Hi, I’m Patricia. Since 2017 I’ve lived here on 14¾ acres in the Arkansas Ozarks, with a cave spring that feeds our cisterns, gardens that come back every year, a big metal building, and more frogs, bats, deer and swallows than I can count. This blog is where I share what life on this land is like, what I’ve learned, and what I hope comes next.

After nine years, my friend Barbara, who owns the land, and I feel it’s time for this place’s next chapter. We’re hoping it goes to someone who will love it the way we have. If you’re curious, or you know someone who might be, here’s the best place to begin.

Get to know the place

• The Story of the Living Springs Log House
• The Home I Love
• The Features of the Land, Buildings and Surrounding Area
• The Cave Spring: Where the Water Comes From
• The Gardens and The Metal Building
• Photos and the Video Tour

Ways this land could be used

We’ve spent a lot of time imagining who might make a home here next. Here are some of the ideas, each with its own article:

• A lifestyle medicine retreat
• A homestead
• A farm animal sanctuary
• A multigenerational family home
• Co-living with friends
• A sober living home
• Or read them all together: Six Ways to Belong

The details

We’d rather you know everything up front, the good and the things that need work. Read our Disclosures and the Questions and Answers. You can also browse every article by topic, from wild greens to soundproofing.

Come say hello

If you’d like to visit, ask a question, or pass this along to someone who might love it here, you’re welcome to get in touch. That page also has the listing details.

This welcome was written by Patricia Mikkelson, a resident of the Living Springs Log House, with help from Claude.ai, an AI assistant made by Anthropic. Patricia brought nine years of life on this land and the ideas for its future; Claude helped organize the guide.