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A white Great Pyrenees standing beside the stone springhouse at the foot of a tall mossy limestone bluff in the woods
October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

The Possible Springs and Other Potential Water Sources at the Living Springs Log House

Watercolor of a rocket mass heater with a steel drum and a long stone and cob bench inside a cozy room, a pot of soup simmering on top and a basket of sticks beside it
October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Rocket Stoves Beyond the House: The Living Springs Log House Improvement Checklist, Part 5

Watercolor of a multigenerational family sharing a plant-based meal on a screened-in porch under a ceiling fan, with a golden retriever under the table, surrounded by small round scenes of a whole-house fan, a breezy open window, vines on a deck railing, a clothesline and a cave spring
October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Staying Cool Without Air Conditioning, Room by Room: The Living Springs Log House Improvement Checklist, Part 8

A fluffy white Great Pyrenees seen from behind, walking beside the green spring pipe toward the springhouse openings
October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Is It a Spring? How to Find One, Watch One, and Bring One to Life

Watercolor of a rocket mass heater with a steel drum and a long stone and cob bench inside a cozy room, a pot of soup simmering on top and a basket of sticks beside it
October 14, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Rocket Stoves, Clean Fire for a Self-Reliant Life: The Living Springs Log House Improvement Checklist, Part 4

A shallow woodland creek running through a leaf-covered hollow
October 2, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

The Cave Spring: Where the Water Comes From

A fenced vegetable garden with white low-tunnel hoops below the log house deck, with comfrey in front and Prayer Lake and wooded hills in the distance
October 2, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

An Off-Grid Living Checklist for the Arkansas Ozarks

Autumn-colored wooded hillside above a blue lake, with two red-roofed buildings in the distance
August 23, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Potentially Living Off the Grid, Gently: Self-Sufficiency at the Living Springs Log House

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