Category: Building!
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Granny’s Glassware
Don’t let the cupboards overflowing with beautiful china and glassware give the wrong impression, we are far from delicate here in North Idaho. You have to love the four seasons to make this home. Especially the deep, white, wind-blown, freezing landscape that arrived this Presidents Day long weekend. I was on a roll with the…
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Breathe
As I shoveled the snow off my front walk, it seemed to me that I had just done this very task not so long ago. Overnight the summer became a distant blur of sunshine, long days, and smokey skies with power tools the constant soundtrack playing in the background. Even though the trees still bear witness…
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A Roof Over My Head
It’s been quiet on the Trek to Tiny, but only because this menopausal woman has been up the ladder, down the ladder, up the ladder, down the ladder … you get the idea. There is something rooted deep inside myself that loves the long view of wild places, being out there in snapshots that ground…
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Splinters, Bees and Bruises
I just completed my first week of physical work on the tiny house. I think the house needs a name, and just like a trail name arises for long distance hikers I’m sure the house’s personality will make itself known. This week has taught me so much already. Things about myself, tools, materials, and the…
The Trek to Tiny 