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We were fortunate to be able to spend a few days in a gorgeous log home on the north shore of Lake Superior last week. Getaways like that...

I've put together a little roundup of all of my current fall favorites! Places: - The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum https://arb.umn.edu -...

This is a piece of writing I did after our first night at home with Harlow. . . . If you'd had a window into my bedroom this morning, you...

We had an incredible Sunday at The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. I grew up in the southwest metro area and used to go to the arboretum a...

This weekend, we stopped at a roadside pumpkin stand and went to an apple orchard. It was perfect and amazing. Once again, it's never too...

I firmly believe in decorating early. No matter the season. I like to spend as much time in my favorite seasons as possible. Fall is by f...

I'm not a roller coaster person. Being strapped in and taken for a ride does not appeal to me. The growing anxiety of the climb of that f...

We needed a minute. Or, rather, a day. To reset, pause. To get out of the city, and our own heads. To unplug and head up north for the da...

Human. Woman. Mother. Lover. Wife. Dog Mom. Boss. Photographer. Writer. Care-taker. Problem solver. Finder-of-things. Soothsayer. Nurse. ...

Have you ever heard the phrase: "Passing like ships in the night"? Basically, it refers to two people who spend brief amounts of time tog...

I honestly don't know what life would have looked like for me if I'd had social media as a teenager.

Above all else, I promise to love you

On our honeymoon 6 years ago, we spent a few blissful days and nights on Minnesota’s North Shore. The North Shore is what we call the ex...