One of the hardest things to do for an indoors cat is provide them with enough exercise to keep them fit and healthy. Cats that don’t move about enough are prone to putting on weight and risk getting diabetes - all of which makes for both sad kittie and sad owners.
Indeed, I saw this problem [...]
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How researchers are helping to keep your computer in the picture - Birmingham Post
KnM makes the Birmingham Post.
(tags: press)
Right at the end of Grand Designs Live, as the exhibition was shutting up shop, I finally got the chance to have a look around the House That Kevin Built (big post to come about that soon!). Whilst I was snapping photos, I got to talk to Finley White from ModCell, whose company put up [...]
I’ve had a bit of an insanely stressful and busy week. A month or so ago I agreed to write an article for a magazine about social networking, having forgotten just how stressed I get when I have to write formal articles for people, and why it was that I gave up doing it for [...]
The Build
Website by Steve Carter about his self-build in Loch Torridon, Scotland, with lots and lots of pictures.
(tags: self-build selfbuild homes)
If you’re looking for a quick build that’s a little different, why not live in a shipping container? Already waterproof, and able to be sited almost anywhere that’s flat - only the corners rest on the ground so you don’t need to lay lots of concrete - you can whip up a container house in [...]
In a nice bit of circuitousness, I discover that today is National Work From Home Day. This is both apt, as I’m here in Lausanne to talk at Going Solo about what freelances can do to keep a healthy balance between work and non-work, and ironic as I spent all day travelling and definitely not [...]
As a special treat for Alex over at Shedworking, I thought I’d take a quick look at some of the sheds on offer at Grand Designs Live last week.
This GlassPod is the same glass structure that was included in the Grand Village. It’s incredibly sleek, providing lovely views of your garden or the countryside (if [...]
Even though Grand Designs Live finished on Sunday, I still have enough photos and thoughts for about another ten blog posts. One of the companies that I was very keen to talk to before the show ended was Carpenter Oak, who were demonstrating on the Traditional Build Techniques stand. If you’re a Grand Designs fan, [...]
BBC NEWS | England | North Yorkshire | Meetings held over Selby eco-town
More meetings and discussions over the Government’s planned eco-towns, this time in Selby near Leeds.
(tags: house homes houses housing eco development government planning)
BBC NEWS | England | Leicestershire | Villagers angry at wind farm plan
Biased reporting from the BBC which only covers objections [...]
