I love these days. The ones where the sun feels a bit lazier than it did for the last few months, all low slung and syrupy, ready for a nap. The kale is taller than …
There was a day last March when I couldn’t imagine the snow would ever fully melt. Our home was surrounded by giant drifts that felt like formidable glaciers. But, our fortress of snow did give …
nuggets: bits of the season in photos and words My kids had their last softball game tonight. Well, the last before the championship games. By some miracle, they landed on the same team. So Andy and …
As I mentioned a few posts back, a few years ago Andy and I decided to prioritize one-on-one, multi-day adventures with our kids and each other. It’s simple in concept but harder than I thought …
Magpies are cackling over the perfect nest sticks, rivers swell against and spill over against the bank's confines, the earth is burping up fat and lethargic worms. My daughters and the dandelions are leggier by …
We can't see the earth below but it just feels like we were flying over frigid waters. It is dark outside and we sit wedged into our seats, going on the 7th hour. I keep …
A few years ago, we experienced loss and heartache and in the midst of grief Andy and I had some big conversations. You know the ones: what next? what for? And, one early afternoon Andy …
My dad has this exquisite way of being both measured and spontaneous. His life’s successes were built on that winning combination. “Everything in moderation.” is one of his tenets. Except what he really means is …
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 …
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 …
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 …
