Category Archives: tiny house

Move In Day & Housewarming

Posted on November 16, 2014 by

Six months ago I started building myself a tiny house called The Lucky Penny. And last night our Tiny Cohousing community, Simply Home Community, hosted a housewarming party. It was good timing, too. Portland has had the first wintry weather … Continue reading →

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Living Large in Tiny Houses by Love Ablan

Posted on October 31, 2014 by

Love Ablan believes in tiny houses so wholeheartedly that she relocated to Portland, Oregon - Capital of the Tiny House Universe - so that she could get involved in the tiny house movement. Over the past couple years she’s put her … Continue reading →

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Lucky Penny’s Maiden Voyage

Posted on October 14, 2014 by

Thank you so much to everyone who has followed up to ask how the move went. The tiny has landed. I repeat. The tiny has landed. Everything went according to plan and the Lucky Penny has Come (Simply) Home.  On … Continue reading →

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Coming (Simply) Home

Posted on October 13, 2014 by

It’s no use trying to get back to sleep. I’m wide awake before dawn, just as I was three years ago when My Tiny House Adventure Began. Only this time the tiny house I’m moving is my own. In just … Continue reading →

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Lucky Penny Open House

Posted on October 3, 2014 by

This summer, with the help of lots of friends, I’ve been building myself a tiny house on wheels called The Lucky Penny. It’s time for my little house to make her public debut so we can show off our handiwork … Continue reading →

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My Copper Penny Roof

Posted on September 24, 2014 by

Portland greeted the arrival of autumn with the return of the rain. So as I’ve fallen asleep and woken up to the rain the past couple days, I’ve been feeling especially grateful the Lucky Penny has her roof. Back in … Continue reading →

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Doing Life

Posted on September 1, 2014 by

I’ve been doing life. And I haven’t been making the time to post about it. This summer, Life involved a five-week break from building The Lucky Penny. First I took a long weekend to make My Annual Pilgrimage to the … Continue reading →

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Tiny House Shingles

Posted on August 25, 2014 by

It was another gorgeous August weekend in Portland. Perfect for working on my tiny house. I spent it running errands, helping with a work party at Simply Home Community, and playing with siding and shingles for The Lucky Penny. On … Continue reading →

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My Flip-Up Front Porch

Posted on August 17, 2014 by

After taking a break from The Lucky Penny for a few weeks because I was Doing Life, it felt good to get back to building this weekend. On Friday I helped Ben who has been building his tiny house at … Continue reading →

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Musings on My Vardo Roof Box

Posted on August 8, 2014 by

Today I met with Fred at Taylor Metal Products and Tim Bancke, the roofer who recently completed the beautiful curved roof for Lilypad, a tiny house currently under construction for my friend Anita by Walt Quade of Small Home Oregon. … Continue reading →

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