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Brave New Home: Booked Episode Summary
Brave New Home: Booked Episode Summary
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The Bicycle City: Booked Episode Summary
The Bicycle City: Booked Episode Summary
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The Fight to Save the Town: Booked Episode Summary
The Fight to Save the Town: Booked Episode Summary
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The Power of Green Energy in a Rural Renaissance
The Power of Green Energy in a Rural Renaissance
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William Whyte, the American Urbanist
William Whyte, the American Urbanist
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Do the Con's of Renewable Energy Outweigh Fossil Fuel Use?
Do the Con's of Renewable Energy Outweigh Fossil Fuel Use?
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Sustainable Design: Better for People and the Planet
Sustainable Design: Better for People and the Planet
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Advocacy and Policy: Creating Legislative Change
Advocacy and Policy: Creating Legislative Change
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Dive into varied topics from a historic farmstead to the history of Minneapolis’s music scene.

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Before the podcast launched, my book reviews were short summaries of a variety of topics related to my blog focus.

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Check out a great new podcast called Booked on Planning which features 30 minute episodes released biweekly where the hosts interview authors of planning and design related books.

Today’s sunrise. #riseandrun
Today’s sunrise. #riseandrun
The tail end of a very wet, stormy, and dark morning run. #runningintherain #runnerlife
The tail end of a very wet, stormy, and dark morning run. #runningintherain #runnerlife
The feels like temp hit 108 degrees for the commute home today but I feel like anything over 98 is the same. #bikelife #toohotoutside #bikecommuter
The feels like temp hit 108 degrees for the commute home today but I feel like anything over 98 is the same. #bikelife #toohotoutside #bikecommuter
I shouldn’t have a problem hitting my nutrition goals over the next several weeks after spending all day pulling, washing, and removing stems on my kale, chard, and beet greens. I have more bags of greens than I know what to do with. #kalechips
I shouldn’t have a problem hitting my nutrition goals over the next several weeks after spending all day pulling, washing, and removing stems on my kale, chard, and beet greens. I have more bags of greens than I know what to do with. #kalechipsfordays #kalesalad #kalesmoothie #misofastgreens
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to tour the utility scale solar installation LES had built west of Lincoln. I learned a lot and am even more convinced that we need more solar in our communities to help reduce our carbon impact on the environmen
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to tour the utility scale solar installation LES had built west of Lincoln. I learned a lot and am even more convinced that we need more solar in our communities to help reduce our carbon impact on the environment. You can read more on my blog at www.theplanninglady.com/blog/lessolar. #cleanenergy #solarpower #carbonreduction #lincolnelectricsystem
Our long weekend at the lake is over to the disappointment of the water dog. #lakelifeisthebestlife
Our long weekend at the lake is over to the disappointment of the water dog. #lakelifeisthebestlife
Breakfast on the Farm at Twin Spruce Farm. #breakfastonthefarm #localfarmers
Breakfast on the Farm at Twin Spruce Farm. #breakfastonthefarm #localfarmers
We’re getting too old to stay up very late, but we were able to see some of the Perseid meteor shower out at Walkers Point last night. #campinglife #perseidmeteorshower
We’re getting too old to stay up very late, but we were able to see some of the Perseid meteor shower out at Walkers Point last night. #campinglife #perseidmeteorshower
Today’s 20 miler was my first time on the #cowboytrail heading out west from Norfolk. What a beautiful trail with great scenery. And people think Nebraska is a boring flyover state.
Today’s 20 miler was my first time on the #cowboytrail heading out west from Norfolk. What a beautiful trail with great scenery. And people think Nebraska is a boring flyover state.
Latest street mural in the South of Downtown Neighborhood at 11th and B Streets #slowyourroll
It’s getting darker and darker each morning I set out to run.
It’s getting darker and darker each morning I set out to run.
The salvaged wood from our deck keeps on giving. The latest project was a new top for my tool zone. #woodprojects #reuse
The salvaged wood from our deck keeps on giving. The latest project was a new top for my tool zone. #woodprojects #reuse
Last weekend I was reminded of the power nature wields as the campers across from our site narrowly escaped being crushed under the weight of this tree during the intense overnight storm. More frequent and violent storms like what we experienced last
Last weekend I was reminded of the power nature wields as the campers across from our site narrowly escaped being crushed under the weight of this tree during the intense overnight storm. More frequent and violent storms like what we experienced last weekend are on the horizon as we deal with the impacts of climate change unless we start to take serious action. #climatechange #stormdamage
Thanks to the US Bureau of Reclamation building a dam back in 1986 we had a great place to camp and swim these past few days.
Thanks to the US Bureau of Reclamation building a dam back in 1986 we had a great place to camp and swim these past few days.
Seemed like a bad omen when the start of my 5 mile run was graced by a few dozen buzzards. Made for a good photo tho. #lakecalamus #morningrun
Seemed like a bad omen when the start of my 5 mile run was graced by a few dozen buzzards. Made for a good photo tho. #lakecalamus #morningrun

The Inherent Sustainability of Historic Preservation presented virtually for the Preservation Association of Lincoln’s lecture series