Ah, it’s good to be in the mountains! My heart is full, and I’m ready to find some moose! We started with hikes to the Alluvial Fan area, Lily Lake, and Copeland Falls. We were greeted by 7 Bighorn Sheep on the way into Estes Park, and then once we were in the park […]
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Posted in Our Garden, Spring on May 27th, 2013
We have been in our home for 3 years now. When we moved in, the yard, gardens, and trees were a mess. A complete jungle. It just sickened me to find trees actually wrapped around other trees, growing in a thistle-infested chaos. We have worked really hard each spring and summer to try and […]
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Posted in Food, Our Garden, Spring, Uncategorized on May 16th, 2013
May greeted me with the usual end-of-school-year craziness and soccer mania that it usually does, but somehow it caught me off guard. I haven’t had much time to write. We have managed to make it to the Sagamore West Farmers Market for the last 3 Wednesdays, and I can say I officially have my garden […]
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Posted in Rewards of the Work, Spring on Mar 27th, 2012
Well, it’s spring and I’m cleaning out my closet! Two of the great rewards of my “aha” moment over a year ago were losing inches and getting to buy a few new things. I didn’t go a on a crazy shopping spree, but my pants were falling down so let’s just say it was necessary! While […]
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Posted in New Challenges, Seasons, Spring on Mar 27th, 2012
Daffodills, tulips, budding leaves on the trees, spring break, requests for the sprinkler to be turned on, popsicles-spring is here! The days have been gorgeous; they remind me how quickly the school year will be over and we’ll be into full-blown summer. Vacations, camps, swimming lessons, water gun fights, park lunches, and . . . wait […]
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