Today, rather than writing words, I thought it was time to post some pictures. Pictures of life and growth, of hope and friendship, of the aching passage of time. I’m amazed how grown my children are, of how full they are of their own thoughts and opinions, of their own jokes and endless capacity to…
Life in Chile
Life in Chile
Hi Friends, Life is moving along as normal. Nothing drastic has happened this week. We’ve had rain, sun, laughter, smiles, and a few tears. We still have three chickens, two dogs, and one incredibly wild horse. Rodrigo is still working daily on the house. Rodrigo and Lucas built a little dog house for Alaska –…
Random Bits and Pieces
I’ve got some different bits and pieces I’d like to tell everyone and decided to just put it all in one post. Leap Books, the publishing house that brought As Waters Gone By into the world, has changed hands. The new management/leadership team is excited, full of spunk and life, and determined to take Leap…
Building a House
We are in the throws of building our house. We’ve hired electricians, plumbers, and someone to put up siding and now someone to help with the roofing (which is our next major feat). I haven’t been blogging nearly enough and that’s because we’re out on the land ALL day, EVERY day. It’s been absolutely exhausting…
Moving Day is Here
We are moving … in with Rodrigo’s aunt and uncle and two cousins! They graciously offered us a couple of bedrooms and we accepted. This summer we’ll be in the thick of building a house and decided to reduce costs and move closer to the land. By moving in with family, we accomplish both objectives….
On Burning Houses
My neighbor’s house and business burned down last week, on Thursday morning. She left early to go buy vegetables at the fruit market and when she returned there were five fire trucks outside her house, all the neighbors, and smoke – black, wretched smoke – everywhere. Here name is Yolanda. We used to go into…
We’ve got Water!
Yesterday we had water lift off! We are one step closer and for that I’m so thankful. I’m sorry I haven’t written on my blog as much lately. I will. Yesterday, we had an internet shut-down. More soon! Much Love, Tina
Aunties of Mercy
The other day Emma told me that she is a crab in a class play and we have to make her a costume! For those of you who know me, all of my creativity gets channeled into novels, writing projects, and cooking. I have absolutely no creative zest or zeal or capacity for any sort…
Operation Laundry Basket
Yesterday one of my blog readers wrote that she wanted to donate money to my neighbor’s wood crisis. We talked about the way we could do it and decided PayPal was the best … She deposited money into my PayPal account and I’ll transfer the funds today and buy wood for my neighbor next week…
Kindle or Real Paper
Veering off my normal topics, in need of some light and fluffy this morning, I thought I’d write about books and how we choose to read them. A couple of years ago, I bought my first Kindle. Books tend to be cheaper on Kindle and I liked the idea of printing less paper in the…
