Last month we did a ten day camping trip in the Florida Keys with our three sons. The first few days of any family trip is always a little hectic. It takes time for us to settle into a rhythm together. We rented a boat and took it out to the Islamorada sandbar on day …
This is my go to recipe for DIY instant oats. I use this as base recipe for camping trips or trips to the bush. Ingredients 8 cups organic rolled oats 2 cups dried tart cherries (no sugar added) 1 cup organic ground flaxseeds 1/2 cup organic chia seeds 1 cup organic powdered peanut butter 1 …
I believe that everyone needs a place. This was my place for many years while I was working hard as a musician living next to the Saint Johns River in Jacksonville. The name of the statue is Spiritualized Life and inscribed on the statue was something like “Man rises triumphantly over the chaos of war” etc. I loved …
Birds. If there is one thing I remember about my childhood in relation to my father it’s birds. I remember him bringing home injured birds he found on the road. He would pick me up and we would drive them to the bird sanctuary where professionals would mend their broken wings and eventually release them …
Oh man. This was one of my favorite days EVER. We were visiting our beloved friends, the Colton’s, in New Orleans and they had the great idea that we hop on the trolley and let it take us where it may. They have a son just a few months older than ours so they had …
We were just going through the photos of our awesome trip to New Orlean’s and came across this one. Tears. Real tears. This photo cracks me up. Antonio saw another dad in the park working out with his little one and decided to join in as Dasan takes a nice, cozy nap. One for the …
There is nothing better than getting together with your people, the people you’ve known and loved for decades, so much so that you consider them nothing less than family, or the more recent addition to the English language: FRAMILY. It’s a thing. The only thing better than getting together with these people is getting together …