Lord del Fuego has a nice ring to it doesn't it?

I found this house design on The Tiny House Blog recently and just love the simplicity.
It's a beautiful tiny house with a real Arts & Crafts, genuine bungalow flair.

I think for most people 336 sq.ft. would not be enough but by just extending the rear of the house another 10 foot or so you could make this very do-able.
Put a garage/workshop/office outback and make the yard inviting to encourage you and any guests to be outdoors and this could really work.

The Tiny House Blog also posted an article by Marcus Barksdale, the guy who built this great house in West Asheville.

Marcus built the house himself, hiring only a couple contractors for work he was not capable or competent, like pouring the foundation, and has been a big hit on the web and in W. Asheville.

Having spent a fair amount of time in Asheville, I can tell you this tiny house definitely fits into the local vibe of "free-range, all organic, locally grown, hippie thing".
Love it!

And, I found this site last night, linked from one of the Tiny House websites (can't remember which one).
www.treehugger.com

It's actually a really cool site with information on new earth friendly products, ideas, etc. that are, in general, very workable.
Although, I have been critical of some of the "green movement" in the (very recent) past, most of my ire comes from the thought of paying more for things that do less.
That is not a bargain.
And, the design of many green products has been lacking.
If you want people to really go crazy for your products you have to do better than the Prius.

Treehugger has really great info on design, science, technology, etc. including a recent article about the rise of pre-fab in the past few years and the recent advances in that field.

And, they linked this site, http://www.highlandtitles.com/, where you can contribute to helping to preserve the Scottish country side and get the official title of Lord or Lady!!!

Yes.
I like the sound of Lord El Pinche Pirata del Fuego.
Just rolls of the tongue, doesn't it?

If I can become a Reverend of the Church of The Flying Spaghetti Monster to boot, that would just about cover everything, dontchathink!?!

http://www.venganza.org/

Yes.

The Lord Reverend El Pinche Pirata del Fuego does hereby decree....