This poor blog is so neglected, but i still like to try to post now and again to keep it active. If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram then you've probably already seen all these photos, but i'm doing sort of a round up for the year. Mushroom hunting has gone from a little hobby to a full blown obsession.
Thursday, December 1, 2022
This year in Mushrooms
Thursday, March 17, 2022
The Ranch Camp, Dugspur Virginia.
The universe works in such mysterious ways. When Kenan and i first started dating (over 25 years ago) he was really into BMX bikes. When we moved down here, he eventually gave it up because there just isn't a lot of places out here to do it without driving an hour.
Last year when he turned 44, he bought a BMX bike, kind of on a whim in Richmond, VA when he was taking Sequoia back to Williamsburg. Now that he is working in town, he's been riding it after work in the parking lot and around town and realized he really missed it and still really enjoying it.
The place used to be an old theater camp, so it's already got cabins and a club house etc. They were in the process of building more skateboard areas, including a 10,000 sq. ft indoor skate park, adding hiking trails, disk gulf, a pool and more!
It's really a neat facility and almost unbelievable that it would be built so close to us right as Kenan decides he wants to get back into it. Definitely some crazy manifesting going on there!
You can check out The Ranch Camp here - https://www.ranch-camp.com/
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Sunday, March 13, 2022
What a year! Wrapping up 2020 (back post).
i realized the other day that i've really been neglecting my blog. Life just seems to get busier and busier each year, and as technology has changed over the years blogs just no longer seem very relevant. i've always kept this blog more as a journal or way to document important moments in my life and really want to continue to do that. Although i love hosting giveaways and sharing product reviews, the blog has really always been about daily family life and i would really like to get back to that.
So, here is a brief recap of 2020, since i sort of abandoned the blog while the world around us was turning upside down.
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
NOVICA Review and Giveaway!
i'm so excited to be working with Novica.com again! Novica is one of the leading fair trade artisan websites. They work with National Geographic to give talented artisans around the world a place to express their artistic talents and provide access to the world market.

Novica provides fair trade products made by artisans around the globe. They want you to know who you're buying from, to feel an attachment to the product, and to the hands that created it. One of my favorite features on the Novica site is that there is an artist story at the bottom of every product. So, you can see the artists who are actually making the items. When you purchase an item from Novica, an artisan card is included with each item.
You can feel good about your purchases, and feel connected with the artists whom your purchase is helping.