If you are anything like us, your freezer will always be stocked with logs of frozen cookie dough. When I ask Jon and Miren what they would like to have for the dessert, I know the answer will be "chunky and chewy chocolate chip cookies with crunchy salt on top" They take after C. and ...
I wanted this winter break to be special for the kids. Although I knew that I would spend much of the time working (I am in the middle of copyediting the manuscript), it was important to me to schedule activities that were both fun and educational. That is when it occurred to me that I ...
As you might remember, we spent the week of Thanksgiving in Montana where a large part of C's family lives. We were eager to see family, mountains, the big open sky, and hopefully some fresh snow. It had been six years since the last time I had visited. I missed the vast land and wilderness. ...
Ever since our time in Vermont this summer, I have been dreaming about returning. "You would love it so much", I told my dad over the phone. He loves nature like I do. Rivers and forests are where he feels most at ease, so I knew it would be a gift to him to spend ...
I have always said that September is my spring. As summer comes to an end, I feel a tremendous sense of beginning. Excited for new things to happen and the year to unfold. We spent our last days in the Basque Country exploring. Little corners of the world that only my dad knows well. Remote ...