The temperature here has been steadily below freezing, which means the ponds and are nice and solid. Ever since V learned how to skate last … Read More ›
Category: family life
We spent a week in New York (aka civilization) seeing family and friends, eating lots of sugar and gluten, and receiving an unprecedented amount of … Read More ›
I don’t have any wise words about the turning of the wheel and the strengthening light this solstice. Instead I turn on this pretty lamp … Read More ›
I snapped this picture during Thanksgiving week, when we were chicken-sitting and living in our neighbor’s house. Tig worked around the clock sanding and finishing … Read More ›
I had originally put up a post about our kids life-learning highlights, but had a change of heart and took it private. I guess I’m … Read More ›
Chalkboard drawing for September, copied/adapted from this flickr photo. This autumn we decided it was time that Tig got his own felt crown. V and … Read More ›
Chalkboard drawing inspired by Tikki Tikki Tembo. It’s been several years since we’ve celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival (aka the Moon Festival). We did one in … Read More ›
There’s a big part of our lives that doesn’t make it to this space. One of them is our renovation from hell that’s been ongoing … Read More ›
I can’t believe another year has passed since our last island birthday party for the kids. This one was sort of a last minute thing. … Read More ›
For a slow summer, it’s been full. Full of horse camps… Full of reunions with cruisers and ex-cruisers (sv Night Music and sv Midwatch). Thank … Read More ›