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family life, garden

More chicks (sociopath has been reformed, thank you)

Thanks to those of you who chimed in on our rogue chick. I’m happy to report that said sociopath chick has been reformed and is … Read More ›

Posted on May 10, 2015July 4, 2019
garden

First wave chicks (and a sociopath)

V, May 2014 My girl has been wanting chicks for quite a while, but I’ve put it off for various reasons: we were living on … Read More ›

Posted on April 19, 2015July 31, 2023
family life, homeschool, sailboat, travels, van

Sprinter dreams

Many years ago, before Tig and I were married, I gave him a card with a picture of a camper van–a cute Westphalia. Inside, I … Read More ›

Posted on April 19, 2015July 4, 2019
family life

Easter, interrupted

Here are a few pictures of our springtime preparations, before we had a monkey wrench thrown in. Those of you who follow our Instagram feed … Read More ›

Posted on April 18, 2015July 4, 2019
garden

Garden notes : April 2015

4/13/15– planted mulberry tree in front, per instructions from St. Lawrence nursery –planted three sea buckthorn bushes on the side, per instructions from St. Lawrence … Read More ›

Posted on April 15, 2015July 4, 2019
family life, other stuff

Cirque

For this trip, I wanted to pursue something physical that loved, something in the aerial arts. I went back to the Cirque School LA to … Read More ›

Posted on April 1, 2015July 4, 2019
family life, travels

Postcards from the land of sunshine

A few more pictures of cuteness and sunshine from last month. Learning some stick work from grandpa. Some playground time. V and O experienced their … Read More ›

Posted on March 27, 2015July 4, 2019
family life, homeschool, land-cruising, travels

a MINI adventure

So we decided to get the heck out of Dodge for the month of February (aka the Big Snow Dump) and spent it in Southern … Read More ›

Posted on March 8, 2015July 4, 2019
family life

Another one on the ice

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 ›

Posted on January 15, 2015July 4, 2019
family life, homeschool

And a Happy New Year

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 ›

Posted on January 6, 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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