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So Tim mentioned I would be unveiling something the other day.

We have started a blog over on tumblr. Everyday we will post a photo from our window of the transition from field to concrete. In the previous week things have really kicked off. Despite numerous protests and objections by the local community, the development has gone ahead.

Click here to view the blog.

Our friends over at SAS have been down in Cardiff this week campaigning against 6 water companies trying to abstain from responsibility of their overflowing sewers that flow diretly in to UK seas and rivers. The pollutants leaking out can cause diarrhoea. Ecoli 0157 H, Paralysis/Meningitis, fever, Mild or influenzal typhodial illness and more. Nasty stuff.

Andy Cummins of SAS said this:

“By Appealing these discharges the water companies are asking for a free rein to pollute our seas and rivers, that’s not appealing to us!  The water companies have had 20 years to sort this out, in that time they’ve enjoyed handsome profits, isn’t it about time they looked after the environment and public health as well as their bottom line.”

If you would like to get involved or in contact with SAS email andy[at]sas.org.uk

Chris of wearethoughtful.com

For the very respectful sum of £70.

Thanks Chris!

There was hidden clause stating that: you have to send us a video/picture of you ‘learning to ride you new unicycle!’

We have this unicycle at howies. No one knows where it came from and no one here can ride it.

So we thought we’d auction it off and donate the proceeds to the Red Cross Haiti Earthquake appeal.

So let the bids begin below in the comments below ↓

Or if you’d like to donate some money separately click here.

This morning I rode in for the first time. It’s been crazy recently and I was too nervous.
I had to walk to the main road (I tried riding but I kept nearly falling).

Check out the drifts from the wind the other night. Crazy.

Paul couldn’t make it in all last week he was stranded at home in the snow.

But he didn’t just idle his time away watching TV, no.

He went sledging with some friends on a sledge constructed of a pair of skis and small wood palette.

We hear it was a badass speed demon. Unfortunately Paul injured his knee rather badly on it.

So get well soon Paul, we miss you.

N.B. This is a shot from our most recent catalogue shoot, here in Wales.

So it’s set up. I’m pretty chuffed. Yesterday we tried using Shorty, but it’s too limiting. We needed an API. So we have gone with YOURLS it’s pretty wicked.

P.S. This is really just a blog to test our auto twitter thingy. Fingers Crossed!

**Update: It worked! And the stats are badass.**

Our good friend Fredrik Götesson who we spent much of our time with in Sweden last spring just released this sweet edit of his summer.

Super Nice.

Flavors.me totally rules. Shame flavors isn’t spelled properly though…

Anyway we have one: A place where you can see all our web presences together…

Pretty nifty really.

flavors.me/howies

We got an email today from Rupert. He has ingeniously used our paper bags as wrapping paper.

Hi guys,

I’ve ordered far too much stuff from you over the past few years and I now am a walking model for your clothes (which my friends rip me about) however nothing made me happier than discovering that your brown paper bags can be carefully dissected to provide 3 massive pieces of quality brown wrapping paper. In the spirit of “reduce, reuse, recycle” I managed to wrap a lot of presents with a simple Howies brown paper bag. See pics attached which show the tiny amount of unused material that sadly has to go in the rubbish bin. Feel free to use this for a blog if you think it’s appropriate.

Thanks for making Christmas more fun!
Rupert