nemmie & doots

First, first… I want to talk about the main reason I have taken yet another break here after finally jumping back into blogging. And it’s because of everything happening in our beautiful home state of Minnesota. One of the reasons we settled on Minnesota for our home was because it’s such a progressive state. Minnesota has a deep history with its longstanding labor party and extensive socialist…

Springtime in the North. It’s still a lot of this: But also, hope for spring! Our first spring in Duluth, we started leeks, kale, and onions from seed and got those cute little seedlings going in the basement. Oh, and I planted some hatch chile seeds just for funsies even though Duluth is pretty much the exact opposite of Hatch NM, climate wise. (Side note: joke’s on me because all my plant…

(Like, the early part (Jan-Mar), to be clear.)

THE MOST MAGICAL TIME OF THE YEAR here enjoy a picture of my kitchen counter, where our German incense smokers live, along with our teeny wooly mammoth Linus just had to have from a museum. I like to look at them while prepping dinner or doing dishes during the holidays, just a wee bit of holiday decor that gives me a lil hit of dopamine. I was kinda all over the place with the decor this year.…

Hello, Kansas. I am at the point where I very much look forward to our trip to Kansas every year, even though it’s preceded by intense chaos (and involves a 9-day marathon of nonstop visiting with people, something that gives this introverted family even more stress and anxiety). Are we exhausted before during and after? Yes. Is it worth it? Yes yes and yes. Always yes. We hit the road for the…

Who’s ready for autumn… I was going to type “We finally made it up the North Shore, for Labor Day weekend” and then I was like… but it was only a month later and we literally had just moved lol. But anyway! We hit the North Shore for Labor Day because hell why not. It’s a chill, scenic drive. Forested as far as the eye can see… With the lake just off the road to the east. Often we head to the…

Back in business, babes. I’m going to condense a bunch of content until I get caught up. It’s all a blurry whirlwind of a time when I look back at it, anyway. So away we go! (Roses shot is from Leif Erikson Park’s Rose Garden – one of the last shots taken on my beloved 24mm before I lost her somewhere in the chaos of house hunting.) First up, as always – sweet Peter’s birthday. We leaned into…

Alternative title: Moving is hard (even when it’s exactly where you want to go). I…. just realized I haven’t updated in 8 months. Whoopsies! But in my defense! (and as per usual…): Listen, once it properly warmed we were in the “spring busy season” of hurdles that you leap repeatedly until the end of the school year. Then it’s summer, glorious summer! Swimming and exploring and traveling,…