August 2014

Dear Litter Bug

Dear Litterbugs, Do you really believe that tossing your trash out of your car window into the brush of our country road hides it? It might be out of sight and out of mind...

Living Large – the Book

I’m celebrating the 5 year anniversary of the Living Large blog with an announcement! The book based on our experiences downsizing to a small house, along with tips from me and other Living Largers...

We’re Hot for our Regency Wood Stove

We’re having our hottest weather of the summer right now, so it is very counterintuitive of me to write about wood stoves. But the reality is that it will not stay hot or even...

Equipment we Need in the Country

  When we moved to Our Little House, we were very much city folks. In the city, we had services such as trash pick-up, city snow plow services. If we needed something, we made...

Funny Farm at Our Little House

At the beginning of our Summer of Fun, we purchased an ATV. Yes, I wanted one to ride on nice evenings, which helps me relieve stress, but it has practical purposes too (more on...