Settling into Barnardsville
It took 8 months but I finally feel settled into my new homestead in Barnardsville, NC. Since May I have dropped trees, cleared an old logging road, set up [...]
How to Move a Modular Cabin in Just 4 Days
Two and a half years ago I built a tiny modular cabin knowing full well that I would have to take it apart and move it one day. Well [...]
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Almost Home
Last weekend I had a very successful work party that saw the floor of my cabin going down and the walls going up in one day. The community spirit [...]
My 8×12 Portable Cabin
I am a week away from raising my tiny cabin. I've been scavenging materials all summer and framing out the wall panels for the last few weeks. Once I [...]
Building Roots
I've just finished the first in a hopefully long series of projects aimed at setting down roots in my new home of Asheville, NC. Where did I start? with [...]
Terlingua Ghost Town
On my cross country tour this winter the most fascinating and unexpected stop ended up being a former ghost town near the Texas-Mexico border called Terlingua. Terlingua is the [...]
The World Gets Smaller
I've just moved into my smallest living space yet. It's interior dimensions are 7.5 by 7.5 feet for a spacious 56 square feet of personal space. I built a [...]
Spring in Indiana
Spring hit today, March 16, in Bloomington, Indiana, my new home of eight days. The Red Maples were the first to blossom; little red nubs of color amidst the [...]
British Columbia
I tend to be a seasonal wanderer who easily falls into routines. I'm upholding my late fall routine with another visit to British Columbia and my dear friends Jason [...]