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If you live in a place where it doesn’t snow, maybe you’ve never seen this before. This seems to be ‘the thing’ here in Colorado. I notice it all over the state now. It is not something I recall seeing while growing up in Ohio. We got our fair share of snow in Ohio. I’m not …

The unimaginable happened. Again. Another child is not sleeping in the comfort and safety of her home.  The country mourns. The community here in Colorado is especially rattled and on alert. Parents wrestle with how to talk to their children about events in the news. We want to shield them, but we also should arm them …

Memorial image created by KUSA 9 News, Denver, Colorado. Click image to enlarge, click back arrow to return to story. Just a day shy of a week ago, the image above was not necessary. Oh how I wish it wasn’t today. I wish the world was not familiar with the violence that occurred in a movie …

This is not the post I had planned on putting here in my little space online today. I have joined many,  friends and mere acquaintances, in sharing thoughts like, “Speechless. There are no words. Senseless. Not again, not here.” But the reality is there are words. This can make sense. It did happen here, again. …

Bonjour! Warning, if you are in the middle of a weight loss journey, you have a low tolerance for decadence or like me, you have zero willpower when it comes to anything sweet, this is not the story for you. All others, welcome to my little corner of France in the southern region of Colorado. My …

I remember it well. Our first snow as Coloradans. We moved from Ohio to Colorado in mid-August 2005 and fell in love with the views, the rather constant sunshine, fresh air and just about everything else. As a Midwesterner, I certainly know about snow in winter. Yes, WINTER. Enter October 14, 2005. The shocking discovery …

I don’t watch many sporting events on television. No need to plan my Sundays around football games. Rarely tape any sports on my TiVo. Wait, I don’t have that special device anymore, boo! But when I did, it was only set to record the BIG games/events. Superbowl, World Series, check. U.S. Open Final, Stanley Cup, …

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Mother nature begs us to take notice of her awe. Sometimes it’s a thing of beauty, at times it’s a path of destruction. For all who have been in the path of Hurricane Irene this week, I hope you’ll take notice of the serene and often vibrant sunsets and sunrises you might find in blogs …

On August 22 at 11:46 pm time stood still in Castle Rock, CO. Not really. It was anything but still. Think opposite. I’d say it shook. At a modest rate for some places like California or Asia, but an impressive 5.3 magnitude for anywhere in Colorado. In fact, I read the last time this state …