All of converged on Indiana from our respective portions of the US (NM, MN, NY…etc) for a 4th of July family reunion! We had days full of snuggly kittens, happy nephews/niece, playing…
family
Fleeting
There are moments when you are faced with the transient nature of this existence. The past few months have been challenging. Not long ago my father was diagnosed with a hole in…
Gila, New Mexico
This week I’m in New Mexico spending time with the family. We had our first family reunion in 10 years and had the chance to hike and play in the rainstorms with…
Mom in Cambodia
I’m sitting here on my Phnom Penh balcony beside a mop and an empty beer can fingerprinted with memories from the last hectic month. The rooftop pastoral is painted in sun bleached…
Cowboy Country CA
This is my final post from Canyon Country California (or really i’m posting this sitting in a little cafe in the heart of Phnom Penh, but Shhh don’t tell anyone!). I’ve had…
Cali Light
The evening light out here in California horse country is downright stunning, gives me a ridiculously twitchy trigger finger. 😉  Thus begins a new adventure, this time with a little less…
Summertime
The summer months are upon me and they are full of beautiful things I love: chubby baby hugs, doggy kisses, riding horses in the Mojave desert, long steamy runs, camping, stretching out…
New Orleans
Life should be just one big adventure whether you’re in the African bush or roadtripping across the US of A. We hit New Orleans late in the evening and took a stroll…
"You’ve got to jump off time and build your wings on the way down."
It’s just about that time, my lovelies…time to say goodbye. But not the sad sort of goodbye, the happy-I’m-moving-to-Thailand sort that makes you wanna do a goofy little jig! I feel in…
Hittin’ the Road
Home is where the heart is. And sometimes where the clear-eyed munchkin nephews are!
Hot Springs and Pumpkin Pie
The moon has come out. The mountains slowly cool. The New Mexican hot spring breathes with me, our breath steamy in the chilly January air. My fingertips turn white and my skin…
Good morning!
This is the face that wakes me every morning this vacation week with an irresistible smile and,”tickle fest?”
After almost two years…
I know, I know, it’s hard to imagine that angelic little ol’ me is related to these wild animal hat wearing beasties! But yes, after lugging my over sized red suitcase onto…
Blew out a flip flop, fixed it with a pop top…
Last weekend we packed food, firewood, and a dirty dog into my old beat up camry and headed over the mountain for a weekend of camping and fun. The rain started pouring…