We have a Costco card, a Volvo wagon, and homework. We have meetings, deadlines and commitments. We have check-ups, a clothes dryer and prescriptions. We have invitations, a gift closet and dressers. We have a dishwasher, to do lists, and sports practices. Take-out menus and punch cards fill our handbags. We each have more than […]
A World Class Club Experience
You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. Jack London (modern translation) When we land in a new country, we always spend day one doing reconnaissance. It is a way to ground ourselves and get our bearings before we set up camp, so to speak. As American citizens, landing […]
College (Town) Bound: Bellingham, Washington
Before we set off in 2013, my husband and I talked about raising independent, global citizens, who are centered and understand the accountability inherent in freedom. What I did not admit at the time was that I still imagined them clinging to my skirts as I trail blazed new landscapes urging them to see the […]
Can I Tell You How Much I Love Cape Cod?
A secret’s worth depends on the people from whom it must be kept. ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind The first time I visited Cape Cod, I was on a business trip and needed to get from meeting to meeting quickly. I traveled on Route 6 and saw very little of the […]
Happy Independence Day America: 30 Things the World Loves About You
As I was preparing to leave the Pacific Northwest in 2013, I noticed the beauty of the landscape with an acute sense of appreciation I often feel during good-bye’s. I pledged to try to arrive in each new place with a tenacious ability to value the beauty from the beginning rather than the end. I kept my […]