The winter is over, last weekend was a delight! Saturday was the warmest April 7th since we’ve started recording the temperature. We’re breaking more and more temperature records lately; you would think there’s climate change going on…But I remember the winter, and especially the Siberian Bear, still very well. It brought along an annoying problem… […]
Winter is coming, again!
We’ve had the first night-frost tonight! I bought a thermometer recently and it was 15°C in the house when I got out of bed this morning. That was at 6 a.m., I’m an early bird. ;) This is going to be the second winter in my Tiny House, hence the title of this blog. Last […]
Wet wet wet
All the water we’ve missed this spring seems to have saved itself for September. What a bucketload of water! It’s a real swamp around my house, but thankfully I’m high and dry. It’s nice that my water tank is loaded, but that’s only helpful with a working water pump… Unfortunately, it broke down. I have […]
Cleaning a water tank, 101
I was mentally preparing for it for a while now, it was high time to thoroughly clean out my water tank. This kind of chore is not particularly the kind of thing I look forward to. I was dreading the whole ordeal. Every now and then I take a look inside my tank to see […]
Eek! Mold!
I guess by writing this blog I’m taking a chance that I will get a lot of criticism for not doing things right. Too bad, I never said I was perfect. But I want to write about this because I think I can help others to not make the same mistake. And how bad is […]
Taking a shower at home. What a blessing!
I was finally able to take a shower at home this morning! After having washed myself ‘old school’ for weeks, with a tub of hot water and the occasional shower at friends or family. Let me tell you, I become so happy with all these things that most people take for granted! Big happiness being […]
Where there’s smoke…
Because of all the consternation that was made about the program on SBS6 called “Je eigen Droomhuis” – which was totally devoted to the build of my Tiny House, I never had time to write a blog about what happened to me last week. The program was wonderful, I must admit. I am thrilled with […]
Tiny House techniques: solar power installation
I want to be self-sufficient – also known as ‘off-grid’ – with regard to electricity in my Tiny House. But that is not so easy in the Netherlands, because in winter you only have a limited amount of sunlight. According to the KNMI, on average, December has only 2 hours of sunshine per day. Therefore, […]
Tiny House techniques: Cladding
I am sitting at my laptop in the warehouse where my Tiny House is being built, and there are quite a few people working today. Kenneth is building the deck, Dimka and Anna are finishing the cladding, and Carolin and André are painting the inside. I feel a little useless. Everyone is working away and […]
The excitement builds
My heart is beating like crazy: I’ve been invited as a guest on the RTLZ program ‘Van Liempt Live’ to talk about the Tiny House movement. The broadcast is Monday 25th April from 22:00 to 23:00. Wow! What an amazing opportunity…do I have what it takes? What if I mess up and can only stammer […]