Category Archives: travel

Recipe: White Bean and Fig Salad (delicious for winter!)

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Laura

When in Montana in summer 2013, we spent a couple days in Missoula and ate lunch one day at the Good Food Store. It’s like Whole Foods except way better. Not exaggerating, it had the biggest and best bulk food … Continue reading →

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March Sewing: What Do You Sew When Your Child Is Sick and Miserable?

Posted on March 11, 2015 by Laura

More wipes for his nose of course! Mark has been pretty miserable the past few days with a bad cold.  The past two days were particularly bad.  We’ve been using cloth wipes at an alarming rate, particularly so because now … Continue reading →

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Off To Alaska! (Part 3 of 3)

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Laura

Here’s Part 1 and Part 2. Finally, I present to you a few videos from our trip, full of cute children doing cute things.  How could you not want to watch them all? #1: I interview the girls about their … Continue reading →

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Off To Alaska! (part 2 of 3)

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Laura

Here’s Part 1. We didn’t see the older cousins very much (you know, school attendance being important and all that) but we did get to hang out with them a bit.  Alex made the coolest little mouse out of the … Continue reading →

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Off To Alaska! (part 1 of 3)

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Laura

The second week of December, I took my kids on a plane to Alaska by myself (I’m crazy, I know) to visit my family.  It was a bit of a spontaneous trip (i.e. we only bought our tickets in the … Continue reading →

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A Fond Farewell to My Dearly Loved Oregon Mug (and my Montana one too, sniff, sniff)

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Laura

My favorite souvenir to buy while on a trip is a hand-thrown pottery mug.  I have several and LOVE using them.  My dad even brought me one back from Scotland last year.  I love the feel of them in my … Continue reading →

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A Weekend Getaway, Part 3: Waterfalls and Vultures, Oh My!

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Laura

Here’s part 1 and Part 2. Sunday morning we decided to take a bit of a detour through Letchworth State Park on our way home. The main entrance to the park is only about 20 minutes from Houghton so during … Continue reading →

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A Weekend Getaway, Part 2: A College Reunion, Sparsely Attended But Greatly Enjoyed

Posted on October 23, 2014 by Laura

Here’s part 1. Saturday, October 4th was Homecoming at my college and also the ostensible reason for our trip up to western New York.  So, in the morning after the kayak rides on the lake, we headed for Houghton.  There’s … Continue reading →

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A Weekend Getaway, Part 1: The Friends Who Got Us To Drive 309 Miles With Two Children In The Back Seat

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Laura

My fifteen-year college reunion was the first weekend in October.  As much as I love Houghton, I wouldn’t have made the drive all the way up there just to go to the half-day reunion.  Luckily, my dear friend Lisa lives … Continue reading →

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July Sewing: Cute Fabric, Boring Project

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Laura

Now that we have two kids, we needed to have two car seat bags for checking the car seats.  I sewed one for Ellie’s new car seat in July, just before we left on our Alaska trip.  It was one … Continue reading →

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