A perfect do nothing day. Most people have no idea how to live like this, but we have perfected it. An hour of cycling, lunch, sunny beach, a sunset beach, and a channel run. My Terratrike Rambler is getting a solid workout most every morning. The weather is perfect. Low 70’s and a breeze makes…
Aug 23rd: Trees
Majesty to our left and to our right, but a void directly behind our home. A hole in our sight line that needed help. Fir trees asked for help. Another row planted this spring. Soon, we will have a forever green wall, blocking out everything beyond our yard. Norway spruce, planted just in front of…
Aug 21st: I Just Ride…
I been out on that open road… Is it the path, the sights soaked in? Or the wide open way ahead? The solace, only momentarily interrupted by a fellow traveler. Or the heart pumping in tune to the legs, at one with the wheeled machine? Regardless, the pleasure was pure. An hour a day. Faster…
February 4th: Built to last
Last May we took the plunge. Ordered solid hickory Amish furniture. Bar stools, table and chairs. Never have we waited so long for anything… except for the birth of a baby. Hmm… a thirty-nine week wait. We’ll call it a tie So many months in our new home. Eating on our couch… with an eager…
Dec 14th: A blustery, beautiful day… and a covid booster tale
Yes, most days we still visit our stunning freshwater inland sea. Ever changing. Always alluring. I just can’t imagine living in a place where you can’t venture to an awesome sea every single day… talking to you Iowa! I read a few different pieces on best places to live in the USA for 2021. Iowa…
Nov 1st: Four years in!
Wow how time flies! It started with a colossal decision. Quit the job I had grown to hate. Sell our house and move to the beach. So how is life four years after? Absolutely fantastic! Four full years of happiness. Every. Single. Day. I know, probably hard to imagine. Hard to believe. And yet it…
Oct 31st: The perfect gift
Searching for that perfect gift? Try to avoid gifting plastic. Although it is tough when you have young kids to buy for. Look for something durable, with perhaps an artistic touch. I was pondering this today as we were finishing our Christmas shopping and I made myself a bowl of popcorn. This is the bowl…
October 25th: The Last Swim
All year long, we travel to a Lake Michigan beach, or several beaches, most every day. A few days past, it was in the 70s with a water temperature of about 65. While we were sitting, enjoying the peaceful sounds of waves, along came two women to take the last swim of the year. Not…
October 22nd: Plant Your Trees
When You Build Your House…. Plant your trees Yes, this is an analogy post. But rooted (couldn’t help it) in my real life. It is incredible to me that so many people fail to plant their trees in life. Both real… and the other kind. We finally moved into our new home two months ago….
August 23rd: Lovesac deep side pillows
A post for just one person Had someone on Reddit request a few LoveSac photos… and Reddit doesn’t allow for direct photo posting. So I am publishing the photos here and linking. But who knows? Maybe you are interested in deep side pillows too? The Lovesac modular system allows for a lot of creavity… you…