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Being grateful in the age of housebussing

June 27, 2014Building the Bus, Featured, Free range children, Liberty the Great, Living in Libertyfeatured, Housebus living, kitchen cabinetry, Reuse kitchen cupboard, rimu, Rimu shelves, WaldzitherThomas Schickedanz

Yesterday we celebrated midwinter Christmas. A collection of all kinds of comfort food and punch filled our table, accompanied by Bing Crosby Christmas songs. Hannah brought up the idea of everyone sharing why they’re grateful for the other people in our family, and also for themselves. Elliott declined to comment. The hardest part of course is to … Continue reading Being grateful in the age of housebussing →

Out of the woods, works!

January 22, 2014Building the Bus, Featured, Liberty the Greatfeatured, floor boards, rimu, St Helen's HomesteadThomas Schickedanz

I’m just reading a novel about a hundred year old person climbing out a window to escape into a more exciting life. Reminded me of our bus floor. The Rimu for our floor boards came out of the woods at least about 100 years ago, and was then used as timber in the roof of … Continue reading Out of the woods, works! →