Wednesday, March 5, 2008

grace potter

Headed out with my friend Gigs to see Grace Potter play at Toads Place in Richmond! Just found out about her and am looking forward to hearing her live.

Should be a blast!!!

Sunday, March 2, 2008

rainwater harvester turned composter

Bummer, with the type of roof I have I can't use the water for the veggies. Toxic asphalt shingles. So I am going to turn the barrel into a tumbling compost bin.

busy with work

It has been about a month since I posted (with exception for the rainwater harvester) as I have been busy with my day job. My night job is nothing glamorous as you might be think..."ooooh she has a night job" I do freelance graphic design by night, by day I work for the a local fairly large newspaper(large for this region), creating layouts for advertising campaigns and this new place is a good fit. Great fun people, rewarding, all the standards that come with a good job. I like the size, big enough for great benefits and small enough where I am not completely lost in the shuffle.


My night job consists of the freelance graphic design for my small but manageable list of clients. This is where my love for live music and design come hand in hand. Slowly but surely I am getting my website published with all the fun and interesting things I get to create for those creatives that make music.

I attached the latest band poster....No Strings Attached, players mostly hail from my favorite band, Barefoot Manner, who technically are on hiatus.

rainwater harvester

I have had this 55 gallon retired food/beverage container for over a year now. This barrel has been waiting to be turned into a useful rain water collector patiently and without complaint. Today is the day I will get it on it's way to becoming a useful part of the "farm."

I say farm but we really only produce enough of the standard veggies for us and the neighbors. Tomatoes, cucs, peppers, this year we'll have rows of corn.

Today I will buy some missing parts needed to get this going, a spigot to easily retrieve my bounty and various hoses for over flow and a screen to prevent muck, bugs, kids, birds, the list goes on...

This rain barrel is part of my new years resolution to a little more green. How trendy right?! Rain collecting is nothing new and I plan to join the ranks of those thousands before me who have harvested right from the source.