Life outside the editor
About Me
Above everything, I enjoy getting out with my dogs and husband and going to remote places. These days that means our log home outside Duluth, Minnesota, where the wildlife outnumbers the neighbors and every season looks completely different.
Home
My Home in Duluth
We moved to the woods outside Duluth in February 2026. Since then we’ve watched the property cycle through all four seasons — and met a lot of the locals.
Winter
Dec – MarSnow piled past the deck rails, hoarfrost on every branch, and two dogs who think every drift is a playground.
Spring
Apr – JunThe thaw brings the first bonfires, green trails, and long walks along the rocky shore of Lake Superior.
Summer
Jun – SepPaddleboarding, sunsets off the back of the cabin, and a road trip north to visit Smokey Bear.
Fall
Sep – NovThe hills turn orange and red, and the lakers keep rolling across Lake Superior.
My Home in Duluth
The Neighbors
The property is busier than any city block we’ve lived on. Everyone below wandered through our yard, driveway, or deck this year.
- Black bear
- Porcupine
- Bobcats
- White-tailed deer
- Rabbits
- Chipmunks
- Red squirrels
- Mallards
- Blue jays
- Pileated woodpecker
- Hawks
- Bees
- Caterpillars
Big visitors
Small neighbors
Birds
Bees & bugs
My Home in Duluth
Growing on the Property
Peonies by the cabin, wildflowers along every trail, berries in midsummer, and mushrooms popping up after every rain.
My Home in Duluth
Eating Around the North Shore
Local beer flights, fresh fish, and big breakfasts. Simone approves.
Adventures
Travel
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Hobbies
What I Do for Fun
Escape RoomsTeam building
Team building and developing interpersonal bonds is one of the reasons I love escape rooms.
Team Outings
Board Games
I love supporting creators of board games and rewarding them for the time and effort they put into the design and systems.
Cards Against HumanityAcrylic on CanvasPainting
MiniaturesFrosthaven
Amateur Photography
I enjoy landscape and nature photography — most of this page is my work. For more, see my travels.
Chess
I enjoy learning about different openings, strategy, and tactics. Come join me and we can blunder together!
Animals
The Pack
Kesugi, our German Shepherd, loves to explore the forests. In 2023 we added Simone, a St. Bernard rescue, to our home after she was abandoned in the streets.
KesugiGerman Shepherd · “The Ancient One”
We got Kesugi after we finished backpacking through the grizzly-filled mountains of Alaska’s Kesugi Ridge. Kesugi is a Tanaina word that means The Ancient One.
SimoneSt. Bernard · Rescue
Simone was rescued by the AZ Mastiff Society after they found her abandoned. She has a lot of fear aggression and anxiety about just about everything, but she also has a lot of love to offer.
Giving back
Volunteerism
“We die two deaths. One when our body dies and another when we are no longer remembered.”
When I die, I want to be remembered as someone who loved my friends, family, and pets deeply, and that I did everything I could to make the world a better place with my actions. That extends into the workplace with the tools that I build to help others.
Causes I believe in
- LGBTQ+ rights and equality
- Climate change, reducing our footprints, and replanting forests
- Helping the impoverished and less fortunate
- Animal sanctuaries
- Disaster relief
- Cancer research
Locks of Love
When the Covid pandemic happened, I wanted to take advantage of full-remote work, so I grew out my hair to donate to Locks of Love. Cancer has run in my family, and I have family members who actively have cancer. My heart goes out to those affected by cancer directly or indirectly.
Girls Who Code
Save The Family
Recent participation
- Taji 100 (2024) — empowering veterans to stay active and healthy
- AIDS Walk (2023)
- Taji 100 (2023)
Organizations supported
- Ukraine Crisis
- Wikipedia
- WHO
- Save the Family
- National Forest Foundation
- Humane Society
- Salvation Army + Red Cross
- Feed My Starving Children
- Meals on Wheels
- Lupus Foundation