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George Bernard Shaw’s writing shed was 8′ by 8′ and built with castors on a circular track so that it could be turned around to change the light.
Also, photo of interior showing his desk with old typewriter: https://bit.ly/bNLkT9
-Sent us by Kevin Kelly
Fine little book on the world of bungalows
Only $7 from: https://store.taunton.com/onlinestore/item/500-bungalows-douglas-keister-070888.html
Saw this yesterday in Portrero Hill district in the city. Nice colors, clean lines, simple, practical, economical. There is good architecture here and there!
Yesterday I was in San Francisco, and passed by the neighborhood where I grew up (near Miraloma Park), and went by our old house. 154 Ulloa. I lived there from ages 2-15. There were 26 kids on our block and we roamed and owned the streets. No TV in those days (the ’40s) and we listened to the radio religiously. Superman; Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy; Batman; I Love a Mystery; the Shadow…I used to dress up like Superman: red swim suit over Levis, and a dishtowel around my neck for a cape and I’d jump (fly) off the balcony to the grass below.
From author/artist Derek “Deek” Diedricksen:
“THE BOOK’S FINALLY HERE! ‘Gary Larson meets Bob Vila’ — housing/fort/small house/shack book…is a culmination of my love for ultra-tiny living, and covers some of the small houses and cabins I’ve unprofessionally built.…” https://relaxshax.wordpress.com/
We just got this email and photo from British Columbia about our book Builders of the Pacific Coast. It’s really gratifying to connect like this.
I just wanted to say thanks for this book. I have been looking for something like this for years. For the last ten years my dad, brothers and I have been developing a 5 acre parcel on an isolated island in Northern British Columbia. We have been living the pages of this book. Splitting shakes on the beach and scrounging driftwood. This book has definetly been a motivator through the long cold winter months, to get me renewed and excited for another year of building.
Thanks again,
looking forward to spring,
Jon Seinen.
I spotted this yesterday in the garden outside the Miwok (coastal California natives) museum in Novato, Calif. This is a willow frame, lashed together, and when covered with bundled grass and a tule mats, was called a ‘kaawul kotcha.’ There was typically a flap door covered with animal hide.
The WaterWoman Festival was held at Joshua Tree National Monument in November, 2009. SunRay can go anywhere in the world and frame a beautiful building from whatever wood is lying around. He was one of the 3 featured builders in Builders of the Pacific Coast. Click here for a slide show from the book, including SunRay’s beautiful natural-materials temple at Harbin Hot Springs in the Northern California hills. Also, pic of SunRay at work. Look at those arms!
-Photos by Chris McClellan
Margy and Wayne Lutz have a floating cabin and garden on a lake in British Columbia, Canada. On their blog, Margy writes:
How Does Your Garden Grow? — With purple sage, red potatoes, and green lettuce all in a row. The heart of my garden is my float. It was designed and built by my good friend John. Cedar logs provide the buoyancy needed to keep four 3 X 10 raised beds above the waterline. On the bottom of the beds is a heavy cloth called mill felt. It is porous, but very strong. Frequent watering is needed in the warm summer months, so John installed a solar powered water pump and hose for me.”
–https://powellriverbooks.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-does-your-garden-grow.html
Photo by Russell Lee