Image via I know there are people who are perfectly content to grow up, live, and die in the same town. People of this persuasion, I salute you. That being said, I am not one of those people. I’ve moved, oh, 19 times since graduating from college 8 years ago (yes, I really am that…
The Delongs’ Lovely Butte Home – A Sneak Peak for Design*Sponge
I recently applied to Design*Sponge’s call for “Sneak Peak” writers, so I put together this Sneak Peak as an example of my work! The photos for this Sneak Peak were shot on a Canon DSLR and edited in Lightroom. Even if I don’t get the position, putting this together was a great time! Matt and Jen DeLong…
1,298 miles
1,298 miles. That’s the length of our move this week from western Montana to northern Michigan. I’m going to be brutally honest here: I’m excited about our move, but dreading the actual moving part. We’ve moved a stupid number of times in the past 10 years so we’re basically pros, but this will be the longest…
Winter-spring
It’s winter-spring in Montana. Just as likely to be cold and snowy as it is warm and sunny. Tulips last week in their pretty pink clothes are today topped with white. Last night’s inch of snow covers the chartreuse new leaves on the trees, like the ancient willow by the spring house seen above. Change, change….
Thankful for weekends like this
Mother’s Day Weekend 2016. Saturday: Sunday: What a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend! It’s hard to believe that this weekend a year ago I was in Nebraska for my grandfather’s funeral. That was a tough weekend emotionally, but also a treasured weekend because I was able to see my entire family on my dad’s side (we…
What we leave behind
It’s nights like this that I’ll miss the most. (Book Club at Jen’s house, May 2016) I’ve always been the nomadic type. I’ve lived in four states (Colorado, New York, Nebraska, Montana) and two countries (the U.S. and Egypt) in my 30 years. In 19 days I’ll add another state to the list: Michigan. We’re…
Hypothetical Futures
OK, everybody raise a hand who struggles with hypothetical futures. Glad to see we’re all raising our hands. For me, it’s easy to let my mind wander to hypothetical futures, imagining the different outcomes of situations, the varied versions of what my life could be. I’m waiting on an important to hear back on an…
Winterland
Contrary to how many people feel, I like winter.
Forever Around the Bend
I think it’s time to give this whole blogging thing another shot. Even though the Internet claims the blog is dead. Maybe I’m late to the party, but I’m OK with that. I need somewhere to write, to puzzle over deep thoughts, to post photos of handmade creations.
This Mountain House 