Posts by Samantha

"Mommy, I got to go pee!" These were the words i heard from behind me precisely three minutes after loading up our bikes and heading out on a cross-Florida bike…

We are so blessed to be able to live here on Prince Edward Island with the ocean literally in our backyard. We try to take every opportunity we can to…

This past weekend, Tristan was able to be a part of the 2nd Annual Rotary Park Run Down, a Fat Bike race in Summerside, PEI. We have been fat biking…

When a work project unexpectedly evaporates in late June, I suddenly have two weeks cleared, a blank slate. Sitting in my stuffy office, craving adventure, Eben and I spin the…

With snow falling here and there and snow-making operations in effect at the highest-elevation resorts, local resorts are projecting opening days sooner rather than later. Mt. Rose is the earliest,…

On an unseasonably warm September evening, Anaya (11), Maris (4) and I gathered to listen to 16-year-old Greta Thunberg’s historic speech to the United Nations. We could not help but…

On a warm afternoon, just shy of All Hallows’ Eve, we load 2 tweens, a 4-year-old, sleeping bags and a box of cupcakes into our mini-van and head southeast to…

Toes buried in the sand, I look off into the windswept waters, spotting a bright red freighter, a couple of jet skis, and a curving shoreline edged with parks and…

In the far corner of the closet in the downstairs bedroom of Happy Cabin, there’s a hand-written note tacked to the cedar log wall.  The paper is weathered, browning and…

After a fun winter with friends, we realized a few updates would make Happy Cabin more functional for a crowd. Over the last few weekends, we added a big, custom…