There is Shunda. You'd be taking your life into your hands if you were to go down for a look these days - there's angy folks down there, simmering, churning...
Now there is another picture that conjures up memories from the depths of time. Can you imagine the huts that could be constructed in the branches out of sight up in the hedge - dry , concealed, warm, and where the imagination runs riot. Ah! sweet time. The joys of things past to while away the fading hours - here cut that out young fella - you still have living to do - so get on with it!!
There's no reason Fred, why you couldn't make yourself a hut in a hedge and sit in it. I'm converting an ancient rhododendron into a 'house' by cutting its huge branches, 'curing' them, reversing them and constructing a 'hut'. Not sure yet how to clad it but something will occur to me (more likely, someone will suggest something and I'll recognise it as a great idea). Maybe the leaves of the mountain cabbage tree (toii) that we've already employed to thatch the shelter for our cob oven. My sons weave/thatch/tie knots very well. I've a weaver-of-willow coming down soon - maybe he'll help. Plus my friend Winnie is he kairaranga miharo! So it'll be a shared project either way.
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There's a cool macrocarpa hedge down near cosy nook, I seen it me-self!
There is Shunda. You'd be taking your life into your hands if you were to go down for a look these days - there's angy folks down there, simmering, churning...
Now there is another picture that conjures up memories from the depths of time.
Can you imagine the huts that could be constructed in the branches out of sight up in the hedge - dry , concealed, warm, and where the imagination runs riot.
Ah! sweet time. The joys of things past to while away the fading hours - here cut that out young fella - you still have living to do - so get on with it!!
There's no reason Fred, why you couldn't make yourself a hut in a hedge and sit in it.
I'm converting an ancient rhododendron into a 'house' by cutting its huge branches, 'curing' them, reversing them and constructing a 'hut'. Not sure yet how to clad it but something will occur to me (more likely, someone will suggest something and I'll recognise it as a great idea). Maybe the leaves of the mountain cabbage tree (toii) that we've already employed to thatch the shelter for our cob oven. My sons weave/thatch/tie knots very well. I've a weaver-of-willow coming down soon - maybe he'll help. Plus my friend Winnie is he kairaranga miharo! So it'll be a shared project either way.
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