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[Michael Dean <mikedean.com@altavista.com>]

Good luck Sean!

Mike.

On Sun, 04 November 2001, "S. K. Harrison" wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> my name's Sean. I've been playing with pc for the past couple of years. In
> 1999, I received training at Linnaea Farm--a remote place on a little
> island off the west coast of Canada. Since then, I've been doing bits of
> design work and research for urban homeowners, most of whom have only a
> couple thousand square feet. Did one design for a couple who had got Merv
> Wilkonson to advise on logging their ten acres. But by far the most
> engaging project was the year-end assignment for my program at Linnaea.
> Each of two teams came up with a complete design package for a restaurant
> sitting on a couple acres of sandy, broom-infested land. They wanted full
> vegetable sufficiency, with some small livestock. I'll cut the tale here,
> however, unless it becomes pertinent after I'm familiar with the list.
> 
> Otherwise, I've dallied on community garden plots and in the backyards of
> my itinerant life. Finally, however, I've found a place which I hope to
> rent for several years while I attend school. It has a big, south facing
> backyard with little else living on it but for patchy grass, thistles,
> dock, morning glory, buttercup and similar delights. Not even the birds
> come to visit.
> 
> I have begun to put down on paper how I'd like this to look at the end of
> a decade. The most enjoyable prospect for me, however, is convincing my
> landlord of the feasability of the project (and the ease of clean up when
> I move on)--and then convincing my neighbour, with whom I share this
> duplex, to allow me full reign over the entire back yard. Here's hoping.
> 
> Looking forward to future discussions.
> Regards,
> Sean
> 
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