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land-cruising, van

Visiting Midwatch

Several years ago we were dinghy-ing back to Wildie, which was anchored in Georgetown. It was dusk and Tig spotted a sailboat ahead of us. … Read More ›

Posted on October 2, 2015July 4, 2019
cruising, land-cruising, van

Preparing to do it

There was the first, flip decision to do it, followed by the second, more serious decision to actually do it, and then the long third … Read More ›

Posted on September 30, 2015July 4, 2019
family life, homeschool

Up

We were there because of O. Our local airport had a fly-in and open house on Tig’s birthday, and we thought it was a perfect … Read More ›

Posted on September 29, 2015October 26, 2019
creative

He’s a Firework

It was the hair that nearly killed me. What seemed like a million strips of brown yarn had to be woven into a braided cap … Read More ›

Posted on September 15, 2015July 4, 2019
family life

Another trip around the sun

I live with three Virgos, which means late August and September are busy times with birthdays as well as our anniversary. This is the last … Read More ›

Posted on September 13, 2015July 4, 2019
van

It’s almost September, let’s get the heck out of here

So it went down like this: the past couple of winters has been tough…Hanging by the skin of our teeth tough. Here’s how I remember … Read More ›

Posted on August 27, 2015July 4, 2019
remuddling

Remuddling Update: Living Room Floors

It’s been a while since I’ve done a remuddling update. The short version is that Tig finished the floors in the living room and future … Read More ›

Posted on August 26, 2015July 4, 2019
garden

Part of the package

Tig built this awesome chicken tractor for our backyard flock. I haven’t done the obligatory chicken update post. Tig built the ladies a sweet A-frame … Read More ›

Posted on July 7, 2015July 4, 2019
family life

What was the Fourth

Also the day I realized that I was a captain’s wife. Half the time I don’t know whether he’s coming or going. Tig had to … Read More ›

Posted on July 6, 2015July 4, 2019
family life

The spaces between

I haven’t visited this space lately. Due to the convenience of Instagram, I haven’t had much to say. Perhaps that’s okay, because there is life … Read More ›

Posted on July 5, 2015July 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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