it’s the 99% of the time that kindness counts
When we first moved into our Montana neighborhood, on a cul de sac, I was so excited. Families, children, dogs, close to schools, neighbors to chat with at the mail box, all […]
View Articletime poor
When Spore and I started our lives together, we decided that we wanted to live simply. We found out pretty quickly that our vision of simple was quite different. Spore was thinking […]
View ArticleHappy Summer Solstice!
My garden was calling me, it does this sometimes. It was telling me I need to take a break! It is simply my most favorite place to be, and the only thing […]
View Articledog friendly garden
I love, absolutely positively love early summer mornings. Getting up with the sun and working in my garden almost feels like a guilty pleasure. I hope that feeling never goes away. Visiting […]
View Articledog pond project – day #2
So I knew that putting in a water element, pond, falls, wasn’t going to be as easy as say digging a hole and filling with water and, Ta Da! a pond! But […]
View Articledog pond project – day #4
Rocks arrived, gravel unloaded, liner in … here we go. I wanted a pond, and then a pondless waterfall, and then a deep pool (Olympic size!), and then back to a water […]
View Articlea voluntary trail spanking
My first full day off in over six weeks. A for real full day off. Office locked up, phones off, garden projects at a place where they can wait a few days, […]
View ArticleHeather Lake – another 11 miler
Because my knee is still a bit toasty from our Elephant Mountain hike, and still talking smack every time I go up or down the stairs, I encouraged my kids to choose […]
View Articledog pond project – day #5 – DONE!
Well, I know DIY projects don’t always go as smoothly as planned, or envisioned, or dreamed up, but this one had some major bumps. I am going to say we are finished! […]
View ArticleOur trails are in need of better etiquette
“Either they don’t know, don’t show, or don’t care about whats happening in the hood” – Dough, Boyz n the Hood. Our winters in the mountains are awesome. Awesome and long. I […]
View Articleand so it begins, our new property …
I have been wanting to move for some time, for about the past five or so years. I visited aContinue reading
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....