When we lived in San Francisco in 1997/98 I read a book by Jonni McCoy, called Miserly Moms. This book is all about how a family can live on one income by cutting expenses. In Ms. McCoy's book, the emphasis is on reducing the weekly grocery … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2010
Rocket Mass Heater
Winter is finally here! The last four days have been below zero with the last few days much colder (it is -11 celcius this morning). The earthship seems to be holding up well. The inside temperature is hovering around 5 degrees celcius, and I … [Read more...]
School at home…
We've been quiet about our foray into teaching the kids at home. This was intentional. We knew there would be ups and downs and we felt that talking about it, or blogging about it, would hinder our ability to figure it all out. It’s been 10 weeks … [Read more...]