Hi friends. My blog is currently on hiatus… but may return if inspiration strikes.
Stay tuned, and explore our past adventures below.

A heavy decision ahead
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A heavy decision ahead

I have just weeks to decide if we should stay here, call this place home for another year and a half. The decision weighs heavy on my shoulders.

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Message from the forest
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Message from the forest

The forest is trying to tell me something, a message woven into the snow covered footpaths, tucked beneath gnarled branches and festering amongst mushrooms.

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Monstrous mountains, mermaid dreams
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Monstrous mountains, mermaid dreams

How sharp the mountains feel in my chest compared to the lull of an expansive lake or a laughing stream. Here, water sneaks its way beneath the bright green grass, keeping secret tunnels and what I imagine might be lush underground reservoirs.

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The Roads We Travel
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The Roads We Travel

Is this small town living, truly? I find myself wondering. This new town has three grocery stores all within walking distance, a hospital, cafes and restaurants to nearly make a baker’s dozen. Cars and hikers and bikers and a regular flood of boarding schoolers… and schoolees.

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This being human is…
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This being human is…

Tiptoeing around the kitchen as he sleeps on the couch. Hands softening around the hot mug of freshly steeped licorice tea.

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The thing is…
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The thing is…

The thing is, I want to love it here. Want to let the loose afternoon sunshine soak in me like the butter I overdosed my chanterelles with this evening.

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