I wasn’t going to write a 2015 recap of projects because although I made quite a few things, I didn’t blog very many of them. It also feels really weird to be writing a recap of 2015 halfway throu...Read More
I didn’t realize I had posted this once before, but I have been feeling a bit nostalgic today remembering the amazing, unique childhood my sister, Erika, and I had. We were truly two of...Read More
I am feeling particularly nostalgic today. I can only hope that when my daughters are my age they have such amazing memories from their childhood. There is a place near the beach that is my new home...Read More
I wrote this over three years ago, but I find it more fitting today than I did then, so I am reposting it today. As I have aged, I have become kinder to myself, and I’ve become less critical of myse...Read More
Growing up as the daughter of a wildlife biologist in Eastern Oregon, the majority of my time as a child was spent in the outdoors while my dad conducted his research. As a result, I developed a...Read More
I normally keep my political and social views relatively quiet, and there are very few things that get me fired up enough to publicly respond. Today, I read an article titled “Calling Bruce Je...Read More
I came across a word on a Facebook meme today, and it really resonates with me, and even though we are nearly four months into the year, I am picking it as my word for the year. AUDACIOUS a : intre...Read More
It has become summer time, and my family and I have been living at our mountain home for many weeks. Lily White is an old gold mining camp established in the early 1860’s, and it was named after the...Read More
There is a place near the beach that is my new home, a small apartment in one of many buildings in the village. Each building has four apartments, and they are built on stilts so they don’t flood du...Read More
For as long as I can remember, I have had this driving need to go. I don’t need to have a specific destination, I just need to go, as if I am always searching and never finding. There are t...Read More
That, even as self conscious as I tend to be, I am really looking forward to my adventure as a wood elf! AmyNature Girl. Mom. Wife. Friend. Photographer. Sewer. Crafter. Artist. To borrow a phrase ...Read More
