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First Blossoms—2022

The first blossoms of Spring Season’s colors have exploded, coaxed on by the sun and a few drops of rain out here in California.


The Best of Both Worlds: The Promise of Cohousing

John de Graaf’s brilliant article THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: THE PROMISE OF COHOUSING gives us a perspective on these vital communities that not only meet our basic needs, but also allow us to thrive.  John’s article focuses on Nevada City, California architect and entrepreneur Charles Durrett, who has designed 50 cohousing communities across America. Durrett describes his product as “the best of both worlds.”  John de Graaf, who has produced dozens of award-winning documentaries for PBS, is currently directing The Best of Both Worlds, a short film about cohousing.  


August 2019 Magazine

Our featured library this month is the Doris Foley Library, a research library located in Nevada City, California. John de Graaf’s brilliant article THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: THE PROMISE OF COHOUSING gives us a perspective on these vital communities and Nevada City, California architect and entrepreneur Charles Durrett, who has designed 50 cohousing communities across America. We also commemorate the 50th anniversary of Woodstock.


“It Ain’t No California”: Drilling for Oil in Texas

I purchased a piece of land to build a small 427 square foot house in Quanah, Texas after a process of elimination as all other jurisdictions in Texas and North Carolina would not allow for the building of a house this size within city limits or did not have suitable land available. I considered that it’s relatively warm in Texas, yet not too hot in its northern part, and I liked that there are no income taxes in the state. In the summer,...