What began as an idea to create a one-of-a-kind birthday gift for my beautiful niece out of a vintage embroidered pillowcase, became a line of whimsical children’s clothing and accessories, with a vintage flair, shared in a handful of local boutiques. I shed blood, sweat, and tears building that little business on the side of […]
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The Shells of Le Homme Dieu
September 13, 2013
The little green cottage holds many treasures. The shells of Le Homme Dieu are one of them. It’s become an anticipated tradition; pant legs rolled up, cool water lapping at our legs as we slowly comb the shoreline in search of gold. Gold is relative. You have to look deep to see the gold; squint […]
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The Friends You Choose Together
August 28, 2013
I’m overcome with appreciation of true friendship. Never in my life have I seen it in as great detail or soaked in its beauty, quite as I have in this leg of my journey. I’ve always valued the variety of friends I’ve had in my life. They have taught me so much about the world […]
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Backyard Magic – Summer Staycation
August 7, 2013
It’s a bit of an after-post, but an experience worth recording. Our very first night in our little camper was spent at home and shared with cousins – a child’s first friend, as they say. After a long afternoon drenched in sun and sand at the beach we went home for an adventurous little Staycation. […]
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Maiden Voyage – Roll On, Poppy Wagon
August 7, 2013
It was the eve of our first official pulling-out-of-the-driveway-and-hauling-it-to-a-different-location camping trip. We researched, we planned, we made lists, we dreamed, we packed, and together as a little team we learned how to outfit our truck and hook up our little camper, Poppy. Poppy Wagon, to be exact. I catch myself explaining my way through most […]
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Cottage Craft – Handmade Lakeside
July 30, 2013
It’s the cutest little cottage I ever did see. It’s a seasoned hideaway pushing 90 years old. We greet the cottage with full, anticipating smiles and leave it with pooling tears. We packed swimsuits, fishing gear, paint and canvas, metal working tools, recycled boat supplies, and papermaking ingredients. Clean undies were an afterthought, but fortunately […]
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I Spy Three…Brave & Strong
July 18, 2013
I’m lying here in bed pressed tightly against a cuddly little girl, much longer than I ever remember her to be, in a tiny cottage bedroom with a delicate curtain for a door. My little man’s lanky and rapidly stretching body is sprawled out on a bed right beside us. The warm glow of the light […]
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