tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post7627371706945319037..comments2023-12-27T22:26:20.552-05:00Comments on synch-ro-ni-zing: House of StrawRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-71684118098900422172010-07-13T16:10:38.770-04:002010-07-13T16:10:38.770-04:00Isn't it fun to see change like that? I love t...Isn't it fun to see change like that? I love the pig tie-in! And is that what chickory is? I always wondered a) what it was and b) what those blue flowers were. Finally! I know!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-20915938020559421122010-07-13T10:48:33.741-04:002010-07-13T10:48:33.741-04:00I would love to live in a "green" house....I would love to live in a "green" house...and Mr O, an architect, and I have talked about moving and building a smaller, greener house...but it is hard to leave this house that has been so full of love, even if it is a drafty, dusty, mousey, old thing. When we were renovating our old house many years ago we found old corn cobs inside the horsehair plaster walls...We guessed this was for insulation but there really wasn't enough to do much of anything...The old mill workers who lived here never thought of straw!<br /><br />Love the blue of the blue chicory...GailOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556665956317683667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-51599700394339363042010-07-13T00:44:08.713-04:002010-07-13T00:44:08.713-04:00Love the process of the pictures in this post, and...Love the process of the pictures in this post, and the blue chicory. <br /><br />My dad has always wanted to build an adobe style desert home with hay bales as insulation. Still a dream.*https://www.blogger.com/profile/06484208765656281917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-30702614523319693812010-07-12T20:52:15.011-04:002010-07-12T20:52:15.011-04:00oo ruth...i made my husband pull over on a trip in...oo ruth...i made my husband pull over on a trip in our newly married youth to look at the blue flowers along the side of the road...thus began my love affair with chicory...a beautiful post..i love the 5 agreements at the bottom of your blog...i read the book "the four agreements" many years back and have always found it to be the best advice ever..*jean*https://www.blogger.com/profile/03325374997441856732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-46620595647872952642010-07-12T19:29:00.843-04:002010-07-12T19:29:00.843-04:00I learn so much from your blogs Ruth – that you ca...I learn so much from your blogs Ruth – that you can build house of straw and that chicory has blue flowers. My grandmother made coffee using half chicory and I never thought how it grew or what it was. I am surprised it is so pretty for such a dark beverage. I like the color blue – I read that most restaurants like McDonald and others use the colors red and yellow as they increase your appetite but blue is supposed to decrease your appetite. I am trying to get my husband to paint our yellow kitchen cream with blue accents – I can use the blue response to my appetite.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-55041459521719867132010-07-12T08:58:01.380-04:002010-07-12T08:58:01.380-04:00Excellent post, Ruthie! Friends of ours have talke...Excellent post, Ruthie! Friends of ours have talked about building a straw bale house for years (well, mostly him), and they've been featured in Mother Earth News. Very fascinating concept.<br /><br />My stepfather <i>loved</i> Green Acres! I saw him laugh so hard once, that I thought he was going to have a stroke! It was pretty funny, in an idiotic sort of way. The show, I mean. :)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-16817939217086917242010-07-12T08:10:08.931-04:002010-07-12T08:10:08.931-04:00I have never heard of such a thing, Ruth! After w...I have never heard of such a thing, Ruth! After watching the video, I want to see more and how they cover the straw, inside and out. Most fascinating! I bet you will stop one day and ask for a tour? :)Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-83699283361797421112010-07-11T12:57:50.441-04:002010-07-11T12:57:50.441-04:00Great post, Ruth. thanks.
Straw bale homes are ve...Great post, Ruth. thanks. <br />Straw bale homes are very popular in the SW US, as are rammed-earth houses (aka Earthships). the older version of straw bale homes could be put up very quickly (in a weekend) once the foundations were in. These days, they are often built like the one in this post - with straw as insulation around a more traditional post & beam.<br />As for fires - it has been proven that they are MUCH more fire retardant than wood structures. Here is a link that talks about that: <br />http://www.earthdayweb.org/GBT/GreenBuilt_Articles/GreenBuilt_StrawBuilding.html <br /><br />And this link: <br />http://omnicrone1.typepad.com/katethoughts/2009/09/its-been-awhile.html <br />contains pictures of an in-progress earthship where I did some pet-sitting for about a month. <br />very nice.<br /><br />Thanks.Katehttp://omnicrone1.typepad.com/katethoughts/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-33430365248349736342010-07-11T12:52:52.899-04:002010-07-11T12:52:52.899-04:00This brings so much to mind, Ruth. Such a lovely, ...This brings so much to mind, Ruth. Such a lovely, thought out, beautiful post (blue chicory <i>is</i> striking in the foreground). Was reminded of the sod houses built by settlers on the prairie, and of the straw insulation we found in my parents house when they renovated the kitchen umpteen years ago. I think that is what is most interesting about this--that what was once considered temporary or "poor" material is now cutting-edge.<br />The more things change...dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-27960650743429241802010-07-11T06:48:20.542-04:002010-07-11T06:48:20.542-04:00http://annkschin.blogspot.com/2010/07/sunday-still...http://annkschin.blogspot.com/2010/07/sunday-stills-shadows.html<br /><br />I posted it. He is semi feral. The park is open to the public and hordes of visitors come everyday to feed these birds. I think he was a pair. It was only after they walked past me when it clicked that it was like your chicken. ( I made a typo mistake in my last comment, I meant to say I link it to you, instead I typed I like it to you.)<br /><br />Sorry you have to say good by to your chickens. Mum and Dad kept chickens, and ducks etc. i had to feed them. We did treat them as pets, rather as "working" animals, so we didn't feel sad when we had to (you know what I mean) except one brother. he always cried.<br /><br />The farmers use the excuse of the drought, recession etc. The last case was this man had about 10 race horses and he didn't feed them, just let them graze where there was very little grass. He also left a stallion among the mares. Bad thing to do.Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-7625481999595645612010-07-11T06:39:27.470-04:002010-07-11T06:39:27.470-04:00Ann, I wonder why the farmers are neglecting their...<b>Ann</b>, I wonder why the farmers are neglecting their animals? Can they not afford to grow the hay? Hmm.<br /><br />Yes, Honey is a Golden Polish. You saw one wandering in a park? I'm very sad, because Don is thinning the flock, and I will have to say good-bye to her and Floozie when she goes to a new home. :(Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-17314333995058869482010-07-11T06:34:35.395-04:002010-07-11T06:34:35.395-04:00Thank you, Caitlin. Now that I am back from Irelan...Thank you, <b>Caitlin</b>. Now that I am back from Ireland (after reading your Sunday poem), let me say that besides Ireland, hanging laundry and gathering it off the line is one of the profound pleasures of my life. When there aren't mosquitoes.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-83872630525465834172010-07-11T06:27:24.335-04:002010-07-11T06:27:24.335-04:00Hello, VaNeSsA! Yes, I missed you.
Well I can pi...Hello, <b>VaNeSsA</b>! Yes, I missed you. <br /><br />Well I can picture you telling this story to your daughter in animated language and sound effects, how fun! I would ask again and again too.<br /><br />I actually copied and pasted the quotes from the story from an online version of it, which I think is close to the original. You know how that goes, these tales were quite morbid and gruesome before anyone started cleaning them up to be more PC.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-60018092623988951462010-07-11T06:21:05.160-04:002010-07-11T06:21:05.160-04:00rauf, I feel certain that if we could connect peop...<b>rauf</b>, I feel certain that if we could connect people with ideas and money and will, we could solve a lot of problems. I don't know what prevents us from doing it more. <br /><br />I didn't know GM foods tasted different. I'm impressed that you noticed and compared. This really drives me crazy, this inability to know what we eat, and even how our home grown vegetables are affected by what is carried on the wind or flying beasts from other fields. There is a great deal we can't control, and I guess it's best to accept it, but to continue doing what we can to resist and prevent what we can. I don't do enough, I'm afraid.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-33608985145734495802010-07-11T06:11:39.091-04:002010-07-11T06:11:39.091-04:00I meant to ask you , your Honey chicken, is it a P...I meant to ask you , your Honey chicken, is it a Poland chicken?<br /><br />I saw her photo, and one day, I saw a similar one in my park. I am going to post it and I am pretty sure it is a poland chicken. (I will like it to you.)Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-13979124472719417452010-07-11T06:07:46.822-04:002010-07-11T06:07:46.822-04:00Ruth, our minds must be connected. When I read you...Ruth, our minds must be connected. When I read your heading, I wanted to write about the 3 little pigs. You have already written it.<br /><br />It is good to have hay. Some of our farmers have been neglecting their animals and not giving them hay. Some animals get emanciated.Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-41002358682590048952010-07-11T04:49:42.774-04:002010-07-11T04:49:42.774-04:00What a great post, I did enjoy it.
I see you have ...What a great post, I did enjoy it.<br />I see you have a washing line pic on your blog, I have a thing about those :-)Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-35987375058479638592010-07-11T01:40:00.541-04:002010-07-11T01:40:00.541-04:00I LOVE the straw house and the obviously lovely pe...I LOVE the straw house and the obviously lovely people who are buiding it. <br />I had to laugh at your telling of the 3 Pigs story - how you have the pig eaten, because, after all, what pig could actually outrun a wolf? <br />My daughter makes (I say amkes, but what I really mean is lets) me tell her the 3 Little Pigs story every night. It's my own fault for telling it with such enthusiasm the first time - the falsetto pig voices, and the huffing and puffing, and the pounding the bed hard for the wolf's knock on the pig's door and gently for the pig's knock on his brother's door - I hope she will remember it always, and what I think it really means: When a Wolf is after you, go to your big brother (or sister)'s house. (S)he'll cook him in a big pot of water. Plus, her house is nicer than yours. (Heehee!) :) <br />Loving your posts about the family reunions. Sorry I've been a bit absent. Only in voice, not in spirit.VaNeSsAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04529786151548794992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-11580558934147197412010-07-10T23:30:32.083-04:002010-07-10T23:30:32.083-04:00Good, Ocean Girl, and thank you so much for follow...Good, <b>Ocean Girl</b>, and thank you so much for following. It's an honor to have you.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-35412898128684015882010-07-10T23:28:40.535-04:002010-07-10T23:28:40.535-04:00Thanks, Loring. I think a person can synchronize a...Thanks, <b>Loring</b>. I think a person can synchronize almost any two or three things. :)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-63662311229070806762010-07-10T23:26:43.768-04:002010-07-10T23:26:43.768-04:00its a beautiful idea considering the cost factor, ...its a beautiful idea considering the cost factor, specially for India. But in India people are very careless and irresponsible, including me (generalisation again Ruth). My friends get annoyed with my objections and ask me why i always think on the negative lines. A Bharath Natyam performer friend of mine took me to a theatre built on the same lines. It was beautiful Ruth. Do you like it she asked me. i asked her where is the fire fighting equipment?. i said its a crime to build a theatre of 300 seats with material which can easily catch fire and you have no fire fighting equipment. She was very angry with me and said ' is this all you have to say ?<br />The acoustics were fantastic. i always dream of building a recording studio with mud and straw.<br />The other problem is humidity attracts fungus growth, which can be suffocating.<br /><br />One of the reasons i want to go to Coorg is to have a meal at my uncle's house. i can't forget the taste of potato curry i had last time. We have forgotten what potatoes used to taste like. Here in Chennai we only get GM potatoes which are a bit sweetish.<br /><br />i am so familiar with places surrounding you Ruth.raufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-43546527840279312712010-07-10T23:22:15.066-04:002010-07-10T23:22:15.066-04:00Pat, with your sense of humor, I would like it if ...<b>Pat</b>, with your sense of humor, I would like it if you would write fractured fairy tales (remember those in cartoons?). OK?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-63170254941699447832010-07-10T23:20:34.704-04:002010-07-10T23:20:34.704-04:00Drowsey, the first straw bale house I heard of was...<b>Drowsey</b>, the first straw bale house I heard of was built by Don's cousin. I didn't see it, and I thought I pictured something very different from this, something more temporary, like a nomadic dwelling. (Such a dim bulb sometimes.)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-90397702818916938972010-07-10T23:16:37.865-04:002010-07-10T23:16:37.865-04:00It's so cool, Babs. You can see here how they ...It's so cool, <b>Babs</b>. You can see <a href="http://www.calpoly.edu/~rknight/StrawBaleHome.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> how they look finished on the inside. I like how old fashioned they look with their curves and not-uniform corners.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-70441151933441008762010-07-10T23:03:46.607-04:002010-07-10T23:03:46.607-04:00Arti, I hope the word keeps spreading. Sometimes I...<b>Arti</b>, I hope the word keeps spreading. Sometimes I think it's just a matter of coordination to pull together people with money and people with plans and people with drive to get some of these things in motion. Why does it take so long to do things right?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com