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Camino de Santiago, The Way, PrincesasDelCamino, Alison Chino, MacsAdventure, Chasing Daylight

Snippets of the Way: Pilgrims or Princesses?

LynEtte, Alison, Stephanie and Diane. We declared ourselves to be pilgrims on the road to Santiago. But before we ever started out on the trail, we had a hunch that we were taking The Way a little easier than most. (Camino Lightweights, if you will.) For starters, we were only doing the last stage, by …

A Walk in Arkansas (48/48)

Friends, this is it. Number #48 of #48walks! I’m ending an epic year of walking with this early morning walk up a mountain while I was home in Arkansas this past September. Walking with friends who love me even if my dreadlocks blow into their faces. YIKES! I got to pop home in September for …

A Story about Making New Friends

A Story about Making New Friends “Hi, I’m Flea.” she said as she sat down next to me in the airport. “Hi! I’ve been so excited to meet you! I’m Alison.” “And this is Simon.” “Simon, can you say hello?” “Hi.” (small quiet voice) I’ve mentioned before that Simon and I are introverts. In fact …

Jolly Judge, Hidden Letter in Edinburgh, AlisonChino.com

Hidden Letter In Edinburgh

Let me tell you about a little treasure hunt we went on to find a hidden letter in Edinburgh.  Almost as soon as we arrived in Edinburgh a few weeks ago, Cole and Mary Polly were insistent that we find a place called the Jolly Judge. While Taido seemed to understand their need to find …

Color Me Rad, Color Run, 5K, Walking Not Running, FUN

Color Me Rad

Y’all! Last Saturday I got to do the Color Me Rad 5K in Little Rock and it was SO MUCH FUN! I have never done a 5K before. Or any kind of K. In fact, if you have one of those stickers on the back of your car listing how many miles you ran in …

Sandy, Boultinghouse, Farmland, Day On A Farm, Back To My Roots, purple hull peas

Back To Your Roots

Getting Back To Your Roots I can feel my blood pressure dropping as I drive out to my friend’s house in the country. I take the exit and head north on an old highway surrounded by fields of yellow wildflowers and cardboard signs for fresh picked strawberries. Sandy, along with her husband Michael, live in …

Snowcamp in Taos

We’re always sad to drive away from the mountains, but we made so many wonderful memories last week at Snowcamp in Taos! I am posting loads of pictures so I can remember our Spring Break in detail in the years to come! Here’s a rare moment at the top of a lift with Taido.  Sometimes …

arkansas state cookie instagram, iced arkansas

The Perfect Tailgate Menu

  Truth be told, I have never actually tailgated before.  I’m sure this is partly due to the fact that I also don’t watch football. However, when the Arkansas Razorbacks play in Little Rock, tailgating takes up a good part of the town, as well as the local twitter, instagram and facebook feeds. So in …

new in town

Meeting Laura

I was new in town, living on the south side of Seattle. Renton, to be exact. We had lived less than a year in a relatively uninspiring mint green townhouse. I was new to motherhood, new to staying at home, new to leaving the house with everything but the kitchen sink. I hadn’t really met …

Call Me, Maybe

While Taido was out of town last week, Mary Polly had a couple of girls spend the night.  Usually our house is full of boys, so it’s always interesting when the hormone scale gets tipped the other way.  The dynamics in the house shift. Nail polish fumes overpower the smell of sweaty socks.  One Direction …