Monthly Archives: March 2017
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If we can get to it, things aren’t going to stay nice forever. Paradise + Man….doesn’t stay Paradise for long. Wait! That’s a pretty old story, isn’t it? Places that are hard to get to stay nice….for a while….until we … Continue reading
After a good meal, it was time to go outside and feed Appa. Appa is our Great Pyrenees “puppy”. It’s hard to think of him as a puppy when he’s over a hundred pounds….but that’s what he is….a puppy. The … Continue reading
There is something really beautiful about the things in our life that are pared down to “essentials”. I don’t know how to do that….but it’s good. This is a nice cabin. … Continue reading
I replaced the starter in my daughter’s little 1996 Sentra this afternoon…..and it was kind of a pain in the rear….but….do-able. If you read the service manual, it will say something like….”disconnect the negative battery terminal, remove the bracket at … Continue reading
Taking money out of the instant teller in Madagascar…..the equivalent of 100 dollars American….2 months salary for the locals. Man, we’re privileged here….even if we go to a different country, we’re privileged. Speaking of “here”….”here” is 20° this morning. That’s … Continue reading
Thankyou, Kirsten Dirksen! Here’s a fellow who used shipping containers for his home because he didn’t have any land. He needed something that he could build that could later be moved. In this case, the landowner lets him live on … Continue reading
Here’s another great Kirsten Dirksen video about a couple who built a container home in the San Diego hills. It’s kind of cool….and kind of hard. Sometimes things that are hard can be good. I like that they aren’t going … Continue reading
We want to buy a pop-up camper. Or a new minivan. Or…tires for the Mail Jeep. I may have to sell the plane. Who am I kidding? We don’t have a plane….or a big house. This is interesting….I guess. Watching … Continue reading