After a very short period of time, I’ve decided to suspend my posting here and move it over to my new blog: Tiny Northwest. The decision is based primarily on my interest in the tiny house and small house movement, of which I will soon become part. There I will cover what I planned to [...]
Category Archives: Personal
A New Look
Monday, September 12, 2011
Last night Andi expressed interest in blogging about the Tiny House project, downsizing, and ultimately living a more downsized life. Two paths: First, we could transition On the Fense into the blog for the tiny house. Second, we could create a new blog titled appropriately and centered around the project. I am leaning toward the [...]
Weekend at the Beach
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
OK, so maybe the title isn’t the most accurate. How about a Sunday afternoon at the beach? After our third garage sale of the summer (Saturday), Andi and I decided to take a leisurely drive out to Whidbey for a quiet Sunday afternoon mini vacation. We had a nice breakfast consisting of gluten free pancakes [...]
Eight Month Achievement
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Last weekend, I traveled by train to Vancouver, WA for the annual Portland Century bike ride. Contrary to the “Century” part, there are two additional ride options, one 33 miles and one 70 miles. My dad and I completed the latter of those; we did so in near 90 degree heat. The trip yielded another [...]
End of Month 1: A Lesson in Failure
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
So we are just about to hit the first month of an attempt to live a slightly more frugal lifestyle. In this time, I have attempted to change a number of standard habits, which I will now document… Changing Food Habits This has, by far, been the most successful item in month one. I have [...]
A Quick Update: Two Weeks In
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
A few quick updates on some light progress in the past two weeks… Crisis Preparedness Today I received two preparedness books in the mail, along with a gardening book on lasagna gardens. I’m looking forward to boosting my knowledge in both areas and learning how to live a more sustainable life. Both books appear to [...]
Directionless
Friday, June 3, 2011
My problem with this blog is that is has, in the past, had no direction. But I think I found something I am passionate enough about to give On The Fense some focus. Energy. Oil. The 3 C’s… Consumption. Consumerism. Capitalism. And the title of the blog fits as well. I’m on the fence about [...]
Chicken Run / Storage Shed
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Yesterday was the perfect day for working outside and we took full advantage of it, beginning construction on enclosing the area below the deck. Our goal was to complete half of the project and we came fairly close, securing half of the structural poles, completing the attachment of chicken wire to the poles, and adding [...]
