It’s turned cold here & fall has truly set in. I find myself questioning my sanity at moving from reasonably warm Northern California to this rainy, bone chilling world, but I’m hoping acclimation kicks in and the trade off of hot cider and cozy sweaters is worth it. We spent a rainy day yesterday with [...]

Slowly, slowly. Between family times and the commute to work and a brutal cold we’ve been trying to beat, the last month (we’ve been here a month!!) has flown by. I’m still feeling foggy and strange, not as sharp as I’d like. I think it’s the general disorientation of moving 3000 miles to a whole [...]

My new fall boots were summoned out of thin air this week after a particularly rabid ankle boot Pinterest session. The next day, I spotted these babies for $5 in a thrift shop near work and nearly fell over. They’re so comfy and flat and short and nice. Love! What are your boot manifestations this fall?

We live dangerously close to 2 maple ice cream shacks. Still settling in, still wondering when I’ll feel less scattered – probably when I’m not catching 2 seconds of internet here and there and can sit down and do all the grownup things I need the internet to do. Rural living, it apparently takes 2 [...]

It’s only been a week that we’ve been here, which seems strange and surreal. Thank you all so much for your welcoming comments & concern for VT. The roads are opening up again, people are cleaning up. We know a few people who lost their entire homes – heartbreaking and counting our blessings even more [...]

Hi all – we’re here and safe, but if you don’t know about the extensive damage and flooding in Vermont from Irene, please check it out. It’s heartbreaking to have been home less than 24 hours before my hometown was flooded, major damage done to 100+ year old landmark bridges, the roads we drove in [...]

I can finally explain my mysterious ramblings in a little more detail. Ye who follow me on twitter have known what’s up, but I haven’t wanted to talk about it publicly until everything was nailed down. Next week, we’ll be loading everything up and driving 3067 miles to our new little house. It’s cute, yes? [...]

I know, I know. I talk too much about how awesome Karie is. But really, she really is! I was glad for her cozy grounding energy at a bonfire evening this last trip to VT – I was totally spazzing out but it’s hard not to relax when you have good people around you, a [...]

A simple directed action suddenly manifests into exactly what I’ve needed for the past year. There’s a clarity around decision making lately that hangs crystalline, ready for me to go back and to look through again if I start to doubt. This clarity was much harder to engage with in years past, something that before [...]

Prints for sale!! This sale is both a way to help us achieve our next big life steps and a preview of what’s to come if it all works out. Want to help? 1. Choose a photo below. 2. Choose a donation price. 3. When you are kicked to Paypal, write me a note to tell [...]