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The Book of Trees – Book Review

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Review by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The Book of Trees by Piotr Socha  (Author), Wojciech Grajkowski (Author) Published by Thames an...

Poverty Mindset vs Voluntary Poverty

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by Michael Smith (Veshengro) What was once called voluntary poverty is now referred to as voluntary simplicity because some people seem to...

What does it mean to be frugal?

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There is more to frugality than penny-pinching. By Michael Smith (Veshengro) The dictionary defines frugality as "the quality of be...

WATER SAVING INSPIRATION FROM ELHO

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Press Release We're in the middle of a heatwave and saving tap water is becoming increasingly important. Any rain that falls is precio...

Fewer toys definitely beneficial for children

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by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The other day I observed a small boy – about five to six years old – in the Park, while I was cutting the gra...

DIY gardening apron from an old pair of jeans

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By Michael Smith (Veshengro) Upcycling an old pair of jeans into a gardening apron. Almost costs nothing and should give a long service...

The madness of perpetual growth on a finite planet

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by Michael Smith (Veshengro) It is amazing how many, apparently same, people believe that you can have infinite perpetual economic growth ...

In the heat do not drink (ice) cold water

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by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Water, yes, lots of it, but (ice) cold no... We have all heard, and often assumed it to be an old-wives-tal...

Young people and knives in Britain and elsewhere

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by Michael Smith (Veshengro) We have had knives in our homes, etc., for how long? Boys used to carry a knife on them, in years gone by, an...

How to keep cool in the summer heat without cranking up the AC

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by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Many, when the temperatures soar in countries in the “West”, with the USA in the lead, rather crank up the ai...