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You’ve surely noticed that updates to this blog have tapered off considerably. There’s always plenty going on, but there isn’t much that’s new or interesting regarding the homestead, so in the interest of having this blog be interesting, I’ve not been recounting the new occurrences of previously told stories. You can expect updates when there … Continue reading It’s been a minute

With cold weather approaching, getting the Club Car connected to the main house was now the priority. But before anything can be done… something else must first be done. In this case, that was leveling the former spring garden (which months ago was transplanted to some standing planters) so there was clear ground to install … Continue reading CC Conjunction and Groovy Rain

Now with siding and roof in place, lower-priority exterior work can proceed. In this case, that’s the snout — the short connecting corridor between the Club Car and the main house. There’s not much to it, but it greatly simplifies the interface since getting two large flat surfaces to meet is hard but getting a … Continue reading CC Snout & Interior

While I’d really like to get a legit roof on this thing first, it cannot be first. The roof laps over the sides, so the sides must be done first. I suppose I could just do the top parts of the sides first, then the roof, but that seems fraught since the siding is normally … Continue reading CC Siding & Roofing

There’s been lots of progress since I posted last. And, indeed, this is why it’s been so long since I’ve posted – too busy actually doing it 🙂 When we were last with our intrepid builder, he had just finished the exterior sheathing on the sides. The roof deck remained. But it was time for … Continue reading CC Roof Deck, Windows, Cabinet Starts

In days gone by where trains were a primary mode of travel, some trains had a car where food/drinks were sold and that had lounge space. This car had various names, but “club car” was among them. Now, my tiny house is not a train, but now that it will comprise two “cars” and one … Continue reading Club Car

If I said “my 162sf tiny house is too small”, most of you would probably reply, “duh, of course it is”. But actually, the reason I think it’s too small isn’t because it’s too small, exactly, but simply because there is nowhere to lounge in it. No couch. No recliner. There needs to be one … Continue reading Missing A Room

I know I’m posting this mid-summer, but I’ve been preoccupied a bit and have been neglecting this blog for a few months… so let’s start the catch-up with Spring! Spring began with some animal friends, some familiar, some newly seen Okay, that last one probably needs some color balance – the lizard isn’t quite that … Continue reading Spring 2025

Let’s start today’s update with some sunshine. Well, it’s wooden sunshine, but still 🙂 This piece of art is about 24″ across, for scale, and was made from wood harvested from trees that grew here. It was a long journey from tree to log to board to parts to art. One of my current foci … Continue reading Dust x3, More Winter, Some Spring, Newbies & Comb Cuts

Finishing those outdoor flood lights was “fun” in the cold, but I’m sure my late-day delivery drivers appreciate it and, honestly, I like how it lights the way between the house and the workshop, so I’m glad I put them in. Of course there were some challenges besides the cold (which itself is not to … Continue reading Lights, Lots of Repairs, More Death