The Big Move

All ends are new beginnings… After a long break (3 years? Yikes!), I’m bringing back this little blog of mine. Heck, I’m hoping to let it shine! Lots of updates to share and many adventures had (which I plan on sharing), but for now the big news are… We are moving on up to Washington…

Westy Roadtrip

Just got back from a 1,300 mile trip on our 1983.5 Westy (Rusty). The trip took us up the West coast from Topanga Canyon, to Russian River, East through Yosemite, and South on highway 395 through Mammoth. Reason for the trip, you ask? It’s been 5 years since I married the most loving and creative…

Water, drought and what I’m doing about it

Some of the books that are keeping me busy, and excited about the future!

As you might now, I’m passionate about water and our relationship with it. Through that, I’ve been involved in designing and installing Greywater systems for a while now. The more I learn, and the more people I meet, the more apparent it becomes that we need to approach the drought from as many, sustainable, angles as possible. I want to emphasize sustainable, because as Albert Einstein put it “We can not solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them.”

Greywater for Combatting California’s severe drought

Greywater Laundry to Landscape diverter valve setup

In lieu of the LA Times recent (March 12, 2015) Op-Ed about California’s severe drought aptly named “California has about one year of water stored. Will you ration now?”, I will start offering greywater system services in and around the Topanga, Ca area. But first… Greywater: What is it? Greywater (or graywater as more commonly…

Updating after a hiatus

Haven’t posted anything in a good bit. It’s been one project after the other and many in between! I’ll do a short recap and also tell you about a slightly different path I’m taking with the blog. What I’ve been up to: In early June, I bought the car of my dreams. A VW bus,…

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Moved again, garden project, etc…

Guess what? It’s that time again. What time you ask? Time to move again!!! Here we are again. Moved into another place and looking to improve upon the land. This time around, lucky for us, we are living in a property owned by good friends. This makes us much more comfortable and creates the spirit…