Since 2007

Notes from a
family that
can't sit still.

Trails, thrift stores, bonsai, and whatever's cooking. A Midwestern field journal.

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Bohemian tendencies. Allergy to boredom.

We're a Midwestern family who traded predictability for curiosity — and never looked back. This is our field journal: trails we've hiked, things we've found, food we've cooked, and trees we're growing.

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