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it’s not what you’re leaving, it’s what you’re going to

By: twainausten June 5, 2015June 11, 2020

All about you, homeschool mamahouse design, keep the dreams agoing, life aspirations5 Comments

“It’s not what you’re leaving, it’s what you’re going to”. The house we owned was beautiful—’beautiful’, a word that describes aesthetic superficialities. It means I really, really liked it. I felt at home in it. I felt surrounded by beauty. It was a dream to build. Using pens and pencils was a hobby for me—just like…

we’re not moving to the burbs

By: twainausten May 22, 2015June 11, 2020

Homestead homeschoolexcavation and raw land, house design1 Comment

Big machines are playing at our property. Where will we live? In the middle of nowhere, not far enough to go ‘off grid’, but not close enough to manage the road to town without a 4×4 in winter. We have enough rocks to make our own quarry…or hewn our own granite countertops? Not exactly environmentally…