Since she was tiny, DB has always spelt ‘Mouse’ as ‘Maws’... and is not interested in upgrading the spelling to align with the rest of the world.

We went once more "Up the Pyrenees mountains and down again" in 3 dauntless Land Rovers..

A video from last year's relaxed Land Rover drive through the Pyrenees: www.youtu.be/ja9FGhrygv0

Installing one of the six batteries at the off-grid Almacen, Riocaliente, Asturias, Spain.

Overview of equipment used to make a powerful recirculating off-grid system for the Tesla CD Turbine blender.

12-volt battery, solar panel, air compressor, and bilge pump.

Air storage tank, recirculating water bucket, air boost foot control, blender, CD Turbine, misc hoses and fittings.

We went once more "Up the Pyrenees mountains and down again" in 3 dauntless Land Rovers..

A video from last year's relaxed Land Rover drive through the Pyrenees: www.youtu.be/ja9FGhrygv0

Starting the tiling for the walk in shower, in the almacen, Riocaliente, Asturias.

When their main structure was blown down in the windstorm the Taylor-Faye’s converted their straw bale garage into a small straw bale home which is where they live now while they re-build their retreat. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/craik-eco-village

We went once more "Up the Pyrenees mountains and down again" in 3 dauntless Land Rovers..

A video from last year's relaxed Land Rover drive through the Pyrenees: www.youtu.be/ja9FGhrygv0

A busy street in Jalingo is an example of the thriving and booming economy many countries are experiencing. Solar street lights provide the necessary lighting needed to allow businesses to stay open longer and improve the social life of residents.

Jenny rocking the morning coffee from the fire.

i can't even tell you how much i looooved her bathroom. the clawfoot bathtub and sink were both salvaged from old local buildings. the bathtub has been refinished. she's also got a shower stall, but if i lived there, i think i'd LIVE in that bathtub.

just a simple and beautiful room.

you can read an article on marilyn pedretti's strawbale home from her local paper here.

seen on the 2007 MREA wisconsin solar tour.

Low cost and salvage solutions for protected winter crop production are discussed, including the use of south facing slopes in winter and hay bales for north side protection. Micro-climates created by ponds and rocks and stones are discussed later.

500 watt solar - Bogart Trimetric battery monitor, Outback Mate 2 monitor in cabinet. On roof - 240 watt Trina Solar rigid panel and 2 - 130 watt flexible panels from High Flex solar. Outback power charge controller and 2000 watt pure sine wave inverter stored under the couch.

Go-faster stripe detail, the walk in shower, in the almacen, Riocaliente, Asturias.

The speculative design and then the actual sub-structure for the shower, the almacen, Riocaliente, Asturias

A short blog post about the process