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 …
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 …
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 …
Andy and I woke at the same moment. 4:17am, the glowing moon washing our room with ghost-blue light. We don't have curtains and every full moon, it seems our space is washed by celestial illumination. …
Spontaneous adventures are my jam. The kind that are casually planned over a post-ski beer and then happen the following day. I am enlivened when I'm "unprepared" -- when I get to dance about in …
I looked through my photos to find an image for a friend a few mornings ago and saw all the folders of photos and words I have that I had intended to document or turn into something …
hump day nuggets: bits of the season in photos and words Every year, as the leaves ignite into bejeweled, brittle, temporary bits, our family joins friends beside a navy blue river. I've written about this October venture …
Wildfire smoke suffocated the last days of August. Our valley an endless, disorienting, gray haze that hid the mountains and the sun. We woke in the mornings with sore throats and headaches. Ash rained from the …
We've been living well this summer. Lots of camping, swimming, playing. Being, breathing outside. I often say that I am at my best when in nature and it's true. I believe it for my kids …
I mean to get up at 5:30. To go for a run and get some work done before the kids woke. But I keep re-closing my eyelids until 6:40 and then I have 23 minutes …
When driving up to Flathead Lake last weekend, Margot said, I am totally, full-only so excited for this weekend. (pronounced like full on lee) And, just like that, full-only is my new favorite descriptor of commitment. The Full …
On one bright sunshiney day last January, our family skied with our good friends. We aimed our skis into Snowbowl's East Bowl without talking about it first. A few turns in I whispered that it was my kids' …
