20 Books for Outdoorsy Adventurists, Nature Lovers & Wild Animals
Books offer an easy, affordable escape—transporting us to wild places, untamed people, and unfamiliar worlds. This curated list highlights some of my favorite books about adventure, nature, and the freedom found off the beaten path.
5 Friday Favorites – 1.27.23
ONE – A YEAR OF CLAUDE It’s been just over a year since I found Claude Hopper on the internet and brought him home. We started with a seven-day trial, as if I could bring a dog into my home, snuggle him for a week and then return him. He’s definitely got his shit, and the […]
Maybe It Won’t
Sometimes, when things change, you have to hold a funeral. You have to light some candles, say some words, feel some feels. Sometimes, you just have to say goodbye. — I got married young. Twice. After my second divorce, at 30, I tried to patch the broken bits with chaos. When that didn’t work, I […]
This is Claude
In the months after Sadie died, I followed a bunch of dog rescue organizations. Luke, my other dog, has always been part of a pair. He was surrendered to our local SPCA along with a twin sister before I brought him home and then he spent a decade plus with Sadie. He needed a dog, I […]
The Week it Rained Kittens
It was a Monday when kittens started falling from the sky. I didn’t know then that the kittens had fallen from the sky, just that they were in the way. Half a second before letting out Luke, my 70-pound, bird-killing, husky mutt, I spotted a very small, very young kitten two steps away from the […]