Getting Stale? Or Breaking Out and Saying What I Want to Say?
I was just perusing over my blog and noticed the site’s sub-title: A lifestyle outside of the ordinary, full of adventure and random weird stuff. Right now life does not feel like it is full of...
View ArticleLate Night Transit and Timbers Game
Letting Marin go for a couple of hours is a really hard thing for me to do. Yeah, yeah it’s something I need to get used to and blah blah blah….. Just the other night I was busy nursing Marin when...
View ArticleMy Cycling Father
Dad trying out the fat tire and watching how it worked beneath him. While my dad was here I found out that he enjoys riding bicycles. We always lived a little outside of town (sometimes right out in...
View ArticleThe Day Is Not Over Yet
With my birthday almost here, Seth and I splurged and bought tickets for some acrobatic airial arts show later tonight. But the timing is just right that Seth had to ask for the day off of work. So,...
View ArticleFairy Gardens For Toveli
My little sister loves making little fairies with houses and gardens wherever the family travels. The latest fairy colony has been in Mexico, but there there was another one of decent size in the USA...
View ArticleCoffee Painting of Gaelyn
I’ve started playing around with coffee as a painting medium. I tried it once in Sooke when my sister got a coffee stain on her white shirt and wanted it turned into something a little more artistic,...
View ArticleOaks Bottom
A little down south and up river, is a patch of wilderness in the city. A marsh fills the middle, with all varieties of birds congregating along the edges among the rushes. A paved bike trail skirts...
View ArticleUn-Schooling Never Ends
I grew up home-schooled and un-schooled, loving the “un” part the most. Spending time down in Colorado with my younger siblings reminds me of my “schooling years” and how learning never ends. My...
View ArticleBlacksmiths and a Birthday
To celebrate my brother Mitchell’s 15th birthday, we spent the day hanging out and exploring Durango. We didn’t know what to do before we got there, but as we drove through town we saw signs for...
View ArticleGetting Ready
Life is always in a bit of turmoil. Surfing the waves and getting the most out of the ride is what makes the journey fun. The camping trip we did as a family in June was absolutely wonderful, so we...
View ArticleThe Trip
Danaka + Burke Family at Snoqualmie Pass Where do I start? The awesomeness of the scenery? Difficulty of hauling a couple hundred pounds up a mountain pass on loose gravel? The thrill of seeing our...
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