Today happens to have been a fairly difficult day. Traveling with kids is no joke at the best of times, and after a few months of it, patience is wearing thin! We’ve done really well in general, but it’s understandable that everyone’s capacity will go on shrinking with time under certain circumstances. I have to … More A Highland Driving Tour
During our time in Scotland, the big treat for me was a solo trip out to Kintyre. Kintyre is a peninsula in the west of Scotland, one of several. It’s rather remote and hard to get to by vehicle, so much so that it’s called “Scotland’s only Mainland island.” Indeed, it’s easier in some ways … More Kintyre and the Particular
We’ve been in Northern Ireland for nearly a week now, and I’m just now getting to the point where my thoughts about our ten days in Scotland are sufficiently assembled for me to be able to share them. First off, let me say that although you will see some beautiful sunny pictures in this post … More June 2024 Round-Up – Part 2 – Scotland
In Switzerland I developed a habit that my kids found very annoying: compulsively taking pictures of flowers. I thought I’d collect all my favourites and stick them together here, and do a little research into what I was looking at. Garden Flowers The gardens were so lush, I couldn’t stop myself. In particular, the roses … More Flora in Switzerland
The following is a rather lengthy summary of all our outdoor adventures while in Meiringen. Our family had some bad experiences with hiking two years ago when we went to Banff. I tried to jump in with both feet and pushed the kids way too hard to do more than they could handle. I learned … More Hiking with Kids in Haslital
I don’t know if I can sum up our time in Switzerland briefly. When we went, I just didn’t know what to expect. We put ourselves in the hands of beloved family members, who we hadn’t seen in a long time. They blew us away with their generous hospitality, and Switzerland blew us away with … More Mid-June 2024 Roundup: Switzerland
Memories A photo album of the interesting places we went, fun things we did, and weird places I spun or knitted. April 30 May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 11 May 13 May 15 May 15 May 16 May 17 May 20 May 24 May 25 May 26 Fleece Washing … More May 2024 Roundup – Maryland
It’s done, it’s done, and it’s time to talk about it! I finished this capstone pullover back in March, actually. I had so much fun knitting it that it was finished in just a couple weeks. But now, I’m about to talk about it on the next episode of the Wool Circle, so I wanted … More Capstone Sweater: Finished
We’ve been planning this sabbatical for a while now. So it seems pretty incredible that we’re actually getting on a plane on Tuesday, and that we won’t be back in the saddle of full-time, in-person ministry for four months. Right now it’s hard to look back, because we’ve been doing so much looking forward. But … More March n’ April 2024 Round-Up
It’s been a while since I talked about my “Track 2” sweater project! I’ve finally had the big reveal of this yarn on the Wool Circle: Episode 115 this month. These are all progressive yarns, made of several combo spins that change and shift through the length of the yarn, so there’s only so much … More Capstone Sweater: Yarn!
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