Awkward Family Photo Queen

Currently Gemma is our reigning champ at making bland and boring photos come alive with a classic look that says, “This is awkward and I hate it.” We say, “Cheeeeese!!!” and she grimaces painfully. Or stares blankly. Or grimaces while staring blankly. Or, my personal favorite, the bemused and confused look. In most of these […]

Smoky clothes

We’re directly in between the rainy and dry seasons. Some days… like today… we get a much appreciated storm bringing cold (to us) temps. As quick as we can the tea kettle is on, we’re donning our cold weather clothes, and the books are out. Other days… like yesterday… are so very bright and hot. […]

Our Starbaby becomes our Starchild

Gemma turned three this week!! She’s still so sparkling, judgemental, suspicious, loving, stern, silly, and full of so many other contradictions. She knows all her letters, loves drawing COVID germs (they’re just her natural style), and will tell you over and again what chapter she’s reading in a picture book. If she’s learned anything from […]

Mask Up

There are more and more articles in world news about how PNG is finally (and unfortunately) facing COVID. The lived reality of COVID in PNG looks a bit chaotic and unruly. The hospitals in Port Moresby are really struggling with most of their staff out sick while huge portions of the population believe the whole […]