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Autumn-colored wooded hillside above a blue lake, with two red-roofed buildings in the distance
October 16, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

The Story of the Living Springs Neighborhood

Watercolor of a forestry mulcher clearing cedar brush on an Ozark hillside, leaving wood chips and an opening pasture
October 15, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Forest Mulching: The Living Springs Log House Improvement Checklist, Part 10

Watercolor of tall cypress trees beside the warm honey-colored log siding of a house, surrounded by small round scenes of caulking a seam, brushing on stain, spare siding boards stacked under stairs, and water beading on freshly stained wood
October 14, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Caring for the Cypress Siding: The Living Springs Log House Improvement Checklist, Part 9

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 14, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Staying Cool Without Air Conditioning: The Living Springs Log House Improvement Checklist, Part 7

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

Six photos of water at the Living Springs Log House: the cave spring with a white Great Pyrenees, a cistern lid, an overflow pipe, a downspout, a culvert, and a wet area with willows
October 14, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Water, Water Everywhere: The Water Story of the Living Springs Log House

A very steep, shaded wooded hillside with a low fieldstone retaining wall at its foot, woodland flowers and ferns growing along the wall and up the slope
October 14, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

Caring for a Steep Hillside Behind Your House

Watercolor of a sloping autumn Ozark pasture with a sycamore, persimmon and cedar trees, sheep and goats grazing, a small shed and pond, and a father with a child on his shoulders watching from the fence
October 12, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

From Cedar Thicket to Sanctuary Pasture: The Living Springs Log House Improvement Checklist, Part 2

Old-fashioned painting of three generations of a family picking apples and peaches together in a sunlit orchard
October 12, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

The Orchard the Town Grew Up Around

A pink and gold sunset over misty wooded hills, with a full, leafy sycamore tree standing on the lawn in front
October 12, 2026October 20, 2026 Patricia Mikkelson

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