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The Oak and the Reed
Dear friends, there is a tale, The oak one day said to the reed: You have good reason to curse nature — A simple sparrow for you is a heavy burden. The…
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December 2022
How to Cook for Odysseus
Health is not merely about one’s diet, but it feels like a natural place to start. What follows are a few beliefs of my own.
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Dec 30, 2022
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What is Good Within Social Networks
I think we are still in the early days of social networks. We are only just beginning to figure them out. We certainly underestimate how positive and…
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Dec 2, 2022
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November 2022
[subscribers only] Ask Me Anything about My Home (or Yours)
This is mostly in relation to Designing a New Old Home, landscaping, and timber framing a Goose Palace, though if you have other questions feel …
Simon Sarris
Nov 18, 2022
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Designing a New Old Home: Materials and Hardware
After your floorplan, and along with your use of sunlight, the materials you choose will make the biggest difference in the mood that inhabits your…
Simon Sarris
Nov 16, 2022
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Sketches of Beauty, Shades of Remoteness
A little moth asked the other day, what makes something beautiful? I wonder and doubt if I could ever give a fulfilling answer. As a topic it is almost…
Simon Sarris
Nov 12, 2022
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October 2022
Building The Goose Palace
The man who is most likely to ruin the place he loves is exactly the man who loves it with a reason. The man who will improve the place is the man who…
Simon Sarris
Oct 25, 2022
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The King and the Hermit
Dear friends, there is a tale, Long ago there lived a king who had two sons. Both children were overindulgent in spending and habits, and the king was…
Simon Sarris
Oct 6, 2022
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September 2022
Designing a New Old Home: The Elements
Heating and Cooling and Airflow Ensuring your house works well with the natural world is one of the most crucial parts of designing a home. Like I wrote…
Simon Sarris
Sep 18, 2022
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Designing a New Old Home: Defining Constraints
Designing a New Old Home series, Table of Contents Beginnings — Why an “old” home, and how we came to buy land Curiosity — Advice on starting Research…
Simon Sarris
Sep 5, 2022
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August 2022
Designing a New Old Home: Research, Sketch, Collect
Designing a New Old Home series, Table of Contents Beginnings — Why an “old” home, and how we came to buy land Curiosity — Advice on starting Research…
Simon Sarris
Aug 24, 2022
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[subscribers only] Ask Me Anything
And I thoroughly understand that the god is this way: To the wise, always a poser of riddles in divine speech, but to the foolish a teacher of l…
Simon Sarris
Aug 11, 2022
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