Family Life & Kids


A Perfect Storm ~ Our Weekend Move

A Perfect Storm ~ Our Weekend Move

I'm not heavy on complaining. Sometimes I rant and sometimes I whine but out and out complain about how miserable I am is not something I regularly do (I'm not usually all that miserable to be honest). And even when life isn't going my way, someone, somewhere always has it ...

Brienne's Miso Soup

Brienne's Miso Soup

We love miso soup. Miso period but miso soup especially. Miso soup is so easy to make even a child can prepare it. Making miso itself is on my kitchen bucket list, inspired by Wild Fermentation. Managing a year long ferment is definitely for another life season. Most days for ...

Getting Sick After Halloween

Getting Sick After Halloween

I'm a pretty strict mother when it comes to sugar. I wasn't always this way. There was a time when I would, without a second thought, whip up a batch of brownies to satisfy my cravings and happily serve this to my children. Ah, the good old days (smile). The ...

A Weekend Trip to Maine ~ To Summit Mt. Katahdin

A Weekend Trip to Maine ~ To Summit Mt. Katahdin

One of the things we wanted to do before we left Maine was to hike Mt. Katahdin - Maine's highest peak and the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. Over the years there have been a couple dates planned for this mountain and none of the them worked out. We ...

The Chalet ~ Maybe Dreams Do Come True?

The Chalet ~ Maybe Dreams Do Come True?

We want our housing to reflect our values and enable us to accomplish some of our bigger dreams.

Music For Living an Adventure

Music For Living an Adventure

There's something about music that transports ideas out of the intellectual and into your spirit. These two albums have given lyric and melody to some my heart's deepest prayers, beliefs and desires.

Darkening Days

Darkening Days

I sit at the table, early. Planning, thinking, praying, reading - in the quiet of dark. Dad lights the fire in the woodstove. Car headlights swing round the bend along the river road. The indigo sky starts to lighten and I make my way to the desk to write. Life ...