Summer


The place I want to travel

The place I want to travel

The first part of this post is practical and story-telling in nature. Our itinerary, affordability, roadtrip realities, "how we did it", that kind of thing. The last part is when I delve into the heart, and talk about the "places" I really want to travel.

What the whole year's all about

What the whole year's all about

We left Paradise Valley on Sunday with tentative plans to return next summer. It was the only way to leave without feeling heartbroken, strategizing how we might make the magic happen again.

Homebase in Livingston, MT

Homebase in Livingston, MT

I had a place to create order and routines, a space to support not just my people, but the guests of the Airbnb. And the Paradise Valley and Livingston, MT offered everything we needed, within a 20 mile stretch of highway.

A working vacation (and feeding piglets)

A working vacation (and feeding piglets)

I wasn't expecting this trip out west to be vacation. When our friends in Montreal found out we were traveling for 6 weeks I was clear that this wasn't a vacation, it was a trip.

Paradise Valley ~ Big Sky Country

Paradise Valley ~ Big Sky Country

I needed this so badly and I had no idea how much I needed this, till I was right here

Summer Intentions

Summer Intentions

We arrived in Montana late Sunday night, after driving west for days on I-94. The air was redolent with pine, the stars bright in the wide open sky. The space felt warm, open, relaxed.

Summer Stories ~ Fashion and Beauty

Summer Stories ~ Fashion and Beauty

Last winter, I noticed that my spring and summer wardrobe was in dire need of an infusion of color and "wear outside the house" worthy threads. When we came to Montreal in April to find an apartment the girls and I hit up Value Village and I scored big time.