The Death of Trees
One year ago, Mike and I carefully picked out four hardy-looking fruit trees: a cherry, two apple and a pear. We spent one insanely long day planting them in the ground. They looked a little rough through the summer, and we hoped against hope that once spring hit after our short winter that they would...
Eats: Huevos Divorciados
Mike and I just returned from a week on Isla Mujeres, in the Yucatan Peninsula. I have a lot of stories to tell and pictures to share but at the moment I’m feeling the dull thud of return to real life. My real life is great, but nothing can compete with the freedom of vacation....
Restoring Catrina
Last year we brought back a few items from Mexico that I didn’t share on the blog. I know I know, keeping secrets! One of them was a lovely terra cotta sculpture of La Calavera Catrina. Over the winter I moved her to clean the mantle, and foolishly didn’t put her back immediately. Mike was...
Beer Desert
My husband has decided to join the world of bloggers. This is big folks. Mike is a beer fanatic. For better or for worse, we live in an area with lackluster beer selection and only two breweries (one of which is awesome, the other we avoid at all costs). Whenever we travel Mike seeks out...
Spring Chickens
I’ve had my first foray into ceramic animals. I know, I’m way behind the times. I picked up these two chickens? game hens? pheasants? at the thrift store over the weekend. I do love them in gold, and I’m on a gold kick, but the paint was chipping off and I didn’t have any gold...
Moab, Part Two
Our trip to Moab was completely mountain bike centered. We hit most of the major trail systems, but there is still plenty more to ride. As we were driving home I asked Mike if he wanted to come back next spring to ride. He said “Spring? Hell no. We’re coming back in the fall.” After...
Moab, Part One
Where the heck have I been?! I’ve been traveling non-stop, and the time since my last blog post has flown. Two weeks ago Mike and I took an extended weekend trip to mountain bike in Moab, Utah. As soon as we got back I turned around and flew to Minneapolis for a week-long work conference....
Mood Board: Dark and Stormy
While cycling around Craters of the Moon my brain was racing with ideas for a stormy room, inspired by the harsh and dark colors around me. This board would work best in an enclosed living space, as opposed to an big and open one (which is what I have). It would make a great reading...
Easter at Craters
Yesterday Mike and I loaded our road bikes onto the car and headed an hour south to Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve. The snow has melted, opening up the park’s loop road to driving and cycling. The weather was hazy but warm. The biggest challenge with Craters is that’s it’s usually super...
Meal Planning
Over a number of years Mike and I have worked on a system for meal planning. Why meal plan, you ask? Here’s why we do it: Saves Money. A lot of money. By avoiding mid-week trips to the store to pick up “that one little thing” or wander around looking for inspiration for dinner, we...
I Wouldn’t Mind Being In…
It has been raining/snowing/rainsnowing for weeks (with the exception of a few beautiful days). My job has been super stressful and my nights have been chock full of workouts. I often find my mind wandering to exotic places that I’d rather be. Like: {click on image for source via Pinterest} Check out all my “I...
Out and About
Getting a beautiful set of days in March feels like stealing. We had two days of above 60 degrees this weekend. I was so flummoxed by the situation that I wasted half of Saturday figuring out what to do. My buddy J knocked me out of my stupor by inviting me on a hike. I...
