This post is written in partnership with Fox Pest Control. Yes, we’re really talking about pest control today. Being home as much as we are these days, we’ve been tackling lots of both long and short term projects– the lawn, a space in the basement…
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2020 Cranberry Harvest | and a new fluffy friend
One of my favorite things about off season on the Cape is being able to watch the cranberry harvest just beyond our neighborhood. When we’re lucky and get the timing right, we’ve been able to join a crowd of onlookers, walking the paths along the…
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Current Favorites | September 2020
Let’s play a little catch up, shall we? We’re in our third week of hybrid schooling for Grace (she’s at school two mornings a week, and remote otherwise — all in French, with the exception of art, gym, music, and technology). And while the transition…
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How was your migration?
Given the choice, I’d for sure choose ocean over lake, but with young kids, sometimes a day without waves is a good thing. A few summers ago, early in the season, I was setting up my beach chair and the 9,000 things one brings to…
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The state of things
Today was one of those perfectly grey days, the sky melting into the gentle waves of low tide. While the kids splashed and explored, I let my shoulders drop from somewhere up near my ears. I unclenched my jaw. And I let the tiniest bit…
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All the (screen) time.
This post is written in partnership with Comcast New England. In scrolling through my camera roll this weekend, I couldn’t help but notice how much these past few months have been lived online, through screens. We’ve celebrated birthdays on Zoom, learned ballet on video chat,…
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36 days of feelings
We’ve reached 36 days of isolating due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. And 36 days of feelings — all of them. I’m home, safe + sound with our family — and, as always, I have so much for which to be grateful. We are rounding…
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What a time.
What a time we’re all having. Our sweet dog died shortly after I wrote that last post — there’s not much more to say about that, other than I miss him terribly. But also, maybe he knew that days later we’d be in the throes…
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Monday catch-up
It’s been 525,600 minutes (jk) since I was last here, so why not play a little Monday catch-up? I was chatting with a few friends at an event last week about the bygone era of blogging, and I’ve truly missed it. Does this mean I’ll…