Drawing inspiration from several all-in-one kitchens I’ve seen on the tiny house blogs, I decided that I wanted a kitchen cupboard in the yurt that would contain everything I need to prepare, cook, and serve meals. So I found a TV cabinet for sale on Craigslist and was lucky enough to have the fella offer free delivery, too. A friend of mine helped move it into the yurt and I spent this evening setting up my kitchen. The kitchen cupboard is about the same height, width, and depth as my dressers are when stacked so these two pieces of furniture at the door create a sense of entry.
In the space where the TV usually goes I have a microwave, a toaster oven, a cutting board, a couple of drawers full of kitchen gadgets, and a 2-gallon water jug with a spout. The drawers contain dishes for eating and serving, canned and boxed dry goods, and my cooking tools: 2 pots, a pressure cooker, an electric one-burner cook top, and an electric water kettle. Now let’s see… what’s for dinner?
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…
