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Latest Activity: Nov 14, 2019
Started by David Brazier Nov 14, 2019. 0 Replies 1 Like
Today I did some weeding and also extended the garden path as far as the buried wood mound.Continue
Started by David Brazier Nov 12, 2019. 0 Replies 0 Likes
In Germany this is called hugelkultur. You can look it up on the web. It is a way of making a garden bed that is relatively drought resistant, by burying wood. The wood rots and becomes a sponge which retains water. It can be done on a big scale if…Continue
Started by David Brazier. Last reply by Vajrapala Lut Moerman Nov 8, 2019. 1 Reply 1 Like
This morning I worked in the forest. I felled a dead tree and gathered wood. Some of this will go for firewood and some will be buried in my next wood-heap garden bed (a small scale version of…Continue
Started by David Brazier. Last reply by David Brazier Jun 1, 2017. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Each morning I try to count the poppy blooms. I made it 74 today. They are not so easy to count.Continue
Started by David Brazier. Last reply by Carol English May 28, 2017. 4 Replies 4 Likes
Mid-March and we might still have frosts to come. Apart from the proud daffodils this is the season of tiny flowers. Can somebody identify these little wonders for me? We have millions of them...…Continue
Started by David Brazier May 13, 2017. 0 Replies 1 Like
The may flowering is now almost over so that everywhere one looks the woods are a tide of young green. This is the season of maximum new growth. One can almost see the grass rising and, first thing in the morning, in the patches of longer stems, the…Continue
Started by David Brazier. Last reply by Carol English May 6, 2017. 9 Replies 5 Likes
The two most common trees at Eleusis are oak and may (hawthorne). At this time of year the white may flowers stand out against the background of fresh sprouting oak leaves.…Continue
Started by David Brazier. Last reply by Carol English Mar 18, 2017. 1 Reply 2 Likes
La Ville au Roi stands upon a low hill. The hill is made of limestone. The buildings are made from it. The soil, such as it is, sits upon it. When you dig you run into it. It is useful - if you can get it out. Mostly, fortunately, it is in flat…Continue
Started by David Brazier. Last reply by David Brazier Mar 6, 2017. 1 Reply 0 Likes
We laid paving and erected an 18 sq metre wooden storage shed.…Continue
Started by Tam Dec 17, 2015. 0 Replies 0 Likes
My morning meditation sparked thoughts of Eleusis and the conversation I had with Dharmavidya last week about some of the wildlife at Eleusis. This progressed to me pondering what I would do if I was custodian of a piece of land, and the first thing…Continue
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Work on the big barn has proceeded very slowly, but it is satisfying work when one can get to it. All the planning and ideas have been formative, but most formative is working with the physicality of the building. it somehow tells one as one goes along what it wants to be. This is not at all the regular way of planning and then constructing - it is more of an evolving relationship. New possibilities emerge as we go along.
I am really interested to learn about these ancient ways Michael, and to see them employed on the buildings at Eleusis. Certainly in terms of ecology and sustainability such ideas fit very well with the ethos. I hope there will be an opportunity to work with you then at some point in the future. And great to learn of your fathers enthusiasm for the project Alex, it sounds that we will soon have a good size team together. Alas I won't myself be around until the spring after I return from India. I think the idea of some sort of calendar is a good one - maybe a Google one, or there is an application that you can use via Facebook called Doodle (I think). I'll have a look and let people know.
By the way would be great to see your dad down there Alex, I think anyone making a journey of that distance to work has proved by their actions that they have an interest in the project.
This week I will be learning how to quarry lime, burn it and slake it into a putty from a master bricklayer. The lime pit would have been a part of every building site at one point and Im hoping to create one at Eleusis. The repointing and repairs to the stonework can then be done using a mortar made from the very rock on which the building stands. The lime cycle is an ancient process and also a rather volatile and dangerous one. Watch your eyes!
So is your Dad free to travel and come and do things? Would he be at all interested in this project? Looks like we might need to set some times when we get several people together.
Wonderful. This is all very exciting. I hope we can work as a good team.
Hi Michael,
Thank you for your comment. It would be very helpful to have such a document!
Hi Mirjam, Im going to measure up the barn in a couple of weeks time and from this we can draw up a plan and start sharing ideas.
Hi David,
Thank you for the invitation. I hope you are doing well. As to developping ideas it might be helpfull to have an insight in the map/plan (i dont know what it is called) groundmap and the measurements. Would you be able to upload such a document?
gracias mil! un abrazo fuerte
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