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Lapland Spring 2009 - 2nd June Part 2

Having cut the trunk into sections with the intention of floating them across the lake behind my boat I was concerned that lifting them out of the water and carrying them up the slope to the cabin wou… more →

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Lapland Spring 2009 - 2nd June Part 2 — 7 comments

fenlander1 wrote 1 day ago: Having cut the trunk into sections with the intention of floating them across the lake behind my boa … more →

Tags: Equipment, Food and Drink, Lapland, Tools, Travel and navigation, Trees, birch, cabin, Coffee

Lapland Spring 2009 -2nd June Part 1 — 1 comment

fenlander1 wrote 4 days ago: Now for me this is what it’s all about.  Using the items you have available, together with nat … more →

Tags: Fire craft, Food and Drink, Lapland, Shelter, Tools, Travel and navigation, Trees, birch, cabin

Lapland Spring 2009 - 1st June

fenlander1 wrote 1 week ago: Cold with a strong NW wind this morning. Every day I have had my fish trap in the lake but caught no … more →

Tags: Fire craft, Fishing and Hunting, Food and Drink, Lapland, Plants, Travel and navigation, Trees, wildlife, Birds

Lapland Spring 2009 - 31st May — 2 comments

fenlander1 wrote 1 week ago: 3 Waxwings around the cabin all day.  A pair of Fieldfares have also appeared.  They always next in … more →

Tags: crafts, Lapland, Nature, Tools, Travel and navigation, Trees, Axe, birch, Birds

Lapland Spring 2009 - 27th May

fenlander1 wrote 3 weeks ago: I woke up to very heavy rain this morning and it continued all day!! I made pancakes for breakfast u … more →

Tags: crafts, Food and Drink, Lapland, Stone, Tools, Travel and navigation, Trees, birch, Birds

Burning Bright and DNA

Cathy Fitzgerald wrote 3 weeks ago: Hi everyone I have work  in two galleries at the moment; firstly my short film ‘burning bright … more →

Tags: art and ecology, art and ecology film, art and forests, Biodiversity, Cathy's work, sustainable forestry, Art and Science, Burning Bright, Cathy Fitzgerald

Lapland Spring 2009 - 25th May

fenlander1 wrote 3 weeks ago: Temperature dropped to zero degrees last night.  After filtering buckets of rain water through parac … more →

Tags: crafts, Equipment, Fire craft, Fishing and Hunting, Food and Drink, Lapland, Nature, Travel and navigation, Trees

Lapland Spring 2009 - 24th May

fenlander1 wrote 4 weeks ago: My official birthday today so I opened some cards I had brought with from England The boys were hea … more →

Tags: Nature, Lapland, Plants, Trees, Travel and navigation, Fire, Parachute, cabin, Shelter

Lapland Spring 2009 - 23rd May — 4 comments

fenlander1 wrote 1 month ago: I walked into the forest to cut some more poles and passed an area where a Redwing (Turdus iliacus) … more →

Tags: Fire craft, Food and Drink, Lapland, Trees, Fishing and Hunting, wildlife, Travel and navigation, Meetups and gatherings, Fire

Lapland Spring 2009 - 22nd May — 2 comments

fenlander1 wrote 1 month ago: Rowed to the far end of the lake first thing this morning and went walking in the forest, but very q … more →

Tags: crafts, Fire craft, Fishing and Hunting, Food and Drink, Lapland, Nature, Shelter, Tools, Travel and navigation

Lapland Spring 2009 - 20th May

fenlander1 wrote 1 month ago: I  wrote about the mine after my winter trip http://naturallore.wordpress.com/2009/02/11/winter-in-l … more →

Tags: Lapland, Stone, Equipment, Travel and navigation, Tools, Sweden, Minerals, Iron Mine

Build your own Low Impact home. Seriously.

livinglime wrote 1 month ago: Simon Dale built his own low impact house with £3000, 1000-1500 man hours, and almost no previous ex … more →

Tags: consume less, Build, DIY, hobbit house, Homestead, house, low impact, permaculture, sustainability

Build your own Low Impact home. Seriously.

livinglime wrote 1 month ago: Simon Dale built his own low impact house with £3000, 1000-1500 man hours, and almost no previous ex … more →

Tags: consume less, Build, DIY, hobbit house, Homestead, house, low impact, permaculture, sustainability

Get Stumped

seatingzone wrote 1 month ago: Here’s a new twist on “green” furniture — instead of taking natural materia … more →

Tags: Art, Chair, Chairs, Cool, Decorating, Design, funky, Funny, furniture

Primitive skills weekend - Part 2 — 2 comments

fenlander1 wrote 2 months ago: After lunch there were more workshops including cordage making and by mid afternoon we were prepari … more →

Tags: Fire craft, crafts, Food and Drink, Plants, Stone, Primitive Skills, Meetups and gatherings, Tools, bow-drill

Primitive skills weekend - Part 1 — 8 comments

fenlander1 wrote 2 months ago: Last weekend I attended a primitive skills weekend run by Will Lord and John Lord + some of their fr … more →

Tags: crafts, Food and Drink, Primitive Skills, Meetups and gatherings, Tools, clothing, Fire, Bannock, Parachute

Umbellifer fire — 2 comments

fenlander1 wrote 2 months ago: The standing dead stems of most umbellifers can be used to easily make fire as they provide everyth … more →

Tags: Fire craft, Lapland, saami, Plants, Tinder, Sami, umbellifer, Angelica, fuel

Eel Day antiques — 2 comments

fenlander1 wrote 2 months ago: Walking around the market stalls and antique shops while in Ely, I made a couple of nice purchases. … more →

Tags: crafts, Lapland, Meetups and gatherings, Trees, birch, Sweden, Ely

Eel Day

fenlander1 wrote 2 months ago: The Eel Day held at Ely is an annual event celebrating the cities namesake…..the eel.  The cel … more →

Tags: crafts, Food and Drink, Fishing and Hunting, Meetups and gatherings, eel, Ely, Fish, Netting, trap


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