(This post has been updated to reflect the accuracy of the shoji door material, Opal Rice, which is actually made from fibreglass not rice paper! Although it certainly does look like rice paper.) Shoji ~ Traditionally a sliding screen door or wall made of latticed screen and paper used to screen an area, thus making it private. Today, I'm going to show you a part of our … [Read more...] about Our Shoji Doors from ‘Shoji Screens and Doors’
Archives for March 2016
The Letter from my Treating Allergist and Immunologist in Regards to Building a Safe Home
This is a copy of my doctor's letter written specifically for my situation so that I can get help from tradespeople and product manufactures while building a home safe enough for me to live in without getting sick from the materials and products used in its construction; I also have to avoid mould, which means I am building a house that won't go mouldy. I have huge medical … [Read more...] about The Letter from my Treating Allergist and Immunologist in Regards to Building a Safe Home
Virtual Eco-House Tour
All readers, welcome to our home: My safe, allergy-free and eco-friendly home. Ready for the tour we promised? Take your shoes off. Only socks or Japanese slippers allowed. "Would you like a cup of coffee or tea? Do you take sugar? Soy milk okay? A herb from the garden perhaps?" [Miche pops the kettle on.] "Why, thank you for going fragrance-free. I really … [Read more...] about Virtual Eco-House Tour
How Going Vegan Helped my Relationship with My SuperMan
(This post discusses adult topics and uses adult words written in an Australian vernacular.) I've spent 13 years, 14 this September, practicing the only known treatment for inhalant allergies to chemicals: avoidance behaviour. Due to digestion issues related to food intolerance that hit in 2002-3, at the age of 33 after years of normal chemical use, although I did love the … [Read more...] about How Going Vegan Helped my Relationship with My SuperMan
How To Explain Why You’re Vegan
(Post updated: April 2017 to reflect new beliefs, improve grammar and clarity.) From: The Vegan Activist, comes one of the most helpful videos so far. I have issues with being vegan, well not with the practice of being a committed vegan, it's just(-ice) spend the-socially-interactive part of my life asking people to please not wear fragrance and sprays so I can access … [Read more...] about How To Explain Why You’re Vegan