Climb on!
This is one of the bouldering walls at BKB, where I took an awesome climbing class yesterday- this is right before closing, otherwise there were climbers all over this wall! Learned how to tie-in to...
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Here’s the floor with the paper glued down. There are some spots that need regluing, especially at the corners and edges, but trim molding will help with that. Overall, it’s a vast improvement… But...
View ArticleFeast days
Hope you all had a warm holiday with your friends and families, reflecting on all the many things to be thankful for in this imperfect world. I’m grateful, as always, to my community and chosen...
View ArticleWalkin’ boots
Another Throwback Thursday… it’s officially a series. I found an old box of pictures, so let the games begin! Dear Mom and Dad, Can you please go back in time and not get rid of these boots, or...
View ArticleDeep blue sea
A kitchen story… Remember this room? With the low black ceiling, greasy bug nest pressboard cabinets, and never-will-be-clean-again scuffed up, skanky linoleum? Oh, you mean, THIS room? Amazing what a...
View ArticleMoving on, Moving up
Well, it’s been really quiet around here for a long time. A full-time, grown-up job (that I love) at a start-up working long hours has left little time for writing and updates. Things have been...
View ArticleCalifornia Dreamin’
Updates may have been few and far between, crew… but life keeps on living, and what a wild ride it is! The Moose and I (or as the fella calls us, in faux Russian accent, “Moose and Gurl”) are in...
View ArticleBike Camping: Camp Shabbona Woods
Cook County Camping: Camp Shabbona Woods Did you know that there are a handful of campgrounds within a day’s bike ride of Chicago? Here are some photos from a little weekend adventure that the moose...
View ArticleLove is not like pie, but pie is love…
Take care of each other y’all… We’re all we can count on. Build community. Feed love and kindness, wherever you find it. And remember, love isn’t like pie. You don’t have less the more you give away....
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