Welcome to Untamed Hearth, a place where adventures are a way of life and home is the cozy place we snuggle up in between.
Hello, I’m Laura Anne!
My husband, River, and I live in coastal Maine with our three boys.
In August of 2023 we sold the home I grew up in to build our dream house on six acres of forest a few miles down the road. When we got married we dreamed of building a home that suited our adventure life, and now we are living that dream! I’m happy you are joining us for our journey.
About Me
My mantra is: I am never too old to learn new things.
In my 40’s, I started rock climbing. I am scared every time and I do it anyway. When I watch my kids overcome an obstacle on the rocks, I tear up because I know how darn hard it can be and how good it feels to do it.
I started downhill skiing again last year for the first time in 25 years. River has been bringing the kids for a few years now and they want to go on some big ski adventures. I don’t want to miss out on the adventure so I decided I better join the club.
In my late 20’s, I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease. Gluten free sourdough has been a game changer for our pizza crust.
I homeschool our two youngest and it is a blessing, allowing more time for adventures and family. Our oldest is off to college next year, thinking about it makes me sad and happy at the same time. I will miss him so much and I can’t wait to see what he does with his future. Parenting is a double edged sword, isn’t it?
In June of 2022, I went to Alaska to meet a group of women I had only met on Instagram and camp in the bush with the grizzly bears.
I had emergency brain surgery in January 2019 for a meningioma. I still have trouble finding words sometimes when I’m talking, especially when I am really passionate about something.
Mold made me sick. I am still recovering, it is a process. I get a little better all the time, unfortunately, my body is VERY sensitive to mold right now. Even a small exposure takes my recovery back a bit.
Hear more about my mold journey and why we sold our house on the Taylored Talks podcast.
We had a homestead
We used to have a homestead on our one acre. We raised pigs, meat birds, laying hens and had a really big garden. I loved putting dinner on the table and saying “We grew everything on this plate.”
We made maple syrup. We participated in Maine Maple Sunday a couple of times and it was really fun. The kids miss being part of Maine Maple Sunday and I miss the copious amounts of maple syrup!
Right after I had my brain surgery, our septic system failed and the only place to put a new one was where our laying hens and some of our gardens were. We lost one of the only areas we had to raise animals and had to destroy all our gardens except our greenhouse when this happened. My recovery took years and sadly, I was not able to build the gardens back up.
I’m so glad you are here!
I’m excited to share our house build and our adventures with you!