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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
family life, other stuff

Happy solstice

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 ›

Posted on December 22, 2014July 4, 2019
family life

This sunset

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 ›

Posted on December 12, 2014July 4, 2019
family life, thoughts

On complexities and entanglements

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 ›

Posted on November 8, 2014July 4, 2019
creative, family life, food

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
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

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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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