Thank Tank
byFor most, Thanksgiving kicks off the craziest time of the year, but we chose, instead, to spend the weekend enjoying our leisurely, unplugged traditions:…
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#takebackfriday
byThe only thing on my shopping list was contact solution. An easy 10-minute detour at the store, right? That was before the disorienting sensory assault of…
The True Cost
byYes, I’m a cheap bastard. Yes, I have the fashion sense of a narwhal. But the real reason I buy secondhand clothes goes deeper…
Samhain
byThe back door was open to let in the sound of pouring rain, but it was the chattering of hundreds of birds, right behind…
Wood-In-It Be Nice
byWhat good’s a wood stove without wood to chuck into it, amIright? Jenn talked about how we bought some seasoned firewood so we could…
Hearththrob
byThe date atop the crumpled newspaper read 1953. The same year the structure of DNA was discovered, Khrushchev was selected First Secretary of the Soviet…
No Offence
byWhenever I’m bemoaning an upcoming weekend that will be spent repainting a room, I inevitably bump into some people who claim to love painting….
Keys to Success
byRick Steves’ philosophy of traveling through the back door is right up our alley. It’s a heckuva lot more fun to become a citizen…
Swamp Thing
byWe pushed the canoe through a thin channel, marsh grass brushing our elbows on both sides. Jenn was at the front of the canoe,…