http://www.psithurismdesign.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.psithurismdesign.co.nz en-us Wed, 06 May 2026 04:18:57 +1200 Rocketspark http://www.psithurismdesign.co.nz/blog/post/134277/garden-making-where-to-start/ Many moons ago, in a previous working life, I used to spend much of my time with business specialists who were very good at stating the solution they would like to have for a perceived problem, without defining the problem well or at all.  First ideas can be very attractive this way, it’s possible they will solve the problem, and there is a high chance the actual problem to solve is missed.Whilst there is plenty of practicalities to resolve in the design process, at the start, we can tap ... Mon, 02 Sep 2024 18:17:25 +1200 http://www.psithurismdesign.co.nz/blog/#post134277 http://www.psithurismdesign.co.nz/blog/post/131128/thoughts-experiences-and-patterns-in-biotime/ Yesterday, whilst hunkering down in the home office, listening to and observing the thunderstorm, I remembered to note down the experience in my “Biotime Log”, which has been a rather haphazard practice so far.  I wrote:“Very stormy day, thunder that sounds like a growl, lightning brightening the dark skies”.The Biotime Log is available from Permanent Publications and includes a lovely introduction by Maddy Harland about biotime.  Maddy writes:“Biotime is more than the observ... Tue, 20 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +1200 http://www.psithurismdesign.co.nz/blog/#post131128