A girl can dream

My husband and I have been talking on and off since we have got married (almost 2 years ago) about where we are going to live. Currently we share a 3 bedroom + den apartment with another couple and their 1 year old daughter. Believe it or not it has worked out great despite everyone telling us they would never would be able to do that! :)
My dream would be to own a house with a little land for a garden and a nice deck or patio. The other day my husband and I got to talking about houses again and decided that we would love to build one. He got his sketch pad (thank god someone has artistic ability cause it sure isn't me) and we sat in a park for three hours and talked and doodled about what we wanted our house to look like. I love craftsman style houses and would love nothing more than to live in a bungalow with nice big windows!
I then started to research what the costs would be and I was a little shocked. To get what we wanted would cost a lot more than I was thinking. I was searching online earlier this evening for how much it would cost for eco-friendly building materials when I stumbled upon this:

Photo credit: Tumbleweed Houses

I don't know if you have heard of the guy that lives in his 67 foot square house. I found his website (http://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/) and thought to myself, "now if my hubby and I decided we weren't going to have any kids, this would be perfect for us." Most of the houses have a multipurpose room, a small kitchen, bathroom and then a ladder to a loft which is where you sleep. I then found this one. It is a 743 sq foot house with 2 bedrooms or it can have an optional 3rd bedroom for 837 sq ft. It comes with 1 1/2 baths too! I was so excited. Not only can I have my craftsman style house for a price I can afford but I can also have kids!

Now, I do have a tendency to get obsessed with an idea to find out two or three months down the road that I was crazy but at least this gives me hope and something to look forward to! :)

Hello Summer

Apologies for not writing in a while. I haven't had much time lately to sit down and post pics and write recpies. I have still tried my best to maintain the localvore lifestyle. I must admit that I have changed and have become more flexible with my food choices. I think deciding to become a localvore in October, at the end of the season was very difficult. I have to say though that I am impressed with myself and my husband who most of the time although sometimes unwillingly went along with it. I haven't changed the way I eat so much since I became a vegetarian 15 years ago.
I started my garden in March and it has turned out wonderfully! I got my seeds from the Southern Exposure Seed Exchange which is a wonderful company. I grew peas, green beans, carrots, squash, zucchini, brocoli, lettuce, bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, tomatillos, 4 different kinds of tomatoes, and pie pumpkins. I will post a pic soon!

When our first seasonal farmers market opened the first week in May was a wonderful thing. I was so excited about the strawberries! I had been eating mostly apples for the last 6 months! Asparagus and peas too! I really didn't know what to do with myself! It was also nice going and seeing the same vendors that were there last year and having them remember us. There is something to be said for that. :)

I have also made it a point to visit farmers markets to wherever I am traveling. Three weekends ago I took a business trip to Charlottesville, VA and I was able to go to the Saturday farmers market there which was wonderful. It is pretty large and they have a variety of vendors. Charlottesville also has a wonderful "live local" movement. Many of their restaurants and stores are big supporters of that which is always nice to see.

I will try to keep this updated more often! Hope you are having a wonderful summer!