Some Personal Touches

The finished project. I love it!

Gluing the cutting board bottom on.

So, I have mentioned previously that I started taking woodworking lessons from my friend, Holland. He offered up his wood shop to the general populace among SCA groups, and I finally decided to take him up on it. We did not know one another very well at the . . . → Read More: Some Personal Touches

Sad News In The Tiny House Community

Photo by Erica Keeling

An article has been circulating in the Tiny House Community that just broke my heart (Thanks Kent!). Kim Langston was in the process of building her tiny house and was very near the end of the project, when the barn adjacent to her house caught fire. As a result, Kim’s . . . → Read More: Sad News In The Tiny House Community

An Inside Look At The Fortune Cookie

I have had a lot of excitement here at Dreadnaught Darling with all of the traffic in the last couple days. Thank you Kent at Tiny House Blog and Merete at TINY: A Story About Living Small for the Facebook love! Additionally, thank you to YOU the readers for popping by. Heck, I even got . . . → Read More: An Inside Look At The Fortune Cookie

Tiny House Workshop!

Dee’s house in Olympia – November 2010. (Forgive the horrible picture, I was so excited to see her house and meet her that I could barely contain myself)

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Hey Tiny House fans! There is an upcoming workshop hosted by . . . → Read More: Tiny House Workshop!

Require States to Reform Zoning Codes to Allow Tiny Home Structures Under 1000 Square Feet

My tiny house is 135 square feet. That's a few feet under 1000 square feet.

There is a petition recently added to We The People, a new feature on WhiteHouse.gov. Help this petition get 25,000 signatures by April 27, 2012! If this petition succeeds in getting 25,000 signatures, the White House will review . . . → Read More: Require States to Reform Zoning Codes to Allow Tiny Home Structures Under 1000 Square Feet

Fortune Cookie On The Move

The Fortune Cookie getting started

Moving Day had arrived. I had fretted a lot the previous night, and had a rather exhausted, and anxious nights sleep. I was hoping I remembered everything I needed to remember. I was also stressing a bit because I had requested help moving from my friend Azrayel, but . . . → Read More: Fortune Cookie On The Move

Downsizing Before the Move

When I am going through my things, I sometimes miss my house before I moved my stuff in.

I was staring at my ridiculously crowded house in dismay. I was feeling really overwhelmed by the amount of stuff in my space with the upcoming move date inching closer and closer. What made matters worse . . . → Read More: Downsizing Before the Move

There’s No Place Like Home

Fortune Cookie, earning it's name.

There is nothing like being away from home, to remind you once again how much you love it. I have made no small mention of how much I adore The Fortune Cookie. Well I was house sitting for a dear friend in Olympia for a little over a week. . . . → Read More: There’s No Place Like Home

Burning Love Letters

Hi, my name is Kera and I hoard mementos. Those old pictures and notes from high school, love letters, birthday cards, notes from loved ones and random nic-naks that people have given me over the years. I really have a hard time letting go of things of that nature. However, knowing that Abel was coming . . . → Read More: Burning Love Letters

Then There Was Light!

Shelf light. A place for my books! Going to have to find some neat book ends now.

So Abel dropped by the other day to finish up some odds and ends in The Fortune Cookie. It’s been awhile since he has popped by, so I was pretty excited to see what he had . . . → Read More: Then There Was Light!

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