It was Nathan’s birthday on April 16th, so I decided to take him on a mystery trip to Fort Ebey State Park the following weekend! It was incredible. We saw lots of friendly creatures–up close and personal! Below, a garter snake. This guy was pretty crabby. The ... Continue Reading
Nathan and I have joyfully embarked on a new journey … SPROUTING! When we learned about enzyme inhibitors which comprise most of the beans, nuts, and seeds we love and depend on for our main sources of protein, we were eager to learn how to make these foods more digestible ... Continue Reading
Sweet Nathan has gotten to looking particularly mountain-man-esque lately with his bushy beard and big West Virginian hair. His season with the forest service is starting up soon, Spring is just a few days away, and we determined that Nathan himself was in need of some spring c ... Continue Reading
We showed up that morning, looking like an ad straight out of a Filson catalog … If this isn’t a Mountain man, I don’t know what is. We only snowshoe in style … It turned out to be a typical Washingtonian morning. The boys admiring big trees. We drove ... Continue Reading
This weekend, Nathan’s best buddy from babe-hood came out to visit us. Nick arrived from the desert conditions of Nevada, and Washington decided to be very Washington-like throughout his stay: overcast and rainy. The boys went on some adventures, and when I wasn’t w ... Continue Reading
For Christmas, Mom and Dad got me a very generous gift certificate to REI, which afforded me a very fancy treat that I had been scoping out and hoping for for quite awhile … Brand new, made-in-the-USA, specially-designed-for-women, ultralight, extra long, MSR Lightning Asce ... Continue Reading
I wanted to see the Bald Eagles, famous for rendezvousing on the Skagit River east of where we live, so Nathan, our friend Scott and I headed up Rt. 20 on our search one Monday afternoon. We didn’t see any Eagles up close (we did glimpse a few from afar), but it was still a ... Continue Reading
Today, Nathan and I traveled up to Bellingham to a Neurosurgery clinic for Nathan’s check up on the progress with his disc herniation. Healing The last time he was at an appointment with a surgeon, the outlook was bleak: he was advised to have spinal fusion surgery. He sa ... Continue Reading
Nathan and I have been taking advantage of our correlating times off on Tuesday afternoons before Hayloft Yoga to visit one of our favorite close by areas, Larabee State Park. The scenic route up Chuckanut Drive transforms from fertile farmlands to scenic coast, and the changing ... Continue Reading
NOVEMBER GARDENING Thanks to our proximity to the ocean, we’ve been able to enjoy our garden well into fall, and we anticipate that much of our bounty will continue to flourish through winter! Nathan, the constant gardener. I am more of the observer and taste-tester! I ... Continue Reading