Teepee's Along the Pomme de Terre

Back before the Ozarks became civilized by electricity, and even before that really, the Kickapoo Indian tribe lived happily on one side of the Pomme de Terre River and the new settlers and their families lived happily on the other side.

They helped each other and all was well for a few years.  But as more settlers arrived and all the land on one side of the river was already homesteaded by earlier settlers, things were set in motion to move the Kickapoo out of the region.  I live on the Kickapoo side of the river now.  

Teepee's Along the Pomme de Terre

Windmill Homes in the Ozarks

This windmill is starting to look real inviting to live in -- plenty of space to live inside and the bonus is that the entire home functions as a generator. What a pleasant village it would be with all the residents living in windmills. We are due to move this year and if we are lucky we might find a windmill to live in.

Sixty years ago such a home in America would be considered eccentric.But as the price of electricity goes up even further, such homes would be considered very desirable. Yes, I want to live in a windmill,American-style.

This is a photo of a 240-year old windmill in Holland.

Windmill Homes in the Ozarks