We love a minimalism challenge. Any challenge to jettison items that are of no use to us gives us a sense of freedom, cleansing of sorts. A couple of the statements we have rid from our conversations are “I’ll keep this around, just in case,” and “I may need this one day.” Which brings us… Read More »
Today is Earth Day, our planet’s very own holiday, where we tend to focus all on Mother Earth, and all of the things we can do to make her a better place to inhabit. Perhaps this year we collectively take a more critical look after a year of Covid, and four years of climate change… Read More »
It’s always sort of funny to us, when someone comes to visit, the things that come up as odd to the outside eye, as what they find as peculiar, or perceived to them as abnormal about our home, or lifestyle. We usually get questions about things we do not have, or how we seem to… Read More »
As a child, my (Gerry) parents had a compost pile out in the wooded area of our back yard. My dad kept some chicken wire fencing in a small circle with compost materials in the middle. I think he started with some dirt and leaves and just added the compostable materials to the pile, stirring… Read More »
Since clutter is traditionally known as the antithesis of cozy, it may seem that as a minimalist, the art of hygge (pronounced “hoo-geh”) wouldn’t be possible to exist in the same circle, perhaps their paths wouldn’t even cross. We beg to differ. Too often, minimalism decor is perceived as sterile, neutral colors only, having nothing… Read More »
