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Gail Butler

Heartsease Cottage

As a childhood mud-eater (I don't remeber this, but my Mom tells me it was so), I've spent most of my life digging in the dirt - rockhounding, gold prospecting, gardening - and am happiest with my hands in the soil communing with its mysteries.

Interests: Anything "dirt" oriented and writing.

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Elective Frugality: Floating High On Life - Living On A Boat

Living on a boat is another strategy some have adopted to live un-ordinary lives and thrive within their means. For the non-landlubbers among us, living on a boat is another strategy. Power boats, sail boats, house boats, canal boats (very popular in Europe)...as big or small as your budget and... Continue reading

Posted Aug 10, 2019 at A New Heartsease...

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The Ultimate Motorized, Minimalist Life - Living In A Car!

Motorized minimalism at its most pared down is living in one's car. What?!!! Are you kidding me? No, I'm not kidding. There are happy, content nomads out there that have chosen to live in their sedans and SUV's. Who would do this on purpose?! The answer is both surprising and... Continue reading

Posted Aug 5, 2019 at A New Heartsease...

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Van Life: Whose Doing It And Traveling With Pets

Cats on the other hand, are both person- and place-oriented. They love their human/s, but need the security of "place", as well. However, that place can be a mobile one! Continue reading

Posted Jul 26, 2019 at A New Heartsease...

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Elective Frugality Strategy: Back To "School" In the Great Outdoors

This small schoolie (school bus) makes a nice mobile abode for one or two people. There's likely not a vehicle that cannot be used as a home and is used as such. All that's required are some modifications and eliminating stuff. Of necessity the nomadic lifestyle is minimalist. Yet, that... Continue reading

Posted Jul 18, 2019 at A New Heartsease...

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RubberTramping: The RV Stategy of Living Well On Less

A home on wheels. When most of us think of RVing or "fulltiming" we envision an older, retired couple in a motorhome, trailer, or fifth wheel chasing the seasons (snowbirding) from desert to mountain camping sites. There's more to it than that, and the lifestyle is not confined to retirees.... Continue reading

Posted Jul 12, 2019 at A New Heartsease...

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Elective Frugality Strategies: Tiny Houses

Elective Frugality is the genteel recognition of having acquired enough, and that authentic abundance and real wealth are not money- or thing-based but are instead, Soul-founded. Continue reading

Posted Jul 5, 2019 at A New Heartsease...

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Elective Frugality Summed Up

Simplicity is beautiful Continue reading

Posted Jun 28, 2019 at A New Heartsease...

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Elective Frugality: The Angle On Automobiles

Automobiles evoke in us feelings and emotions that are aided and abetted by marketers. An automobile is truly more than just transportation! Our vehicles can make us feel good or bad. Invincible or vulnerable. Powerful or humble. Rich or destitute, or that perhaps others are admiring and envious of us.... Continue reading

Posted Jun 22, 2019 at A New Heartsease...

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Elective Frugality Strategies: Gratitude, "Enoughness", and the Capsule Wardrobe

It's time to "cross the road", dodge those "debt-potholes", and "jump the curb" to a more sustainable life strategy! Continue reading

Posted Jun 14, 2019 at A New Heartsease...

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Simplify! And Free Yourself of Consumer Debt - A Continuation of the Elective Frugality Lifestyle

This sign used to hang over the walk-in pantry of my old Folk-Victorian farmhouse named, "Heartsease* Cottage". It now hangs as the sole focal point on the entry hall of my condo I've named, "Heartsease Haven". My "simplify" sign is a reminder to maintain simplicity in all I do whether... Continue reading

Posted Jun 8, 2019 at A New Heartsease...

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The Elements of Elective Frugality

This plaque hangs near my front door as a reminder of two of the elements of an abundant life. By "plenty" I don't mean lots of needless stuff or endless acquisition. For me the concept of "plenty" extends beyond just physical items and possessions. Of course, Elective Frugality means having... Continue reading

Posted Jun 1, 2019 at A New Heartsease...

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Elective Frugality

Elective Frugality is about peace of mind, time to be, and having the luxury of some spare cash! Now there's a novel idea... Continue reading

Posted May 17, 2019 at A New Heartsease...

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"Growing Food On My Balcony" Update and A Definition For Elective Frugality

My Oregon Sugar Pod II peas have grown a lot since they were plants a few weeks ago. This photo of my peas was taken in mid-April when they were mere sprouts. The bare root strawberries now have leaves. Last month my bare root Tribute strawberries from Stark Bros. Nursery... Continue reading

Posted May 10, 2019 at A New Heartsease...

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Live Was Never Meant To Be A Struggle

Once exposed to the windy Utah atmosphere, my Wind Girl turned and twisted on errant breezes and seasonal gales. Exposed to not only the wind, but rain and snow, too, my Wind Girl grew battered and grey. Now, freshly painted and in a sheltered, stable spot, she's at rest and... Continue reading

Posted Apr 26, 2019 at A New Heartsease...

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Growing Food On My Balcony

. There's not much to see just yet as its still early Spring. A box of peas has just sprouted. The box beneath holds strawberries. The pot to the lower right will be refreshed and planted with bush wax beans. The pot to the left contains one of two bush... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2019 at A New Heartsease...

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Caring For Bamboo and Wooden Knitting Needles

This is a small sampling of my collection of wooden and bamboo knitting needles. I love knitting with bamboo and wooden needles. They simply feel good in my hands and I enjoy their organic texture, warmth, and smoothness particularly when I'm using natural fibers and yarns. Wooden and bamboo needles... Continue reading

Posted Apr 11, 2019 at A New Heartsease...

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Creating A Balcony "Garden" Room

Created with items I already have, my balcony has now become an outdoor "garden" room! "Party" lights strung around the perimeter of the balcony walls add a festive feel to evenings on the balcony. I love my cottage-style condo at the edge of the woods! I love my balcony that... Continue reading

Posted Mar 28, 2019 at A New Heartsease...

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On Thanksgiving...

...that sinister-named "Black Friday" when deal-seeking, money-waving, mania-maddened multitudes mob merchandisers (Ahhh... how I love alliteration!). Continue reading

Posted Nov 20, 2018 at A New Heartsease...

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I enjoyed my own private stateroom - an approximate four-foot by four-foot compartment with bunk beds that I named, my "Cozy Cubby. Continue reading

Posted Oct 31, 2018 at A New Heartsease...

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Golden Leaves of Indian Summber

Just outside my balcony an old crab apple puts on leaves of gold to celebrate Autumn Just after the death of the flowers, And before they are buried in snow, There comes a festival season, When nature is all aglow— Aglow with a mystical spendour That rivals the brightness of... Continue reading

Posted Oct 23, 2018 at A New Heartsease...

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My "Winter" Garden

Here in far Northern Idaho we're expecting our first frost anytime! On the living room bench under a bank of south-facing windows I've gathered my geraniums from front porch and balcony to sit out the Winter safely from the frosts, freezes, snowstorms, and ice. Temporarily, I brought in my hosta... Continue reading

Posted Oct 9, 2018 at A New Heartsease...

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Listen! the wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves. We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves. ~Humbert Wolfe, P.L.M.: Peoples, Landfalls, Mountains, 1936 Continue reading

Posted Oct 1, 2018 at A New Heartsease...

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Gathering and Drying Homegrown Herbs

I simply must have herbs wherever I live! Continue reading

Posted Sep 19, 2018 at A New Heartsease...

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Never Forget...September 11, 2001

Never forget. Always remember. September 11, 2001 Continue reading

Posted Sep 10, 2018 at A New Heartsease...

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I Love A Place Where Deer...

I love living in a place where deer feel at ease enough to have a "lie down" beneath my balcony. * * * How strange that Nature does not knock, and yet does not intrude! ~Emily Dickinson, letter to Mrs. J.S. Cooper, 1880 Continue reading

Posted Aug 28, 2018 at A New Heartsease...

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