Outdoors


Kids Outdoors (is coming) & Backcountry Skiing (a brief intro)

Kids Outdoors (is coming) & Backcountry Skiing (a brief intro)

I've been working all week on answering your questions about kid's gear. Oh, I've been skiing too.

We're Goin' to the Country

We're Goin' to the Country

In seventeen years of marriage Damien and I have lived in eleven homes. Out of all the places we've lived in our married life, this home has been the most charming.

Women in the Wild ~ Book Reviews

Women in the Wild ~ Book Reviews

These are the stories of wives, mothers, and homemakers. Thirties-somethings and middle-aged women who have known adventures beyond the wanderings of the youth and have not let their attachment to home and hearth, nor their doubts about their physical abilities, stop their adventures and outdoor pursuits.

Who is my Greek Goddess?

Who is my Greek Goddess?

My identity as an outdoors-loving woman and wife to an adventurous man has been, at times, "in conflict" with my identity as a happy homemaker.

Wasn't quite ready for this ~ The first snow

Wasn't quite ready for this ~ The first snow

It snowed this week. Last year's first significant dump of snow in our woods happened in December, seems we're about three weeks ahead of snow schedule this year.

The November Light

The November Light

The trees stand naked and the oranges of autumn are now sodden brown underfoot. Without the warmth of the leaves the light lacks fortitude. It feels watery and diffuse.

What fall teaches me

What fall teaches me

What do you need to start guarding like a jealous lover? What priorities do you need to shift?