We created ChezArtz in 2001 to keep in touch with our family & friends when we moved to Windsor, England. We moved back in 2003, but in 2004 it became obvious that all people really wanted to hear about was our newly-arrived darling baby boy, Gabriel. In May 2006, we welcomed Miss Lilian Elizabeth and in August, 2006, my husband dragged me kicking and screaming into the modern world as we transformed a static site into this blog.

A lot has happened in the four years since, including building our dream house in Lyons, Colorado, only to leave it and move to Helsinki, Finland. You can read all about our family life here, or read Matt & Julie’s more formal blog posts by clicking the links to Terminal Verbosity and Matt’s blog above.

Read about our day-to-day adventures here, browse our pictures & videos, or read through the fairly large archive of posts on gardening, crafting, politics, and all that other stuff. Enjoy!