I notice she visited 29 countries in 14 months. Not to be a smartass, but I would think that a person who is concerned about their carbon footprint would try...
Sherman, maybe there is the youthful wanderlust in play here. I know I had it it in my 20s and my 22-year old son too who, other than travel to international...
Hi Jean, Actually, I messed up -- that email was meant for Gregory alone, not the entire group. I didn't mean to come across as being overly harsh. Still,...
Some info on Jim Merkel, one of my environmental heroes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Merkel http://blogs.salon.com/0002007/2003/12/01.html -Jean ... From:...
Merkel sounds like an impressive person, I can see why you admire him. Sherman ... From: Jean Bellinger To: smallhousesocietyonline@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
This is interestg, Britain's smallest Council house(1620), with a small lady to live in and run it...nice arch detailing: http://tinyurl.com/5m35k7 /Dennis ...
Another way of bringing out benefits of smaller, modular homes. I picked this up from the Northern Echo, a British publication. Housing pack popularity may...
Friends, I'm in contact with a journalist working for the New York Times on an article about simpler smaller living. He'd like to get a phone interview with a...
Friends, I just received an email from Dale Snyder telling me of his Canyon Classic Cabins website. It's a beautiful website, definitely worth a visit: ...
Hello! Just joined the group about a month ago. I've come here by way of several inspirations--1.) finding an article and youtube vid on Dee Williams' tiny...
Dear Dogmatiqua, What a delightful and thoughtful post. I'm inspired by your desire to escape the rat race. You'll find that once life gets smaller and ...
Dogmatiqua, You said a couple things that really rang loud and clear in my ears. - "I'm tired of working to spend all my money on material conformity" -...
Hi Dogmatiqua, Good post. On the RV vs. small house question, what about a small house on a trailer like Gregory's? Of course, you said that you don't want to...
Good thought provoking article, thanks! ... From: g rooney To: smallhousesocietyonline@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 7:03 PM Subject: Re:...
Hi Dogmatique, Welcome to the group. Travel trailer verse Small house: There are several things that would effect a choice. What part of the country do you...
Hi Dog... I know what you meen by wanting to escape the rate race. I work with the military and due to deployments, I've hardly spent any time at "home". Even...
Hello Dog, and others: THis has been a very thought provoking thread. I share many of your goals about being debt free, but I found it was going to be very ...
Dude! You plan is awesome, and is working in execution! "Small house" philosophy all the way. I particularly like this: "Do what makes you happy, not what...
Great! Thank you. I'm going to have a wonderful time browsing around your blog. I'm currently up to my eyeballs on my own smal house construction project so...
Looks a lot like the color I painted my step-daughters room. Looks great and relaxing too. ... me ... $4000. ... although ... heater ... ($75). ... The ... and...
Thank you for the kind words. I had a lot of very kind people in this group support me the past couple years in my quest. Without their encouragement, I am not...
If you're currently working on a small house building project and journaling your experience online, please let me know. I'd like to create a list of small...