Most excitingly this week, I went to a shop called Thomas Phillips Sonderposten. Sonderposten is a German word which in English means “pile them high and sell them cheap”. It is a fascinating collection of plastic tat, useless inventions and, as Socrates would no doubt have said “all the things that I do not need”.
On of Herr Phillips’ specialities, though, is the hard plastic box. So I bought two. They are slightly more grey and less black, and a little larger than I wanted, but they do have very firm locking lids. Yes, they are poo collectors for the compost toilet! I shall get woodworking.
Other than that, this was a week of almost complete doing the stuff that needs doing. Which is important, but not interesting. Pigs, wood, eat, pigs, repeat. I only got half the digging done that I wanted to because #rain.
Oh, and I decided finally where the pottery kiln is going to go and started counting bricks. Unfortunately, putting the kiln right there has unleashed a list of Things Which Must Be Done First of slightly daunting proportions. Such is the nature of planning.
I also wrote a blog post about Permaculture, posted it in a Vegan Permaculture group in Facebook and got at least two dozen replies saying “Permaculture is a design system. You need to do one of our expensive courses” and the rest said “WE ARE NOT A CULT”, so I guess that’s that cleared up.
This week, we shall be attempting to:
Put all the beanpoles, pea sticks and tomato stakes into storage
Process the sugar beet. No, I’ve still not done it
Prepare the asparagus for winter
Invoke kitchen cabinets cunning plan. (I can still say Chüchichäschtli, Swiss people!)
Slow progress on Secret Projects 1 & 2 (see previous newsletters)
Sow horse chestnuts
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