My 2020 reading has a very obvious theme: it’s all about nature and our connection to the natural world. Braiding Sweetgrass was the first book that I finished this year. Then I read The Overstory; more on that in another post. This morning I started Nature Underfoot. And waiting in the wings is this Rachel […]
Is there a birthday coming up in your family? We’ve just had two in our house during the month of April. Since COVID-19 has turned the world on its head, we put our thinking caps on and came up with a great formula for celebrating in cyberspace.
This past weekend, we set out on an adventure to the Olympic Peninsula. At the start of our drive, we had no particular destination in mind, we just knew we needed to get out of the house and into the woods. After reaching the peninsula, both Robbie and I arrived at the same conclusion: we […]
Hooray, you made it to this day! We’re going to show you how to impress your friends at the next virtual happy hour. And we have a kid-friendly version!
Knitting looms are a great tool for helping young kids make useful garments and play items out of yarn. Click through to see a variety of looms and how we use them.
{This post was first published in 2015. We’re reposting it again today because there’s nothing better than a pumpkin cookie on a cold November day.} Pumpkin is our ingredient of the season. So far we’ve used it to make some pumpkin butter, pumpkin popsicles, and a quick weeknight pasta. Welcome back to our new Cooking with Kids series, […]
We’re calling this fried chicken, because that’s what we’ve always called it… but there’s no oil involved.
Cooking with Kids is an ongoing series where we share recipes that are easy enough to make with assistance from a two-year-old. If you’re new to the series, our first post provides detailed tips for cooking baking with little ones. On Tuesday Sarah shared a Halloween appetizer. Yesterday I shared a well-wrapped main dish, and today we’re sharing the dessert […]
If you’re looking for an amazing autumn getaway near Seattle and you’ve already visited the beautiful crystal clear Blue Lake, head to Colchuck Lake as it is just as gorgeous! Another alpine lake, Colchuck Lake is surrounded by mountains and lined with plenty of boulders to sit on and snack the afternoon away. Take a dip if […]
If you want to read about more of our hiking and camping adventures, you can find them here. And if you want more Colorado hikes, they’re here. Last weekend I went on my first big hike in years, and it felt amazing. Click on to read about my little day hike across the continental divide […]