Lifestyle Blog XIII travel • family • photography • nature Family trip to Yosemite, October 4–7. We grew up camping as a family, but it has been years since I have camped with my parents. This trip was not only a discovery of beautiful Yosemite and the enjoyment of nature…

Lifestyle Blog XII marriage • culture • food Besides beaches, August held small outings here and there, birthday celebrations, coffee with friends…I chugged along teaching music; husband began a new job as coffee lead at a recently opened Tartine. More food, more drink. Our theme. City Guide: Preux & Proper …

Lifestyle Blog X — marriage • culture • theology • music • food • travel • home end of July A hodgepodge blog about the last things I did in July. …

Lifestyle Blog IX — marriage • culture • theology • music • food • travel • home July 14–20 Balboa Island A day in Newport on Balboa Island. My first visit to this little community. We drove through the main street filled with quaint shops and restaurants, wandered through back alleys and tried a…

Lifestyle Blog VIII — marriage • culture • theology • music • food • travel • home July 7–13 This blog is about bringing literal nature into your life, and about not only tending your real garden (if you have one), but tending your figurative garden of dreams, goals, and mental health. Firstly, literal…

Lifestyle Blog VII — marriage • culture • theology • music • food • travel • home June 30-July 6 Any one else married out there? In a committed relationship? Dating? Relationships are beautiful configurations, but anyone can tell you that they take work, willingness, trust, risk…and many more things. Frederick (Husband) and I…

Lifestyle Blog VI — marriage • culture • theology • music • food • travel • home June 2019 “Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.” — Tennessee Williams “The best time to make friends is before you need them.” — Ethel Barrymor …