Art, culture, travel and adventure in Northern Colorado.
Above: Danny and his partner Russ. I know Danny from Cincinnati, but we’ve gotten to know each other better since we both moved to Colorado within a month of each other. Danny’s out in Boulder now, but he and Russ were visiting Fort Collins and had time for dinner at Restaurant 415. Dan and I […]
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Last summer, Linda and Tony took a group bike tour through Belgium and the Netherlands through a locally-based travel company, ExperiencePlus. Linda and Tony loved the tour and the company, and recently invited Dan and me to join a 25-mile group ride across Fort Collins that ExperiencePlus was organizing. Before this, my longest ride clocked […]
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Good news: My website is functioning again after a few days’ hiatus. Thank you Dan! Bad news: I’m not on a beach anymore! Back to good news: Coming home means being in Colorado. No real complaint here. All told, we spent about 2.5 days in San Diego. We got the lay of the land the […]
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Dan and I have landed in California! A few weeks ago, when snow was dumping on Colorado, we decided we needed a beach to look forward to. We chose San Diego, and specifically the Coronado area, to improve upon a memory. We had previously visited San Diego together for Comic Con in 2010, and we […]
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When Dan and I decided to move, the best decision we made wasn’t in choosing Fort Collins, or even Colorado in general. The best decision we made was moving three doors down from Linda and Tony. I like people who have passion and knowledge. I *love* people who want to share that passion and knowledge. […]
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I’ve had my darling cuckoo clock tattoo since September (full story here), and have been debating whether or not to add color. It was my friend Stef who nudged me over the edge when she got her own new tattoo with gorgeous, playful colors. Stef’s circus elephant & lady (below) was designed and executed by […]
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A few months ago, a day trip to Denver with Linda took us by the Dairy Block. This block in LoDo is full of adorable design moments, from the giant 3-D “spilled milk” image to its alley of milk bottle lights and unique public art. At the time, Linda and I enjoyed rambling through the […]
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Here’s an easy Friend Test for you: ask if they’d like to drive an hour each way to try a new pizza place. If the answer is a resounding “Yes!,” great news, your friends are awesome. If the answer is, “Oh, Babette’s Artisan Breads? I’ve read that they’ve moved from Denver to Longmont and their […]
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