6/25/2023 0 Comments White Space by G.S. Wolfe![]() I work as well as live here, so I’m in this one room 24 hours a day, except when the critters and I are out dog walking, running errands, picking blackberries, or otherwise adventuring. Its interior space is about 360 square feet, including closets and cabinet space. ![]() The cabin has an exterior footprint of 409 square feetnine feet above the minimum my county requires for a residence. ![]() For the last three years I’ve shared a one-room cabin with a pack of dogs and one outnumbered but boldly unflappable cat. I live in the country, but my latest life choices have also involved living in miniature spaceswhich presents an additional set of challenges, both to the soul and to practicality. ![]() Today I suppose you’d have to update the station wagon to an SUV, but the fact remains: To live successfully anywhere outside the mainstream of life you must have an unconventional spirit coupled with down-to-earth practicalitya combo that can be hard to find and harder still to balance. ![]() Long ago, I read that to live in the country you must have the soul of a poet, the dedication of a saint, and a good station wagon. ![]()
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