mike's party (the melbourne edition)

mike is in melbourne next weekend
things that may make him happy
12 hour roast lamb shoulder, pistachio and green olive tabouleh, $18.00 at maha - dinner menu

or if maha's ladidah prices are too much, we can try hotel lincoln

sustainable house day

Sunday 12th September 2010 is sustainable house day
what does this mean??
it means you go around and sticky beak at other peoples' sustainable houses and pinch their ideas
house addresses aren't available yet check back soon!

second life

no virtual avatar crap, but second hand furniture and fixings and bits and pieces
and places to get it

junk company, more stuff here
583 Elizabeth st, Melbourne, (03) 9328 8121

select salvage (more building seconds, windows etc, but they have iron-baths too ...)


the cool room - as the name and website suggest, over-priced but maybe ok for fancy bits
133 Carlisle Street, Balaclava, VIC 3182, (03) 9531 4524

swan st (auctions) & sales - big place on swan st, richmond
365 Swan St, Richmond VIC 3121, (03) 9428 0677

know your product - cool retro shop, run by nice ace types, also with kyp blog!
cnr union st & high st, westgarth, (03) 9486 1116

lost & found market - i get a weird feeling when i go in here, like i've fallen through the rabbit hole and am back in the 80s in greville st, and "alternative" was still a word that made some sense - this place is staffed by "alternative" uni students...
12 Smith Street, Collingwood

camberwell market

planet 9

planet architecture
an architecture firm that understands that small renovations happen fees - Small……………………………………$1,390

10 tips for a sustainable house

little house on the prairie

archicentre renovation seminar

Renovation Workshop- 6.30pm Tuesday 20 July 2010
Renovating can be rewarding BUT...it can also cost too much, take too long and be less than hoped for if you don't know what you're doing! Archicentre designs thousands of home renovations every year...we know what works, how much it will cost and how best to get it done.

Northcote Town Hall in the Roof Top room, 189 High Street, Northcote
Registration 6pm - starting time 6.30pm

archicentre information..

Archicentre Guide to Sustainable Home
10 Top Energy Saving Improvement
1. Door & window seals $200-$300
2. Ceiling insulation $1,200-$1,800
3. Evaporative cooling system $2,000-$3,000
4. External blinds $600 - $1,200
5. Ceiling fan/s $400 - $600
6. Energy-efficient appliances $800 - $1,200
7. Solar-boosted hot water $4,000 - $5,000
8. Install damped exhaust fan $300 - $500
9. Install down-light guards $300 - $500
10. Replace light globes $100 - $200

Archicentre Re-Stumping

Archicentre Health & Safety Warning

DIY Design Guide for the Home Renovator

Working with your Architect Master Planning your Renovation

Guide to Water Wise Living

Guide to Energy-Wise Living

big ideas in gardening

though this garden is at least a work in progress, unlike my work in dream/dream in progress
more about it here





and after the gardening is done, of course the balloons,



and the coloured paper, streamers ...
the overthetop joy of colour of japanese festivals (happy tanabata) and life

mossy rocks

well not quite,

actually jewellery pieces that look like mossy rocks

Lauren Simeoni: Green Friend Brooches,

2007

Artificial floral supplies, 925 silver

http://www.piecesofeight.com.au/events/unnatural%20naturally1.html

and grassy humpy hills that look like mossy rocks