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About Laura

Laura is an Artist who lives in Guelph Ontario. She is interested in societal equality, beauty, architecture, philosophy, feminism, people watching, dogs, animal rescue, ecology, as well as the generational ties between people. Laura has always been interested in peace and because she loves animals she is vegan. https://www.instagram.com/atelieroflauraleemoreland/ https://www.facebook.com/AtelierofLauraLeeMoreland https://atelieroflauraleemoreland.com

Wichtelhütte

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Laura

Wichtelhütten Ontario

A message came through via email yesterday.  Richard, a friend from Germany, was hoping to get a photo from Canada.  The photo is for some sort of a competition.  Although it is not clear exactly what it is about he needed an image from as far away geographically from Germany as possible and the photo has to have the word Wichtelhütte in it.

Wichtelhütte means gnome house or little people house.  The irony that I live (~half the year) in a Tiny House with a bunch of Gnomes placed in the surrounding forest was not lost on me.  How could I resist?

I enjoyed a wonderful Solstice at my Wichtelhütte, a Norse Yule with friends in Kingston, Christmas with my sister and her family in the countryside, and today a smooth trip back to Hamilton to have a further holiday celebration with family here.

My days are currently filled with fun stuff to do with people who hold great meaning to me, and lots of wonderful things to eat too.  Life is great!

No matter how you choose to spend the last days of December 2012 I hope that you have enjoyed days as wonderful as those I have shared with my loved ones.

Wichtelhütten

Categories: Off Grid, Ontario, Open your eyes, Simple living, Tiny House Ontario, View | Tags: , | 12 Comments

Winter Blankets

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Laura

I arrived at THO yesterday at about 3:00 pm it was below freezing in the house but with no thermometer I can only guess that the temperature inside the house was exactly the same as the car told me -3 degrees.

I turned on the propane camp heater and also lit a gel fireplace can that I placed on a sheet of salvaged marble.  These are about $5. (Canadian funds) and work very well to heat a space fast… as long as you are very careful with the 6 inch high flames.  In an all wooden house I keep mine a couple of feet away  from the wall unless I am right beside it.

Canned heat

After everything was turned on, I left the house to let it heat while I went to the city to pick up a few items and join my friend G for dinner.

When we left I found that it had been snowing so the drive home on the rural roads was treacherous.  When I arrived the canned heat was empty and the propane cylinder had run out but the place was significantly warmer… see this on the new thermometer.

51 degrees! Woot!

When I woke the propane was still working and the temperature was exactly the same.  Outside there was a clear change from the night of snow.  See?

Snow at Tiny House Ontario

Categories: Forest, Nature, Off Grid, Ontario, Simple living, Tiny House Ontario | 3 Comments

Georgia Solo

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Laura

Red Solo Cup

I recently wrote a column on Tiny House Entertainment for Tiny House Listings.  In this article I suggested that one consider carefully what space they will allow for entertainment.  What I had not considered is that there are people all over the world who can find and make their own entertainment.  Some people can even provide entertainment to others with virtually nothing but their own talent.

I knew I missed the boat when I saw this video come up on my Facebook thread!

This is my cousin Georgia, her red solo cup and her angelic vocal cords.  Clearly she has offered a great instrument for the Tiny House community… A whole band can be set up for $1.69 and then they stack away neatly or can be filled and used when you are doing playing.

Maybe I will have better luck with this than with the strumstick?  Or perhaps Hj can play the strumstick, Georgia the solo cup and it is back to the spoons for me.  Georgia can do the singing; maybe her mom too?  Marnie also has great vocal cords and she also plays the uke!  How does that sound for a Tiny House band?

Categories: Art, Open your eyes, Simple living, Tiny House Ontario, View | Tags: | 3 Comments

THO gets painted…

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Laura

I have been painting like a mad woman since yesterday morning.  There are many changes that have taken place on the THO painting since yesterday, so I thought I would share for anyone who is interested.  It is quite insane how much paint it takes to cover such a huge painting.

I am going to let it dry now before I make the colours all muddy.  Plus, I must stand under warm water and I have to prepare for tonight’s writer’s meeting.

Tiny Roots in progress

Categories: Art, Original Art work of Laura Moreland | Tags: , | 5 Comments

Tiny House Listings

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Laura

There are a few THO stories that are on Tiny House Listings now, here are the links, if you missed any.

Tiny House Cookin’

That’s Entertainment

Cure the Common Cold

Not Too Bright

After the Art Crawl on Friday I decided to try my hand at a big canvas.  So I bought one and I am painting again today – a HUGE 48×36 inch canvas of THO.  I have only filled in the background colours so far.  Not sure where I will go from here and when I finish, where I can hang this at the Tiny House?  Perhaps as a headboard?  I dunno?  Will it fit up the stairs?  LOL!

36 x 48 inches

Categories: Art, Original Art work of Laura Moreland | 9 Comments