Monthly Archives: June 2017

After years of deliberation, planning and dreaming, our family finally made a big purchase this weekend: we bought a tandem kayak! We’ve lived on this river island for ten years now. What good is it to live on an island … Continue reading →

Yesterday was the summer solstice — technically, I believe we reached our apex of the year’s travel around the sun sometime right around Casey and my bedtime (9:30ish). As I pulled closed our curtains at bedtime, I looked out at … Continue reading →

A farmer neighbor often passes me in his truck when I’m out on my early morning runs and sometimes he stops to say hi. Today he rolled down his window and said just one thing: “Katie, it’s cherry season.” Then … Continue reading →

We’re wrapping up our “school” year next week, and I’ve been reflecting on all that’s been accomplished and learned this year that Rusty was a first grader and Dottie a preschooler. Now that I’m back in the land of the … Continue reading →