Just after lunch, when I was getting ready to head to campus for an afternoon class, I dumped a bunch of veggies, lentils, water, and curry into my crockpot so that I could have a nice warm curried lentil soup waiting for me when I got home. When I arrived home I was delighted to discover that not only was my dinner ready and smelling delicious, my house was uncomfortably warm! So I cracked the skylight open, turned the fan on low, and added some coconut milk to my soup. Within a few minutes I was happily eating my soup in a house that was just the right temperature. I will remember this trick as the days get colder: the crockpot can double as a space heater in a teeny, tiny space!
ADU, Travel, Community
After A Week Long Send Off, My Round the World Trip kicked off with eight days in Maui visiting my sister Sarah who has split her time between Hawaii and Alaska for many years. What an epic way to start this adventure! There was mist falling when my sister greeted me at the Kahului airport on Maui a week ago, so she teased me about bringing the rain from the mainland. We headed straight for Paia where she presented me with a young coconut and a lei, accompanied by the chant for the gifting-of-a-lei.
Tiny House, Travel, Planning
A number of circumstances collided recently to compel me to move the Lucky Penny to my property in Walla Walla where I have a ground bound small house called Valencia Cottage. So on Tuesday trusted tiny house movers Linh and Stephanie Pham helped me move the Lucky Penny safely from Portland to my place in Walla Walla.
Minimalism, Workshop
As I packed up recently in preparation to travel cross country in my Honda Fit, I did some downsizing… It was harder than it had been during my last couple of moves because this time I had more stuff. I’d been living in a bigger space…My apartment was a studio, but it was still about 6 times bigger than the Lucky Penny! I talked with several people about the experience and a handful of them said “oh my goodness, I need to do more of that!” So I’ve decided to offer a 6-week Downsizing Tune Up…
