Ashley Longnecker / October 09, 2017
After leaving the farmlet in Petaluma, we headed north. We overnighted in Fort Bragg along the coast. This is a prime example of how things aren’t always as glamorous as they may seem.
Looks beautiful doesn't it...
Ashley Longnecker / October 04, 2017
Hey friends! If you keep up with our Instagram account, @tinyshinyhome, then you would know that we’ve been boondocking SO MUCH this year. For those of you who don’t know what that means, it’s just camping without hookups! No water, no sewer, no electricity. Now, while we can go weeks without hookups, there are a few tips and tricks that have made our off grid life a bit easier! Luckily, I have a male model to show you some our top 5 essentials when living off grid for an extended period of time…in no particular order.
Ashley Longnecker / September 29, 2017
Back in 2015 when we were getting ready to ditch the suburbs, we knew we wanted to blog about our journey. We had read countless other blogs that gave us inspiration, encouragement, and knowledge of how life on the road could work. We wanted to share every aspect of our transition with you! The wanderlust musings, the downsizing, the search and purchase of our first trailer, why we sold that trailer and decided to downsize again and renovate a vintage Airstream. You’ve come along with us on this crazy ride and we are so thankful that you’ve taken time out of your day to read about all our shenanigans.
We chose a name for our blog that we thought was fun. We’ve always been called Necker’s cause Longnecker is just so…LONG! We wanted a name that would let you know we’ll be baring our souls and be completely honest with you. We thought it was clever but 2.5 years later…people are still confused about the name Bareneckers.
'Is that your last name?'
'Does this mean you’ll be posting nudes on my feed?'
'I don’t get it.'
WHY DID NO ONE TELL US SOONER??!!??
So, in order to simplify...again...we will henceforth and forever more be called Tiny Shiny Home.
We have some big things planned for the next year and we are so excited to bring you along for the ride. Thank you to all those who chose to send us messages, notes of encouragement, and for your comments on our posts. I am always so excited when people leave comments because I was convinced that the only people who would read our blog is our parents. :)
So, friends...Tiny Shiny Home is here to stay and we have some pretty fun things planned for the next year. Thank you for sticking with us and being honest with us! But seriously, why didn’t you tell us our name didn’t make sense before now??
Live and learn, right?
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Ashley Longnecker / September 18, 2017
This summer has been a bit of a whirlwind. We’ve been wandering up the west coast since leaving Mammoth Lakes. And honestly, it was hard to leave. We had gotten used to the cool breeze and the amazing sunsets. There is just a sense of ease and relaxation there. We’ve visited some pretty great spots so in order for us to remember we’ll start with our first stop on the west coast of California.
We made our way over to Petaluma where we stayed at a friend’s farmlet so we could explore the area.
Jonathan Longnecker / September 13, 2017
After being on the road for over two years, we thought it might be fun to look back at our favorite places we've visited. To keep things manageable (for us and you) we decided to break them up into general locations. So we shall begin with the East Coast!
We’re Jonathan & Ashley Longnecker. We love weird ideas, great food, travel, drawing, music, homeschool, tattoos, dreads, woodworking, design and our 4 amazing kids.
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