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My apologies that it’s been so long since I posted. Yes, I survived the winter. I have a thriving garden and love the land I live on. Except for the bugs and the distance to cities, people, and...
View ArticleThings I Wish I’d Known Sooner
I’ve been in my small cabinet a year now. Here are some things I wish I’d known a year ago: There isn’t much to do at times in the country. There’s less to do when you don’t yet have farm animals,...
View ArticleWater Issues
It’s been raining like crazy the last few days. Two nights ago I discovered every homeowner’s dread: water damage and mold. I began working on it immediately, thinking it was a bathroom caulking issue,...
View ArticleNearing the end of the small house time
I lost my job a few months ago. I’m very glad for that reason that I have a small house, but when I find a new job I’ll be moving. I miss living in a larger town or small city. I need the activity and...
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Many tiny/small house discussions have come up over the last few years in different places regarding how awful zoning and codes are. I would agree to some extent. However, there are two sides, so...
View ArticleNo longer living small…
Within the next few weeks, I will be moving to a 1100 sf house. I’ve thought a lot about the last three years, what I’ve learned here, what I’ve enjoyed, and what I wished for. I’ve gained a different...
View ArticleChanges
I started this blog about living in a tiny house. I loved the idea… and then I lost my job, got a job in a large city, searched for a house and finally settled on one that’s four times what I had when...
View ArticleEnvironmentalism — Why I Care…
A couple of weeks ago a friend on Facebook posted an apparently little-read article about why bans on plastic straws are wrong. Unfortunately the article didn’t consider paper straws as an option in...
View ArticleCreamy cauliflower soup
1 lb cauliflower1-2 carrots1/2 small sweet onion3 oz cheese1/2 C milkBoil the cauliflower and carrots togetherAdd milk and run through blenderput in a bowl and top with cheese. The carrot gives the...
View ArticleCauli-slaw, a seven layer salad with no lettuce
dice the following:cauliflowercarrots1/2 small red or sweet onionAdd frozen peas, about 2 parts cauliflower to 1 part peasTop with ranch or bacon ranch dressing.Other additions to try: tomatoboiled...
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