The Belle Writer’s Studio

Comfy Chair Transforms Small Space

  One of the things we did right in designing The Belle Writer’s Studio is making sure I had enough room for both office space and sitting space, in case I wanted to relax...

What Guests can Teach us at Our Little House

We had a great weekend this past weekend as my friend, and Living Large community member, Kathleen Winn, paid us a visit. Entertaining in a tiny/small home is always a challenge – especially when...

The Stages of Eliminating Stuff

    Stuff. We buy it, we find room for it in our homes, we clean it, pack it, move it, store it and sell it. For most of us, stuff becomes an obsession...

Time to Spring into Cleaning

    I started making my list for spring cleaning yesterday. After all, when it feels like summer outside, I feel like I’m running behind. Dale actually began the spring cleaning two weeks ago....

Woodworking, Rural Home Invaders and Coyotes

  We had an interesting weekend at Our Little House. Dale is getting into woodworking, so we spent part of the weekend going to the Big Box hardware stores where he could find the...

Projects that just had to get Done

You know how when a project or two is haunting you and it drives you crazy until you can get it complete? This was how it was for both of us at Our Little...

Saving Daylight at Our Little House

It was Dale’s stepmom who clued me in last week that this coming Sunday, March 13, is the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. “What? So early!?” I could have sworn that it didn’t begin...