colorado

Dec 7, 20165 min read

This Time, Last Year

On Friday, I’m leaving town. It’s not the best time for me to be gone because we run a retail shop and it’s almost Christmas. And yet,...

Aug 1, 20131 min read

Socked in With Good Books and Sore Legs

We’ve hiked ourselves silly. Today, a cool rain began about 10:30 a.m. and is continuing, slow and steady. It started just as we were...

Jul 29, 20132 min read

Yesterday’s Filtered Photos

I’ve decided to take most of my photos on this vacation with my iPhone and then filter the heck out of them. And I have good reasons...

Jul 27, 20133 min read

Running Away to the Same Place

I’m not much for ruts. I don’t like doing the same thing the same way over long periods of time, but I make an exception for this place....

Jul 30, 20121 min read

The Vacation Breakdown

I’m here: It’s a vacation, and I’m taking it. Finally. My ability to shift into low gear is hampered by my brain’s inability to stop...

Aug 2, 20112 min read

As Old As We Feel

The girls and I walk every night, and two nights ago we were climbing a hill on our regular 35-minute route when we spotted an older man...

Jul 31, 20112 min read

How I Read on Vacation

I can’t take a trip without a book. Now that I have an IPad, I can carry multiple books in one device – although I still prefer packing...

Jul 28, 20112 min read

Rocky Mountain High and a Little Bit of Real World

I’ve wrestled with this since the day we got here, but today I finally gave in and determined that we are not committing the unpardonable...

Jul 26, 20111 min read

Picking Raspberries for Mom: Memories in the Mountains

We went to Williams Lake today and walked over toward the dam to eat lunch. There were twelve of us – grandparents, kids, and grandkids....

Jul 24, 20113 min read

Back in Pagosa Springs: Bear Sighting

Well, we’re certainly not in China anymore. We’re not even in Tulsa. It’s good to be back in Pagosa Springs, which is our Colorado summer...