Our new home in Tacoma is situated near the Lincoln District on the East side of I-5. Having previously lived in University Place, we weren’t too familiar with this area. So, we were excited when we arrived to get out and explore the area. McKinley Park is a little over 2 miles from our house…
We’re Back, Baby!
Hello, It’s been a while. If you hadn’t heard, we have left Idaho and returned to Western Washington. It feels like going home again, and we couldn’t be happier to be back. While on a recent trip to a state park in Port Orchard Craig made the comment that we needed to bring the blog…
2020 Reading List
I set out to read more books in 2020 than I had read in my entire life in one calendar year. Coming off of a 2019 where I read 80 books, I was hoping to possibly hit triple digits. With the pandemic wiping out sports and leaving me with a lot more free time on…
2019 Reading List
I had a few goals coming into 2019 for my personal reading. I wanted to read 50 books after reading 47 in 2018. I wanted to choose a historical subject and read as much on it as I could. I wanted to read as many books by minority authors as by white authors. I accomplished…
Exploring the Kuna Caves
In the middle of a farm field 15 minutes southeast of Nampa is a stone circle with a hole in the middle of it. Take a peek into the hole and you will see a 50-foot drop into an underground cavern. A long, caged ladder descends to the floor and for those brave enough to…
Backyard Garden 2019
The plan to turn our sparse backyard into a beautiful thriving garden is well underway. This year we opted to turn half of the yard into a garden by bringing in 10 yards of dirt and mulch. Getting all of our grass ripped out and dirt put in was hard work, but thanks to some…
Traveling the PNW 