Currently viewing the category: "adventures"

early autumn goat walk

On October 15, 2008 · 1 Comment · In adventures, honeymilk farm

(To see a goat walk from this spring, go here.)

Continue Reading →

chugga chugga CHOO CHOO

On October 10, 2008 · 3 Comments · In adventures, kiddo life

Last weekend, we made our way to a near-by, semi-historical, Steam Train Ride! This was partially inspired by Luc’s current fascination with Thomas the Tank Engine and all things train-y, and partly because Paul has been wanting to go for years and now, finally, he can blame it on the kids. Fair enough. We piled [...]

Continue Reading →

butterfly house

On September 13, 2008 · 4 Comments · In adventures

We went to the most amazing place yesterday! The butterfly house at a nearby museum. Feast your eyes on this:

This gorgeous creature had just hatched out of the cocoon it is clinging to. It is still inside a glass wall full of strings that have hatching cocoons attached to them. [...]

Continue Reading →

best 20 bucks I spent all week

On August 11, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In adventures, kiddo life

That’s Sophie the Brave on the huge horse! Can you believe it?

When she saw how big Carmen (that’s the horse) was, she said, in this tiny voice, “Mommy, I was thinking maybe a smaller horse would be better.” But Anne, the instructor, said Carmen was the most gentle of all [...]

Continue Reading →

in which i become a redhead

On August 5, 2008 · 6 Comments · In adventures

I love red hair. I love the real stuff, the stuff you see on those lucky Irish gals, the lush curls, all of it. But I also adore the fake stuff. Like this

That is Franka Potente in the fabulous “Run Lola Run.” What? You haven’t see it? Get thee to [...]

Continue Reading →

a cure for what ails you

On June 12, 2008 · 1 Comment · In adventures, kiddo life

Check this out:

Isn’t that lovely? Our pond! I must have done some good stuff in a previous life to have such a wonderful pond. Every time I see the pond, or get in it, I feel like a genius for buying this piece of land. Sophie says, “Mom, it was [...]

Continue Reading →

time for a bit of the old ultra-violence

On May 23, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In adventures

In the nineties, on those old black and white macs, there was a game called Despair. Oh man, I loved that game. In a way, it isn’t a game, in that there are no rules and no way to lose. Basically you are God, and you have these little stick-figure people walking around, [...]

Continue Reading →

crazy freak storm!

On May 21, 2008 · 1 Comment · In adventures

Yesterday afternoon it was 80 degrees and we were all hanging out in our tank tops, settling in for dinner and baths, when a rainstorm started up, which is always dramatic in a yurt because it is so loud. I mean, a yurt is basically a glorified tent–there isn’t much between us and the elements, [...]

Continue Reading →

sometimes it’s those little successes in life that make all the difference

On May 16, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In adventures, kiddo life

Paul bought me a bicycle, a used mountain bike off of Craig’s list. It was a surprise and he watched from the window of the yurt while I walked down to it, trying, I think, to determine my reaction from a safe distance. (Did he get the right kind? Am I pissed that he spent [...]

Continue Reading →

doing crazy things in the name of art

On May 11, 2008 · Leave a Comment · In adventures, kiddo life, making things

Saturday we went to the Haw River Festival, an event set up to raise funds for the Haw River Assembly, which is trying to take care of the river and keep it clean. The whole experience was a great example of when to let go and surrender. For example, walking across the [...]

Continue Reading →
Set your Twitter account name in your settings to use the TwitterBar Section.

Array