We adulted very hard last week. Garrett’s work schedule ramped up. We got a bed, a car, and an armchair. Two days later, we got a foster dog. Garrett finally broke when he looked over my shoulder as I was ordering a fanny pack—or belt bag
Meet our new foster dog, Lily Mae! She has a fantastic underbite and is very, very sweet. She’s somewhere around two years old and is still very much a puppy and has a lot of confidence to build, but warmed up to us quickly and is a cute little
One of the things that I loved most about being on long passages was that there wasn’t a whole lot to do (if the conditions were agreeable, that is). Watch the ocean, adjust the sails, read, eat, sleep, repeat. Life is simple when you’re
Saturday marked one month since we landed back on U.S. soil. One month since we left Thisldu in Nicaragua. The past thirty days have been...full. I don’t think we’ve quite yet unpacked everything that we got to live through the past year
Pink or blue, which would you choose? I’m leaning toward blue because I love the wear and tear on the stucco. It looks like a house that has a story to tell, don’t you think? // . . . #windowboxwednesday #windowboxesofcharleston #windowbo
We still don’t have a couch, but we have a model sailboat! I wonder how many people will come into our home and ask, “is that what Thisldu looks like?” I wish. Actually, no. I love our little old sailboat. But hey, if we ever get an
I met our mailman the other day. His name is Jack. I was taking out the recycling and he introduced himself and took the time to show me how to clip outgoing mail to our mailbox so he’ll know to pick it up. I’ve never known my mailman be
70,676 words. I’ve finished the first draft of my book. I didn’t know how it was going to end. I’ve never been very fond of writing conclusions. But I cried as the final words came out of me, because they felt so right and I didn&