This post is by request of a few friends, and also, because most of my non-kid thoughts are about what the heck we’re going to eat while in quarantine. I love hearing what other people are making for dinner and how folks are being more creative in the kitchen so I thought I’d share some …
Category Archives: Family
Lodge Life: Quarantine Week 10
It’s been another exciting week over here in quarantine. We started planting our vegetable garden, Alex got a lawn tractor, we went to the BEACH {!!!!!} and we had a wonderful weekend celebrating Mother’s Day. Early last week we entered into “phase one” of our state’s re-opening. Mostly it opened up some outdoor recreation opportunities …
Lodge Life: Quarantine Week 9
We’ve been out here at The Lodge now for more than eight weeks. This last week was a big one out here. We ventured out for our first family hike, filled up our raised vegetable garden beds with soil and did art out on the deck. I had the soil for our raised garden beds …
Lodge Life: Quarantine Week 8
We re-stocked our fridge and pantry last week and I feel like we’re eating like kings! It’s revolutionary how my feelings and ideals surrounding food have shifted amidst the pandemic. I feel so grateful to see a fruit bowl that has anything in it, as well as the option of asparagus or green beans {or …
Lodge Life: Quarantine Week 5
It is hard to believe we’ve been in solitude for more than four weeks now. In some ways it really feels like forever, but it has flown by. Time is moving in a really strange way right now. Ben has started referring to the mountain house as “home” and saying things like “when we used …
Lodge Life: Family Photos
Family photos always bring me tremendous joy. This most recent photo shoot is one of the most special ones to date. With all that’s happening in the world right now I am exceptionally grateful we have these recent family photos that captured our first big family trip to The Lodge. A huge thanks, as always …
Lodge Life: Family Visit
Before our worlds were turned upside down Alex’s family came out to The Lodge for a visit. Now with the state of things we feel extremely fortunate this visit was able to happen. Alex’s parents, his sister and her husband and their two kids, Nico and Marco, came for their first big family trip together. …
Lodge Life: Quarantine Week 3
Here we are at the beginning of our third week in quarantine out here at The Lodge. In particular, my mood remains one of tremendous gratitude. I’m focusing my energy on finding joy and savoring the family time. It’s overwhelming reading the news right now; however, I am finding it so heartwarming hearing stories of …
Lodge Life: Pandemic
We are safe, healthy and in good spirits. In case you missed our last post, our family is holed up in the mountains indefinitely while we self-quarantine amidst the pandemic. As we get further and further into this wild situation I feel more and more grateful for the blessings we do have right now. We …
Lodge Life: Quarantine
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 10 days you know that the Seattle area is the epicenter of the US Coronavirus outbreak. Seattle is home for us, so we’ve been taking things a day at a time over here, careful to heed recommendations by our local health experts and avoid crowds …