it’s mid october as i sit to type this. i uploaded the pics awhile back. it all seems like a dream now. september was fast. and busy. a whirlwind. anna’s field hockey career was in full swing. she has absolutely loved the experience. and it was fun for me to have a little sports mom […]
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pumpkins and apples and tweens and teens.
it’s the lovely time of year again. cooler temps. leaves turning. pumpkin spice in every direction. and you know our family is here for it all. this year, in our effort to celebrate all things fall, we hit up The Farm, located just a bit north of us in dobson, north carolina. of course, after […]
rocky camp and hike vibes.
the kids are all settled back in school. temps are cooling. it’s about that time to take some weekend camping trips. for my first trip this fall, i was able to line up my campground with a scheduled hike with my local hiking group. i headed up to rocky knob campground off the blue ridge […]
blaugust. (see what i did there?)
well well well. looky what we have here. it is currently september 2nd, and i’m wrapping up august. it’s an early autumn miracle!! somehow, between vacations and camps and practices and appointments, hazel and i were able to squeeze in a quick trip out to zebulon to visit our long lost pals who moved away […]
almost heaven…
just spent an absolutely delightful weekend in fayetteville west virginia with my outdoor loving pal heather. we crammed in a bit of everything: rafting, hiking, coffee shops, dining, shopping, live music and sightseeing. we departed friday afternoon and drove up to our cozy airbnb right in downtown fayetteville. once we were checked in, we set […]
july stuff. twentytwentyfive.
i’ll spare you a long intro. here’s the stuff that happened in july, between the cracks. firstly. i’ve lived in winston-salem for 20ish years now. and for the last six, i have driven past this lotus filled marshy area at least twice a day. i always say, “i should walk there someday” and then i […]
holden beach, party of four.
we had a really busy summer and it almost looked like we weren’t going to be able to squeeze a beach trip in, but we had one available long weekend and managed to book a little airbnb at holden beach for an annual dose of salt, sand and sun, just before the school year starting […]
another summer in batavia.
after a perfectly lovely week in the adirondacks, a quick little ride out to orchard park, we finally settled in batavia for a few days. on the morning of july fourth, we awakened to perfect conditions for a full day of celebrating our nation’s independence. we had gotten in pretty late the night before, so […]
ny summer road trip.
well. before i get to that batavia post, i need a spot to put all of the photos of the in between moments of our adirondack week. the travels, the airbnb, the pit stops, etc. i’ll make it quick. first of all. here we are, all loaded up and officially hitting the road. (we were […]
owls head lookout
for our final family adventure in the adirondacks, we opted for a 5.2 mile hike to owl’s head lookout. it was pretty wooded and buggy and a mostly steady incline the entire way until a final steep scramble to get us to the top. it clocked in around 1200′ elevation gain total. obligatory foot bridge […]