Today I experienced something I never had before. Mother-in-law wanted to take the children for the day. All of them. Interesting dilemma for me - what do I do all day by myself?! Normally, this would be my opportunity to clean the house. But goodness, I don't even have a house to clean or organize! I decide to window…
They Mean Well – Part 3 – Electricity
I totally get this one as well. You can't power a typical American home on alternative energy unless you want to drop tens of thousands on it. AC/heat, fridges, freezers, big screens, game consoles, ect. Oh my, the list is endless!But what if you don't have all that in your tiny home? What if we decide we don't need multiple…
They Mean Well – Part 2 – Water
Water. Its something we all need, have to have, can't live without. Right now, we purchase all of our water - potable or otherwise. Either in 3 gallon jugs or the usual 16 ounce bottles. For the house, we plan on a rather large rainwater collection system gravity fed to the various outlets. To start…
Camp setup
A quick post on our camp setup. Its been almost 3 weeks, and we finally have figured out a decent, working setup for us. From the door of the "kitchen canopy". Yes, there are many times we squeeze 7 chairs in here... very cozy! Excuse the dirt on the floor - literally! We are camping and have no grass…
In honor of May Day and “Occupy”
Today "Occupy" has decided to stage protests and marches. Apparently that's out of the ordinary for them... But whatever.We here at the Southern Belle Compound, have decided we are also "Occupying". Only we know what we are protesting - the need for a mortgage and municipal utilities! We, however, are going one step further -…
A big muddy mess
Today was a race to beat the rain. We lost. We are very blessed to be doing this adventure relatively close to friends and family, a 30 minute drive to the farthest point. We needed something at that point today. Since we were there anyway, we decided to wash some laundry and hair (4 girls…
Day 2 camping
"Faith causes us to step out and say or do what God places in our hearts, but fear causes us to timidly stay under control and domination."Joyce Meyer Ministries status update today. Wow how fitting!! How many people have not followed His prompting because of fear? He says He will give us the desires of…
Setting up camp
Long day. Starting with a trip to the er. Always fun. No worry everyone is fine, or will he in a few more days. The two oldest started showing red bumps on the feet and hands. Poison oak or ivy quickly ruled out as were ant bites. Darn Google, they match all the symptoms for…
Together Simply 