Small House Living

The Dreaded Deer Hunting Season

Some people think you can only experience culture shock when going from one country to another, but moving from the city to the country, and I suppose visa versa, is a culture shock as...

Small House of the Past

In 1946, when my parents purchased this brand new bungalow on the GI Bill, small houses weren’t that uncommon. To own any home was the American Dream. When this photo was taken, the house...

I’m a Guest

I give my thoughts on small homes and mortgages over at The Tiny House Blog: I would also love to hear from any of my readers regarding their experiences of living large in a...

A Day of Thanks

There’s a little thing going around on Facebook to take each day of this month before Thanksgiving and give thanks for something in your life. Today is Veteran’s Day, the day we remember those...

The Wanderer

It was a beautiful weekend in the Ozark Mountains again, and we took advantage of the warm Indian Summer weather to be outside a little. Dakota is our little black Dacshund and Beagle Mix....

Over or Under?

There are a lot of things to consider when moving to a little house. How much stuff can you live without, can you stand being that close to your significant other or family all...

A Big Box

Out in the sticks, a Big Box means something other than a great big store. We have bigger boxes than I had even imagined existed – and it’s our mailboxes. The Internet might be...