summer wrap up, long after the fact

it's almost thanksgiving. to echo just about the entire population's sentiment, 2020 has felt incredibly short, yet insufferably long at...

summer wrap-up

as much as i hate to say it, summer is over. the eighty-degree days have departed, and now we have 50 & 60 degree days, 70 if we are...

a new summer ritual

we're starting a new summer routine: a post-dinner stroll through the neighborhood. we visited alex's family in michigan again last...

our story starts here | part ii

it was wednesday, june 13th at this point. it was late in the afternoon on our third day of our trip. we had been sitting by the water...

our story starts here | part i

we haven't mentioned this trip at all on the blog, but since about march we've been planning a summer getaway to door county. depending...

our first ride of the season

this week has been a whirlwind, particularly concerning the weather. we went from mid-forties one day, to low-eighties two days after. i...