler serves up some Fresh Hell Kentucky politician with a demented hatred of trains Dreaming octopus changes color I ‘stormed’ Area 51 and it was even weirder than I imagined Handsy old goon supports fossil fuels If world leaders choose to fail us, my generation will never forgive them M.I.T. Media Lab’s crackpot plant computer What if America Took Amtrak Seriously?...

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Saturday Tweets: Plant Embroidery, Surfing and Drinking Hummingbirds

Whimsical plant embroidery that extends beyond the hoop https://t.co/8PiTnoUpvp — Root Simple (@rootsimple) November 29, 2017 First point Noosa from above https://t.co/q8T0Y0o0ab via via @lloydkahn — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 2, 2017 Set Turning of Shawo Wooden Bowl https://t.co/IxabwpT5B7 via @YouTube — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 2, 2017 Mind the Gap https://t.co/FnWm3bcTaG via @wordpressdotcom — Root Simple (@rootsimple) Decemb...

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Saturday Tweets: Crab Apples, Climate Change and a Bear Parade

Check out “CJR: Survival Stories: Lessons on how to cover climate change” this Monday in Echo Park: https://t.co/BIgJJMEgga @Eventbrite — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 9, 2017 How to grow crab apple trees | Alys Fowler https://t.co/1i3EOq4lBj pic.twitter.com/3eL0688yqT — Guardian gardening (@guardiangardens) December 9, 2017 How to make a penny floor or tabletop: https://t.co/yMciogCa5z — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 7, 2017 Ecomoderni...

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Saturday Tweets: Muting, RIP Hygge and an Owl

Muting You: The Amy Alkon Story (or Why You’re Brainwashed if You Think It’s Dangerous to Carry a Kid on a Bike) — new column for @outsidemagazine https://t.co/XtPCN7JpbM — Bike Snob NYC (@bikesnobnyc) January 6, 2018 Excited to share the video trailer for my new book “The Less is More Garden: Big Ideas for Designing Your Small Yard,” out February 7! pic.twitter.com/0Z08hNObfD — Susan Morrison (@susanlmorrison) January 5, 2018 Bellows and Turbine...

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