by Karina Coombs
Without fail, each time we spend more than a day in another place, I have the desire to move there. The highlight reel: I've opined about living in Pacifica and Monterey; Ipswich, Chatham, and Gloucester; Boulder and Nederland; Philadelphia, New York City, and Seattle. But Maine. That's where I really sink my teeth in. Trulia [...]
I have a complicated relationship with nature, particularly as it relates to my home and, in particular, because I’m a homebody.
Back when we were dating, my husband and I first went to the Brimfield Antique and Collectibles show. We spent hours strolling up and down the street and in and out of the tents looking for things that "spoke" to us. We acquired an enormous porcelain industrial glove mold, an old glass hospital paper cup [...]
My newest feature article. We've already started making the switch to LEDs in our house thanks to this: http://carlislemosquito.org/index.php/news/28683 Counting to zero, one kilowatt at a time by Karina Coombs Residential electric rates have doubled since 1990, with the biggest increases in just the past ten years. In November, citing the rising cost of natural gas [...]
We have officially passed the one year mark in our Massachusetts house and have signed a lease for another 12 months. Not a week goes by where I don't miss the relative luxury we lived in while in Northern Colorado, but it's getting better. If Colorado was my fat pants in terms of mind-numbing comfort [...]
~ I'm suddenly really interested in alternative housing and how ingenious people are in terms of making it work in surprising ways. A bicycle elevator to reach a 30 foot treehouse? Sounds like a good idea to me. Found at Colossal. Related articles Bicycle-Powered Treehouse Elevator (makezine.com)
After a summer of sloth, my newest article just hit the web and features a local guy that designed and built a tiny solar house that can also be a tiny solar houseboat. I don't know how I would manage living alone in 128 square feet, but he makes it pretty enviable. It's at the [...]
