This is such a strange house: I’m announcing that level 2.a is finished. That’s not what it’s called in the directions (who knows what is intended), but here we go so far. See this post for level 1. Living Room Lots of glass, seashells and leather. With tropical wallpaper. Is this what Tuscany is like? […]
Author: Shelly
Former nomad, currently adjusting.
The End of the Doldrums in Sight
To me, people say they’re in the duldrums when they’re stuck in a sad state of inactivity. I prefer the more specific nautical reference, which is a location: “the belt around the Earth near the equator where sailing ships sometimes get stuck on windless waters” (NOAA). One of my favorite sets of books, Patrick O’Brian’s […]
Whale Tail Tiny House First Floor
This house is gonna be grand and weird and funky, but it’s hard to visualize that at this early stage. I did finish the kitchen on the first floor, which is full of oddities (here’s a post of photos of the cabinetry). I’ve set this first floor on the platform it will eventually be on […]
The Is-That-Person-Dangerous Game
Here’s an aspect of living on the road that people don’t talk much about. I’ve written previously about how weird it is to be always the stranger in a strange land, but today I’ve been thinking about what it’s like to be surrounded by strangers. Always trying to guess: Is this person walking by my […]
A Love Letter to Our Tent
Dear QUIK-SET (sic) tent, How fondly I remember the day you entered our lives. We were in the middle of our first summer on the road, in Iowa where you were delivered to our friends in Elkader. Just look at how fresh and young you were that day. Allow me two asides, dear Tent. 1) […]
Whale Tail Tiny House Underway
Well, I started a new one. We just have so much time on our hands here at Imperial Dam LTVA. We’re reluctant to go into Mexico as planned because of the virus, but there’s nowhere to go with warmer weather, and we’ve already paid for this spot and are safe and comfortable here. Just twiddling […]
What’s Behind that Unusual Van
After I posted a tour of my neighbor’s van conversion, several of you dear readers (I love using that phrase) said that I’d left you hanging. So, what’s in the trailer behind the van? I’ll tell you what Tyll told me the day he gave me the tour. Creating Community as a Nomad In the […]
Calm Days, Dramatic Skies
Yes, we’re still at Imperial Dam LTVA, where not much is happening. It’s so quiet here, in fact, that this morning when the weather was warm and the wind mild, I totally forgot to go to yoga. The mind stretches out across these views, and you lose track of everything. We’re waiting here as we […]
Matt’s Towel Tiny House Finished
Yay! This is the kit I received with missing parts, so I substituted items from my leftover stash. Of course, after I finished it, I was able to negotiate with Amazon for them to send me a new kit, but I enjoyed winging it more than expected. I think from now on I might stray […]
A Fascinating Man and His Unusual Van
I met Tyll when I first arrived at the Imperial Dam LTVA. I was wandering around on my bike and heard someone playing jazz on a ukulele, so I stopped to listen. Seriously. I’m so glad I said hi: Tyll is one of the most interesting people I’ve met in a good long while, and he […]
