Greetings! Thanks for stopping by.  I am Linnea, a 29 year old, wife, mother of two, and educational consultant.    Ryan (the Super-Papa) and I have two lovely little girls: Riana (3) and Amelia (17 months old).  We recently made some major changes: left my job teaching elementary school, moved from Philly to Grand Rapids, Michigan (near family), bought a little house, did a lot of work, and moved in! Now we are trying to figure out what’s next on our shared journey…

As a family, we love getting outside, making music, stories, and good food, and we travel about every chance we get… I tend to see home as something not involving a physical building.  I get homesick for people, seasonal foods, experiences, and moments of beauty more than for our house, our bed, etc.  So in this virtual “home” space on Peppermint Alley, I hope to capture the thoughts, pictures, and activity of our home in the world.  To see a couple of posts that explain why I started writing in this spot, visit here and here.    I’m also the sort of person who loves to have drop-in visitors…the sort of friends who stop by with cherries or drop in for coffee or spend a week with a tent pitched in my backyard.  I don’t know how much that sort of friendship still exists…maybe it’s because we are more busy or we live further apart or because we moved… But I sure hope that stop-in friendship is out there somewhere…So stop on by… bring a favorite recipe, sample fresh biscotti, play with my little ones, sit on our porch, leave a comment, share a story…Consider yourself more than welcome to make yourself at home.