Overheard: our six year old giving his friend the tour of the house
- ‘My Dad built this house from scrap’
- ‘What does that mean?’
- ‘He built it from stuff he found lying around’
: )
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Inspiration
Eco building, Findhorn style
We spent the weekend with friends in Forres in northern Scotland, which is just down the road from Findhorn. Findhorn is the original eco village – see www.findhorn.org – and we took a stroll around for inspiration. There were eco houses of all shapes and sizes, from stone ‘hobbit’ houses with grass roofs to luxury timber clad houses with solar panels – and everything in between.
The vibe was really lovely although community living is something you would really have to commit to. It would be nice if that sense of community and oneness with your surroundings was the norm and not something you have to take yourself out of society in order to achieve. But we came away inspired and, having had so much fun this weekend, sorely tempted to move further north! Just have to finish this eco house before we can move on to the next one : )
