April 2011

Going Junking

Dale and I got to do something last weekend we haven’t done in a long time: Dig through antique stores to find that one perfect “something,” which happened to be some antique metal utensils....

I Heart NYC and Living Large

Congratulations, Kerry! You’ve won the copy of The Green Year! Please contact me ASAP at fivecoat@ozarkmountains.com with your snail mail address! ____________________________________________________________________ Living in Our Little House and creating Living Large has brought us...

The Bigger and Greener Picture

During this Earth Day week (it is this Friday, April 22), I can’t help but reflect on the state of the world. It seems the past year has been one major environmental disaster after...

Never a Dull Moment at Our Little House

There’s never a dull moment, it seems, at Our Little House. Two weeks ago, a seemingly itchy eye on Dakota turned into a full-blown infection. As it turns out, her eyesight was at stake,...

Home Farming Movement at Our Little House

Spring arrived at Our Little House last week and just in time to put me in the mood for gardening. A couple of weeks ago, I started seeing a television commercial for the “Home...

Our Little House Really is a Big Dog House

As soon as anyone drives into the long, winding driveway from our dirt road, they can tell we have pets, even if they’ve missed the faded “Beware of Dog” sign (originally placed there to...

What is the Norm?

What do we really know about our neighbors? That’s the question Dale and I asked when watched the movie “Winter’s Bone” a few weeks ago. I normally choose movies that look interesting to me...