Summer has officially begun, and the garden has come such a loooooooong way from where I started when we arrived in summertime last year. Here's the obligatory reminder photo from December 2019. We had been in Chile for less than two weeks, and I had made my first trip to the nursery to fill in … Continue reading Summertime in the Garden
Time has been playing tricks on all of us this year. For me, moving abroad, changing hemispheres, living under strict lockdown for 8 months, and losing one of the biggest markers of time for a family with young children - school - has made it feel as if time has abandoned me. Without the sense … Continue reading Springtime in the Garden
I have never been one to think too far ahead. When I was a child, I never fantasized about my future husband or my wedding day. When I was in school, I never hypothesized my career path or decided what I wanted to be when I grew up. As much as I enjoy home design, … Continue reading My Countryside Garden
My family and I moved to Viña del Mar, Chile one month ago and we're new here...sorta. This coastal city known as the "vineyard of the sea" was my home for six months in 2003 when I studied abroad as a senior in college. I lived with a host family in a two-story home in … Continue reading Hello, I’m new here…sorta
True Story: Chile 