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Big Sky ~ Big Dreams (I love Montana!)

Big Sky ~ Big Dreams (I love Montana!)

We experienced such wonderful community on this trip. We are going home in a couple days with hearts full of love and support and our heads full of ideas and action plans. Best combination possible.

OR & Hospitality ~ Out West

OR & Hospitality ~ Out West

Hospitality to travelers. It's not about having a guest room, a perfect house, or even cooking a meal. It's about sharing what you've been given.

The Boy Has a Blog ~ Introducing Pictograph

The Boy Has a Blog ~ Introducing Pictograph

It was a busy weekend. Yet again. (pst... slow weekend do come visit some time). Sunday we went hiking and visited Damien's cousin's family. Saturday was decidedly not outdoors, but a day spent on our computers busy launching a little family project. Or rather, Damien spent a lot of time ...

Stop Waiting For the Stars to Align

Stop Waiting For the Stars to Align

Before we moved I had this interesting notion, a fantasy really, that after we moved life would slow down just a bit. You know where this is going already don't you? (I hear you laughing in the back row). To be sure, life has slowed down in one respect. No ...

Making a Trip Out West

Making a Trip Out West

Trip Reports (added after this post originally published): En Route & Arrived A Road Report - Montana, Wyoming, Utah OR & Hospitality ~ Out West Big Sky ~ Big Dreams ~~~ Now that the plane tickets are finally purchased I can make an exciting announcement. Damien and I are going ...

Being Hit by A Watermelon Truck ~ Savoring Summer

Being Hit by A Watermelon Truck ~ Savoring Summer

Summer has, once again, hit me like a watermelon truck on the way to the farmers market. If there were something in this day and age so bucolic as watermelons going to market. Picture it, an antique truck with wood slats up the sides, loaded with crates of locally grown ...

Going to the Woods

Going to the Woods

When life is most crazy that is often the point we most need to "check out". To go to those places that restore, refresh and recharge our batteries. Nice in theory, hard in practice. We make a point of being outdoors and unplugged once a week together and that hasn't ...