Say Goodbye to Summer

Gentle readers, it's been a long hot and supremely busy summer. And we've had little time for this blog.

But don't worry! Our environment is still precious - we've even been making some changes to make it even more inviting and, ultimately, more practical.

So.

What have we been doing that's kept us away?

Revelations 20:11 - Part 2

Today's guest post from Boyfriend picks up where he left off last week, talking about his discoveries, revelations and favorites of 2011.

2011 saw some travel and exposed me to some wonderful new discoveries.

New England I have visited most regions in the US. However my travels had, up until this summer, never taken me to New England - the birthplace and former stomping grounds of your MatchGirl. Well, let me tell you I was very impressed with this region. I found a lot of similarity to my native Northern California. (your MatchGirl’s note: except where we were in NH is really old)

Road Trip: New Orleans, Louisiana

The "gone fishin'" sign was up on the blog for the past several days. And for good reason.

Boyfriend and your MatchGirl just returned from a trip to New Orleans, Louisiana.

Want: Craftland Tote

On our trip to Providence last weekend, Boyfriend and your MatchGirl went into a really cute store called Craftland. It's like Etsy, but in real life. We bought some neat things and our friends bought an awesome blanket for their baby.

Boyfriend was perusing the internet earlier and got lost in the Craftland site. It'd be cool to have this tote...

Road Trip: Montauk, NY

To celebrate our one year anniversary, Boyfriend and your MatchGirl took a day trip to Montauk. Here are a few photos from Sunday.

Road Trip: Bogota, Colombia

Gentle readers, as you know, your MatchGirl was in Bogota last week. Here are some images from my trip.

After the Hurricane

fallen branches in McCarren Park

Sunday afternoon, after the brunt of Irene had passes, Boyfriend and I took a little walk through Greenpoint, into Williamsburg, in search of a Bloody Mary and less than an hour wait for one (understandably, with no public transport, a lot of people were not able to get to their jobs and restaurants that were open were very understaffed).

Below is some of what we saw.

Road Trip! North Adams, MA

This weekend Boyfriend and I journeyed to North Adams, MA, for the wedding of my old friend Greg and his beautiful bride, Beth. Even though it poured (torrential rains during the outdoor ceremony!), it was a really great time.

Road Trip! New Hampshire

When Boyfriend and your MatchGirl had only been dating a couple of weeks, we took a little road trip to Philly, to meet up with one of Boyfriend's friends and see a band play. It was only a couple of hours, each way, in the car, but that's a lot when you're first starting out and getting to know one another.