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Small by Modern Standards Our home is 1,000 square feet. It feels wonderfully spacious to us, but by modern standards, it’s quite small. In fact, the average home size in US is 2,438 square feet, according to the US Census. To us, though, our “tiny” home is perfect. Although big houses are still the norm, small [...]
When I realized that the wild apple tree on our property produces tasty apples, I decided I wanted to try canning apple pie filling. Getting the apples down from the tree proved to be more difficult than I had expected. The tree is quite a way from the house, so I loaded the ladder in [...]
So far, it’s been a pretty mild winter. We haven’t had to plow the driveway once yet! It also makes hiking around easier (although we do love to snowshoe). Even though it’s been cold, the sun almost always makes an appearance. The chickens have really started laying eggs. We’re up to 23 eggs total. Yesterday [...]
By January of 2011, we had started interior projects in the house. The first project to be completed was our closet. Our home is quite small, but we make the best of every inch we have. In February, we found prints in the snow that looked like mountain lion. But we weren’t sure…yet… And although [...]
Alex had to leave me this weekend to drive her mom back from Utah. Fortunately I had a good buddy willing to babysit me with fine beers, good meals and a ton of help on several projects we had in the works. I helped our friends out several weeks back by working with them to [...]
It’s been a while since we posted an update! Here’s what’s been happening… The chickens won’t be called “chicks” for much longer. They are quite large and feathered now. And they’re becoming even more friendly as they grow older. It’s been difficult keeping their brooder clean, so we are very ready to have the coop [...]
The birds around our house have become pretty comfortable with us. They wait longer and longer to fly away when we come close…sometimes they stay on the feeder as I’m carrying it away to fill it! Last week on a whim, I walked out to the bird feeder and offered my finger to a pine [...]
Plenty of snow and blue skies again today. A great day to go snowshoeing! Snowshoeing is a fun way to get a workout in the winter time. It’s also a wonderful way to enjoy the outdoors. As soon as the sun crested the ridge, we headed out on the property for a morning of scenic [...]
