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Autumn postcards

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 ›

Posted on September 28, 2014October 26, 2019
sailboat

Newport visit

We were here over two years ago. The kids wanted a picture by The Wave for posterity. We reunited with sv Full Moon and also … Read More ›

Posted on September 17, 2014July 4, 2019
family life

Moon Festival 2014

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 ›

Posted on September 12, 2014July 31, 2023
family life, remuddling

Focus and intention, the last bits of summer

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 ›

Posted on September 7, 2014July 4, 2019
family life

An island birthday (again)

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 ›

Posted on August 31, 2014July 4, 2019
family life

Exhale

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 ›

Posted on August 26, 2014July 4, 2019
family life, garden

Holy mackerel! (and garden notes)

Tig took the kids fishing last weekend. He tells me that he only knows how to fish from a boat. So they got in a … Read More ›

Posted on July 24, 2014July 4, 2019
family life

Summer’s here, Hurrah!

Summer is in full swing here, and in typical New England fashion, everyone seems to be frantically trying to cram in as much as they … Read More ›

Posted on July 15, 2014July 4, 2019
creative, family life

We absolutely completely must do drawing/coloring/painting

Last year ago, I bought V a coloring book, I absolutely must do coloring now or painting or drawing (my kids love Charlie and Lola). … Read More ›

Posted on June 15, 2014July 31, 2023
garden

Garden notes :: June 11

We’ve crossed over to summer! The days are getting hotter and the garden is taking off. :: The lilacs, tulips, daffodils have finished blooming. Lupines … Read More ›

Posted on June 11, 2014July 4, 2019

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We are a family of four, living the good life on the New England coast. You can often find us remuddling our house, tending our garden, taking road trips in our Sprinter van, and plotting other adventures. We completed two cruises on our sailboat, sv Wildest Dream, in 2013 and 2016.

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