I started thinking about Lil’s birthday theme quite a few months ago and nothing compared to a rainbow Unicorn theme with a touch of roses. A friend (that ended up having three boys) once told me she wanted to have a little girl JUST so she could throw a unicorn birthday party…so I HAD to…
Category: Nature
Salted butter chocolate chunk shortbread cookie kind of weekend
Cookie of the Year anyone? Salted Butter Chocolate Chunk Shortbread Cookies Although this first batch was delicious, it wasn’t the prettiest outcome. Baking at high altitude can be a b*%$#, especially with a new cookie recipe, so I started to experiment. I increased the oven temperature to 365 and decreased the time, checking them around 10 minutes….
Sheep, Stones, Rainbows, Guinness, and Green
Endless green hills and pastures, Guinness galore, people with passion and personalities, sprinkles of sheep and tiny farms, stone walls and thatched roofs, historic castles, rainbows and shamrocks, are a few things that come to mind when thinking back to me short time in Ireland.The marvelous Cliffs of MoherAn Irish pub in a tiny town…
Working from Home= more time for life’s little luxuries
One of the best things about working from home is not having to rush around to make time for the 40+ minute commute, so I get to make coffee and breaky instead! I made some delicious banana blueberry muffins with strawberry butter–inspired by my home state’s The Pioneer Woman in one of her magazines–and a lovely…
Foster Dog and Friends
Meet sweet pea Penny! I found her at the Denver Animal Shelter by accident and decided she needed some major TLC. When I first met Penny, it was’t love at first sight at least for her…but I do think it was love at first smell! See Penny really couldn’t see, because her hair was so…
The New Orleans of Colombia
Only two things went wrong on our first trip together during our 8 days in Colombia, South America: mice men Mice and men made for more entertaining stories on this trip. I am getting to the mice on this post; bad men will come into play in Medellin. Let’s begin with what went right, choosing…
Hikes Around Evergreen
This beautiful view is found just a few miles up from my house on the way to Evergreen Mountain. This is my new friend and hiking partner Katie (the wife of our realtor).I packed a thermos of hot tea to enjoy at the peak of our hike. Here is where we stopped to take in…
Nature’s Majesty
Another day another bird… This is the cute little Pine Siskin. I was not familiar with this bird, so I had to look it up to identify it. I think that is the male up higher and the female is below him with less yellow in her plumage. A cool fact about these guys is…
Evergreen Has My Heart
My favorite place to hang out in the chalet is the living room nestled up by the fire or standing at the back door off the kitchen/living room directly behind the bird feeder situated in the center of the backyard. The view gawking from that sliding glass door is a splendid one and displays a…
Christmas Time in Mountain Country
This is our first Christmas in Evergreen. The Christmas season in this community brings elves, mulled wine, apple cider, hot chocolate, horse carriage rides, ice-skating, ice melt contests, ice fishing on the town lake, Christmas Carolers and music, the “Lighting of the Tree” town festival, open fires, reindeer costumes, joy, togetherness, and cheer. My home-made…
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