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Milestones and Sky Tours

Flashback time. I got a notice in Slack congratulating me on my 11th anniversary working at Automattic. Wow! How time flies! That was a crazy era in life. I remember that after a super intense trial that lasted over a month, I had a final four-hour interview with Matt Mullenweg. That was a Thursday. I…
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Christmas Captured

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Mini Books Made by a Friend

Art comes in all forms. This I knew, but living with an artist and meeting lots of other people in the art world shows me just how true this statement is. My friend, Jean, is an artist. Her latest project is creating tiny books. After a day hiking on our mountain together, she gifted Chris…
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Pumpkins and Pals

What’s the highest number of carved pumpkins you have seen at one time? For me, that number was maybe 10 or 20. This year our friends invited us to a pumpkin event with over 3000 of them! Apparently every October Naumkeag and Long Hill put together a display for the public to enjoy for a month. How do…
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Scares on the Slope (13 Nights of Terror)

For six years now, we have heard the screams when our window is open weekend October nights. During 13 Nights at Jiminy the mountain turns into a terror attraction for Halloween enthusiasts. Every year I swear I’m going to do it. Every year I wuss out. This year my friend had an extra ticket so…
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Fall Fangs

My hat-tip to thoughts during the US elections, and the fun of the pre-Halloween season.
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Camping

Our magic place. So many stories. The beach we camp at was less than 15 minutes from the New York home that is now history. But it won’t stop us from camping there. So many happy memories. As the housing deals were closing on the family homestead, and as we said our final goodbyes to…
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