Following our 3 days in Cincinnati we spent another 3 days in Philadelphia… with a bit of Delaware in between. Delaware was one of the 7 states Dan and I had not yet visited together, so now we’re down to 6 (North Dakota, Kansas, Arizona, Nevada, Louisiana, Hawaii). We had just a bit of time […]
Read More3 days in Cincinnati
Oh my gosh, Christmas in Ohio! Dan and I spent a very quick 3 days in Cincinnati seeing just a few friends and family. Above is my lovely friend Amy — in this photo we were admiring a shot of my baby niece Fiona (as seen below). I also had the chance to see my […]
Read MoreNew tattoo: Baba Yaga’s house
I have always loved myths and folk tales, and aside from perhaps Greek mythology, the Russian tales of Baba Yaga have long been my favorite. Baba Yaga is an enigmatic figure, an old crone-witch who gobbles up children and flies around in a mortar and pestle. In some stories she is three women; in some […]
Read MoreScotts Bluff National Monument
Dan and I were in need of a day trip. I stood in front of our map on our wall and asked if Nebraska was too far. Dan, of course, said no problem. Scotts Bluff National Monument, about 2.5 hours north of Fort Collins, was an important wayfinding point along the Oregon Trail. When we […]
Read MoreGarden of Lights 2019
Garden of Lights is back! The Gardens on Spring Creek have spent the past year under renovation, and this winter they have doubled the size of their Garden of Lights walk-through holiday lighting show. (See last year’s photos here.) ^^Tony and Linda! 🙂 The highlight of my visit this year was, of all things, Santa. […]
Read MoreWreath-making workshop at Intersect Brewing
This year, for the first time in my life, I have a fake Christmas tree. Dan and I will be traveling for the holidays and it didn’t make sense to have a live tree in the house just to get rid of it long before Christmas or come home to a dead tree. Because of […]
Read MoreCamp Christmas
“Not for the faint of festivity, this over-the-top indoor immersive installation turns the holiday spirit all the way up with mesmerizing displays of decorations that shift time and reality. Camp Christmas is Denver’s newest holiday experience, where yuletide traditions of the past and present get merrily mashed together in a massive 10,000-square-foot wonderland. It’s not just […]
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