i finished the nappy bag i was working on. and then quickly stuffed it full of knitting projects and traveling trinkets for a road trip::
we brought maisy dog back to her home state and stayed a weekend at the bunker::
yay for a working kitchen. i think we've officially gone from "bunker" to "camp"!! :)
happy august!
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we packed up and headed north this past weekend::
with just the boys. we had somewhere special to go that involved lots of windy roads. i don't know if i've ever mentioned it before, but all four of the kids get carsick. yes, all four. the boys are getting a better handle on it as they get older, and so they were recruited for the adventure. meanwhile, guess what? you can pee in the bunker!::
and wash your hands! also, that's a newly tiled shower that owen's eating an apple in. big b has been pretty busy. next up? the kitchen sink! we spent a night at the camp and then headed even further north.
more on the real mission tomorrow. i've got a ton of pictures to upload and share. but for now, with all quiet for the moment, i'm off to get something accomplished. life is busy in a whole new way around here!!
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i found our plates for way up north! don't they look like they belong deep in the woods a few miles from civilization? big b would agree with that but in a different context, if you know what i mean. regardless, dinner plates are off the list::
washed, packed and put aside with all of my other collected tidbits. we have a giant leap planned for late spring that might just land this set on shelves, near a finished counter top, by a working sink!
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and you may want to pop some corn, there's a lot of content coming. over the weekend, and for the first time in a decade (yes, you read that right) i found some time for myself. jen and i met up and got on the road. we spent the weekend in burlington vermont and also stopped in at "the bunker" (this is what our neighbors up north call it.....quite fitting actually). first the fungi::
now some exploring in the backyard::
i finally got the chance to leap and climb and hike over to the secret spot above the swimming hole. previously unchartered by myself, as it is impossible to navigate with a baby in the back pack and a toddler in the arms. a little slippery, but i made it. in order of appearance; my seat, upstream, and downstream::
a little more progress, which had me all choked up::
and of course, a whole different kind of progress::
the road in (and up) took a direct hit from the hurricane. we were lucky to be high enough up, but some of our neighbors had the river running straight through their homes! a new bridge is in the works, for now its cross at your own risk.
we slowly made our way down (accidentally blocking traffic in our attempts to document road damage) and headed into burlington. our first stop was nido::
i wish i had more photos to share, but i quickly got caught up in choosing fabric and squeezing lots of art yarn and local skeins! rest assured, all remaining corners of this shop are just as cute and cozy (if not, more so). love. and we had a chance to chat with the owner as well. good energy all around!
highway miles, hiking, dining, thrifting, splurging and lots of laughing. good times!
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we've been away!! we spent the weekend and the last couple of days road tripping and hanging out with big b's side of the family, who are decidedly more adventurous than mine. six adults and seven kids! yes, some mild chaos, yes, some carsickness, and yes, i left my bag (with all of my necessities, plus toothbrushes and little lu's diapers) at home! but so much fun and so awesome to have all the cousins together::
it seems as though last years trip may become an annual event. sounds good to me! on the way home we stopped in at our place and spent a little time splashing around in the brook::
and check it out; i can almost hear the toilet flushing....although, we have yet to purchase the actual toilet....but you know what i mean::
big b is headed back up north shortly to see how much further he can get. so exciting just to have the lighting run and switches on the "walls". its getting there!
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we finally made it to that "bare bones" hideaway that i mentioned this past spring. big b has been up there a couple of times, but still no running water. there is a small possibility that there could be a toilet before the winter hits. i'm keeping my fingers crossed.
we had a beautiful weekend and tied in some adventure along the way::
i rode on a ski lift for the first time in my life and almost had a coronary heart attack. i'm not good with heights people. when i stand on a chair my legs get shaky. but i'm determined to learn to snowboard this season......and big b insists that i can't climb up the mountain to do a run.
here's our spot::
look! a wood burning stove! installed and ready to go. who needs heat?::
last time he was up here, big b discovered that there are trout in the brook....so the boys got right to it::
my favorite; the swimming hole::
we just got home and i already can't wait to go back. water or no water, toilet or no toilet, i'm planning an apple picking trip in october!
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