Author: Lindsey

  • Grief has a funny way of showing up

    Lindsey

    11/29/24 Grief has a funny way of showing up.  Never when you expect it or anticipate it, when you take off work and cancel plans and stay home and hide from the world to prepare for it; but in the casual moments of life, where you didn’t think twice about such heavy feelings attaching themselves… Read more

  • October 2024 Update

    Lindsey

    10/28/24 My shed to tiny house conversion is officially (basically) complete! With just a few loose ends to tie up and a punch list to (first write and then) execute, I’ve been spending the past couple months getting settled in. The cats are almost entirely integrated to outdoor-cat-life. Only coming in for meals, naps, and… Read more

  • Cheek Stinger

    Lindsey

    7/5/24 It is crucial that you stay vigilant out here. Otherwise, you might end up gettin’ your cheek stung. Which cheek? You might ask? It doesn’t matter. The pesky predators out here don’t discriminate. One morning, just a couple weeks ago, I was sitting out on the front porch steps, eating my breakfast, like I… Read more

  • Mouse Extermination

    Lindsey

    5/21/24 You heard it here first, folks. The mouse residing in my car has officially been captured and… dealt with.After nearly two months of being encroached upon by this creature, I feel relieved to be free of him. Although I can’t be certain that he was alone in there.I’m convinced that he, alone, made his… Read more

  • Cats Off Grid

    Lindsey

    4/15/24 Enter: Henry and Toast Moving the cats out into the tiny house was my next big step to moving off the grid. For the first month that I was out here, my darling boys, Henry and Toast, remained in town with their fellow feline companions: Egg and Chicken, and their human care givers: Chelsea… Read more

  • If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

    Lindsey

    (Or in my case, a Ricola cough drop) 4/19/24 The Discovery Turns out, a damp back seat and a couple waterlogged books are the least of your worries when you leave a car window open on a rainy night out here. It wasn’t until the day after I realized my rainy mistake that I found… Read more

  • Wasps in the Outhouse

    Lindsey

    4/13/24 Introducing: Our Outhouse Spiffying up the outhouse was my first solo project out here. Although it’s considerably the least glamorous part of our home, it is one of the most frequented locations, so I thought it worth putting a little love into. Now, she’s a modest little thing, our outhouse. She’s not much more… Read more