About
Greetings! Thanks for stopping by. I am Linnea, a teacher by training, a theatre junkie by nature. Ryan (the Super-Papa) and I have two lovely little girls who, at 4 and 2, are great friends. We recently made some major changes: left my job teaching elementary school, moved from Philadelphia to Grand Rapids, Michigan (to be 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…We wear a lot of hats…I work as an Educational Consultant and I enjoy creating greeting cards and other paper goods. Ryan works as a photographer and web designer who also enjoys writing and creating things.
As a family, we love getting outside, making music, stories, and good food, and we travel about every chance we get…This summer, we are staying put to grow some food and pedal/peddle some smoothies…should be interesting.
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 chocolate or drop in for coffee or spend a week (or month) 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.
