This weekend we took our annual winter trip to the rainforest. We started this tradition because — you know — when socked in, month-after-month with rain, one should go forth and embrace their moist surroundings. The thing I like most about vacationing in the rainforest during winter is that the dense forest canopy provides a […]
“What do you smell?” I read the first question to my five-year old daughter. She took a deep breath and paused. “I smell fresh air.” “What do you see?” “All that water,” she responded. We were at the southern tip of Point Loma, Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego, and she was completing activities in […]
Even though it was only shortly after six o’clock in the evening, the journey to my brother’s sailboat felt slightly absurd. In summer months, with the sun blazing, it would hardly feel like evening at this hour. But on this December day–just a couple weeks before the solstice–we walked to the end of the Boston […]
Dap. Da-bop-a-bop. The raindrops fall inside the metal gutter outside my bedroom window, sending a message that there is no reason to get out of bed anytime soon. It’s cozy under the heap of blankets and the bed molded to my body hours ago. I heard the coffee maker beep. The kids’ chatter spills through […]
It’s that time of the summer when there is an abundance of fresh vegetables and herbs in and around my house. Zucchini from the farm share are stacked in the fridge. There are also two heads of lettuce hanging over the shelf; chard, kohlrabi, carrots, beets filling up the crisper drawer. Ah, summer is defiantly […]
I don’t often hear my mom reminisce about her childhood, but while we were walking into the Thurston County Fair this past weekend she indulged for a brief moment. She wasn’t loud, nor was she boastful. In fact, if I hadn’t been walking right next to her, and had I not stopped to look at […]
On Monday, semi trucks pulled up on the lawn at Capitol Lake Park. By Tuesday, trailers had morphed into rides and carnival stands. When Wednesday came, the lights turned on, the music boomed, and people screamed as they hung upside down from the high-in-the-air spin-around machines. On the way to and from preschool and camp, […]
