Ever wondered about Hobbits from “The Lord of the Rings” and how they lived in underground houses? Ever driven east on Colo. Highway 66 into Weld County and noticed skylights and vents poking out of the fields to the south?
Steven Jordan did, and in 1995 he bought a house half-buried in dirt. Two of Jordan’s neighbors also own earth-bermed homes — dwellings nearly surrounded by soil, making them cheap to heat and cheap to cool.
“No, (I’m not) an environmentalist, not a hippie. I consider myself cheap,” said Jordan, who grows irises on his roof. (more…)
Julie Carroll is one who follows her dreams. They have led to her home, her career and even her kitchen decor.
This series of events began in the 1990s when, as an employee of the federal government, she was living in northern Virginia. Her boat was docked on Kent Island where she went weekends.
After too many weekends on the road she said ” I felt the water calling and I needed to move.” Although friends tried to get her to delay this action, she went ahead and bought a house on the water with a boat dock nearby.
Her next move was to leave her government job to go after another dream. (more…)
