Archive for the ‘General’ Category

on being mamma

Posted on October 30th, 2012 by mountain girl  |  10 Comments »

As I’ve begun to settle into these days with my new baby (can you believe he’s already three months today?) I find that parts of me have all but receded into the shadows.  The things that used to define my days–making up new recipes, baking, sewing, knitting, writing, illustrating–all feel like someone else’s life now. […]



mamas are forever, little babies are not

Posted on October 18th, 2012 by mountain girl  |  7 Comments »

I so love the days when I don’t need to go anywhere, because all my days are so full.  Even on a day like today, when I can’t think of anything special that happened, the day has been jam-packed full. These days I’m feeling laughably chained and hobbled to my baby.  I remember feeling that […]



happy father’s day

Posted on June 17th, 2012 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

Happy Father’s Day to Dadda! Of all the things I love about the guy I married, one of my favorite things is how readily he runs into adventure–of all kinds. He’s not afraid of new and unknown territories. More than that, he’s not afraid of changing and growing and moving forward. He’s always been a […]



school orchestra

Posted on April 21st, 2012 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

Caleb had his first school concert. He plays trumpet, and the concert was not only his grade (6th), but also the 8th grade and some of the high school students. He was toward the back.  I think you can pick him out in his striped shirt. He did pretty good, although we couldn’t hear much […]



hiking and spring snows

Posted on April 17th, 2012 by mountain girl  |  1 Comment »

Friday morning Zia and I took off for Sourdough Trailhead to do some hiking. We had never hiked there before, but it turned out to be a good trail, well marked, and not overrun with hikers. In fact, we were the only ones on it. That could have been due to the fact that it […]