I found the Little Country Village long ago, and watched it evolve over the years, sometimes finding direction as I discovered new ways to save and live, sometimes finding inspiration to do it my way and sometimes just finding fuel for daydreams.

Not everyone is oriented toward a rural, slightly old fashioned, independent lifestyle, but if you are, this site should delight you. If you're not, you'll find things there to delight you anyway.

Pearl Sanborn has an upbeat, energetic outlook on life, with many, many interests, as the site shows. I had to ask if she had more, and she replied, "I love... natural building techniques, everything miniature - including plants, building with stone (I want to build our own stone garden cottage some day soon), fishing, singing, I'm a musician, building websites, marketing, fabric, anything that sparkles, Victorian/renaissance style jewelry, tapestry handbags, girly shoes, raising parrots, my favorite color - red, frogs, vivariums,
sky watching, English style movies (or English cozies as my librarian calls
them) live theatre, magazines, the forest..."

Being married to "the most wonderful man in the whole world," Pearl is mother to four children, all teenagers at this time. Her comment? "Life is never boring at our house, but we couldn't be happier!"

Her parting wisdom: "I wake up everyday thankful for the opportunity to live my life. I am grateful to be able to enjoy so many things, and I'm looking forward to discovering more things to enjoy,"

What a wonderful attitude.

What you'll find there:
Home decorating, garden ponds, cottage gardens, frugal living, recipes, a blog and something new, a section that's called A Storybook Life, which will eventually contain thousands of articles. Just the name has me looking forward to it, as Pearl does seem to live a story book life.

The most interesting thing I found:
A very low tech, almost fool proof way to build a solar oven, especially if you're in the country. It's at the bottom of this page.

What do you think?
I missed some things here. As a matter of fact, I missed a lot. What are your favorite pages? Least favorite? What are your overall impressions? Help round out the review by posting your opinions and insights.

Thanks for sharing, I do like the feel of the site. The pictures and photos add a very nice touch.

I have already bookmarked a page with a recipe for fortune cookies that looks easy to do and the page with the solar cooker. I liked the suggestion for a garden and composting using bales of hay. I wonder if those can be cheaply gotten here.

Some here may be interested in ways to get free plants as it is that time of year :  http://www.littlecountryvillage.com/Cottage-Gardening/free-garden-plants.shtml

 

 

Thank you so much for having given us the link, Pat!  I read Pearl Sanborn religiously a few years ago, but lost the URL & didn't think of Googling her. 

Nice site, thanks. There is one thing that could be improved. I couldn't increase the text size in the articles to make it easier to read. Other than that, it's a pleasant site. I enjoyed the Decorating for Spring page http://www.astorybooklife.com/home-decor/decorating-for-spring/

Do you have a smaller monitor, PCGrandma?

 

No, I don't. I think it's the font size on my computer, I haven't checked it.

Pat - Thanks so much for the review, and all the kinds words here. I try to help as much as I can - so... if I can be of help, let me know! Bravo to Gary (Dollar Stretcher) for his wonderful site. He's always been such a big help to so many people.

Looking forward to my new cottage garden!!

Pearl
http://www.LittleCountryVillage.com

Thank you, Pearl, for doing such a great job at answering the interview questions. I was so glad to be able to review your site.

Amen to your bravo to Gary. The Community idea is a wonderful extension to The Dollar Stretcher. 

We'll be watching your site for news of your new cottage garden.  

I have always liked this site, but haven't been there in a while. Guess I need to go check it out again.