Like much of the U.S. right now, we are suffering from a brutal heat wave. The highs are twenty degrees […]
Polebridge, MT: A Festive Fourth
Happy Fourth of July! We hope everyone had a great time celebrating 236 years of independence from the Kingdom of […]
Polebridge, MT: That Which Doesn’t Kill Us …
Well, Readers, it’s been a while since I’ve posted about the topic I’m sure you’re all dying to know more […]
Polebridge, MT: Neo-Pioneers
The thing about living in a yurt in the middle of nowhere is that every task takes three times longer […]
Polebridge, MT: Square Foot Gardening
In a state as vast, remote, and sparsely populated as Montana, square-foot gardening may seem absurd. I know it probably […]
Italy: The Amalfi Coast
The thing about the Amalfi Coast is that it’s vertical. Very vertical. But it’s nothing less than dazzling, which is why […]
Italy: La Dolce Vita in Tuscany
Once an eleventh-century village, or borgo, the origins of Castel Monastero Retreat & Spa have been lost in time, but in the […]
Polebridge, MT: Where Did Winter Go?
Unbelievably enough, it’s officially spring. As with most of the country, the “wild winter” of “clime and punishment” predicted by […]
Polebridge, MT: Happy Valentine’s Day
Polebridge, MT: Horses and Courses
Finally, a toilet. We are so excited that we have a composting commode installed that we just have to share. […]
Polebridge, MT: Gangs and Sneaks
Well, it’s not as exciting as the mystery of Bo and Deb, but life at the yurt continues at its […]
Polebridge, MT: Evangelizing, Vandalizing, Bigamizing
Without a composting toilet, dry sink, or sufficient source of heat at the yurt yet, we decided to head back […]
Polebridge, MT: The Plot Thickens
Happy 2012! Chris and I just returned from a traditional Austrian Christmas vacation, where we visited Vienna, Prague, and Salzburg. […]
Polebridge, MT: A Mystery Unfolds
“Get ready for a wet, wild winter in 2012!” says the Farmer’s Almanac. It’ll be “clime and punishment … a season of […]
Polebridge, MT: Our First Sleepover
It’s our first night at the yurt. It gets dark here early, so we work by the light of our […]
Polebridge, MT: In the Beginning
Here it is, the beginning of December, and it looks like we just might get the yurt fully furnished by […]
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