I didn't think I'd ever say yes but here I am saying YES! I am teaching an online canning class. And it's launching this Friday, November 9th! Registration is open now. Here’s some more info on …
I've woken in the middle of the night a lot lately, thinking about random things. Occasionally it's worries but mostly it's just thoughts that I've become quite good at willing away until morning. Often, I …
If you asked my kids about me working from home they might grumble about the stretches where they are so bored and I'm on my computer or in my studio and am absolutely no fun …
Nuggets: bits of the season in photos and words We've tripped and landed in summer. Really, what it is about May? It seems that we all try to cram a bunch into those last weeks before …
Amanda gave me a sourdough mother a little over a year ago and I was immediately spellbound by the fermented magic. The mother came with a great story too: started in Bethel, Alaska during the …
Andy and I are both now in our fifth decade! We're still trying to sort out that big trip -- we grabbed some crazy cheap tickets ($470 from Missoula!) to Italy (!) only to discover …
She needs new running shoes. She’s growing like a weed and likes it when I say that. She skips across the parking lot, the low winter sun casting a long shadow, an exclamation point to …
For one month every year my kids' ages are one year apart. It's when (if) I make our holiday card so I write "Andy, Nici, Margot (9) and Ruby (8)" and I pause in wonderment …
I haven't shared much from the DIG + CO. land with you all lately. I've been a busy elf. Imagine fabric scraps flying through the air like confetti as I snip and stitch and occasionally …
Our cat died. George, the healthy six year old. Not Sam, the 19 year old who has been sick for two years. It was surprising and gut-twistingly terrible. It was our first experience euthanizing a …
Sure, sometimes they wish I'd just buy the Halloween costume but in their guts they know they have a mama who loves to make things for them and in their guts they appreciate the work, …
A Letter to the Editor, published in the Missoulian a few weeks ago: A summer of raging Montana wildfires has us thinking about the air we breathe. But more than that: Think air quality monitoring, oil …
