I feel so behind on, well, everything these days. Thanks for your patience, dear readers, as I try to catch up. I had a bit of a family situation back East, trips of planes buses and automobiles, two snowstorms, and an unexpected house guest (not to mention, oh, my full-time job, The Kid’s [...]
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Puppy chow. Muddy buddies. Snowman poop. Whatever you call it, the combination of peanut butter, chocolate, Rice Chex, and powder sugar is a freakin awesome snack, yo. This was one of the good things that came out of my marriage (in addition to, you know, The Kid and (on a good day) home ownership). [...]
One of my fave shops in little ole Longmont, Colorado, is Nest. Technically located in Prospect, a hip modern eco neighborhood that claims its own altitude on a sign as if [...] Confession: I kind of want an old pickup truck. Being that Longmont has its roots as a farming community (it wasn’t always Digital Globe, IBM, Amgen, Seagate), I often see these old timey pickups in a variety of faded candy colors around town and in traffic. They make me smile, bring joy to my [...] In college, sometimes writers flaked out at the last minute and stories weren’t turned in YET I had to still miraculously fill the page as an editor. Luckily, my friend Neal stepped up to the task one night and out of sheer desperation and recklessness we began a series called “Judging Books By Their [...] I *may* have mentioned that I went on a beachy vacation. Ponte Vedra Beach, near St. Augustine, Florida. It was all kinds of awesome. This is pretty much what we did every single day. This was our crew. You know you’re with [...] Confession: I love Lincoln, Nebraska. I visit there often and want to share some of my favorite places. I firsted visited Conner’s Architectural Antiques when I was a newlywed and a new homeowner, taken here by my amazing in-laws whom have impeccable taste in, oh, just about everything. They are world [...] The world was so big, and I was so small. And your voice was always the loudest of all. “The Backyard” by Miracle Legion photo by Neal Obermeyer Colorado weather is wonky. Mere days ago it was in the high 80s. I wore flip flops. I got a sunburn. Today we had the [...] Le Petit No. 2 by TokyoMilk. Yay for beautiful and well-designed products! Affordable ($28) and Denver-based. This is like my fourth bottle. I buy mine at Anthropologie. What’s your fave perfume to wear?
Doorstop of a tiny tax prep shop on east 6th Avenue right before Speer Boulevard. Denver, Colorado. Happy Tax Day!  |
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