Category Archives: Life In The Sticks

First World Problems

Last Friday night, I sat down with my family to watch Thor and Tweeted/Facebooked this momentous event. When the movie was over and the kids were in bed, I wanted to see if anyone had a comment about Thor and … Continue reading

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The (Somewhat) Sustainable Life

One of the benefits of living on an acreage out in the sticks is that we have the space to do a lot more. One thing that we (read: Matthew) makes bigger every year is our garden. What started out … Continue reading

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Powerless

Matthew and I put the kids to bed last night, checked our respective work emails and decided to watch one of our shows before crawling into bed. The show (Modern Family) was cued up, we settled into the couch and … Continue reading

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Chicken Little

Matthew and I are continually taking steps to be more granola (no, I’m not about to braid my armpit hair)(or grow it out, for that matter). We plant a bigger fruit and vegetable garden every year, we recycle everything that … Continue reading

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Right Here, Right Now

I still remember the very first time we came to look at the house we now live in. It was in the week between Christmas and New Year’s, 2000, while we were up here spending the holidays with Matthew’s family. … Continue reading

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