Finding the chase and cutting to it

Yesterday was the first day this July we were using electricity supplied from the national grid. In fact, since the middle of May this year, we have, where humanly possible run ‘off-grid’. Where humanly possible? Some things are scuppering this philosophy. This sounds so ungrateful, but our electricity supply company gives us free hours of […]

Driving off the grid is now a podcast you can find at Driving off the Grid on Spotify. First episode is now live, talking about why I use the name Driving off the Grid, the next one on Saturday is on using the TechoSolara.app to make the move to solar.

Unusually, I got thermodynamics in physics. Heat is all about vibration of molecules rubbing together or hitting each other. Small amounts of friction taking and giving off energy. Which brings me to today’s subject. It is inspired by a throw away comment my husband made this morning. Would the recent heat waves would change the […]

We have a rule in our house since 2020: if you buy another kitchen gadget, something has to be given to a charity shop or sold. So much to unpack here, don’t you mean stakes in the ground? No, I don’t, we’re talking about food. Let me continue. OK, but wait, you have a ginormous […]

I’ve had my own website since 2008 (long story, not relevant here). It was compromised in 2009. I was away from home, and while I had backups, there was no way I could get to them. It taught me a few things though: the compromise was completely my fault, so my website had to survive […]