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. […]

Even though little looks the same this year, not every tradition needs to go be the wayside. This year I was so, so happy to find an opportunity to hand-build my own holiday wreath again, having had such a fun time doing so last December. Not only was this year’s wreath workshop as good as […]

I recognize that it can be challenging to be my friend if you don’t love being photographed. If you’re ever caught in that position, I hope you can understand how the people I spend my time with are more important than the places that I go. (Linda, in particular, is one of my most important […]

Hello from a chalk circle drawn on the street in front of our house! Our neighbor Lori hatched a great plot to bring our community together. Everyone perched in their own circles to share a beer, some music, and some slightly shouted conversation during our socially distant block party. It was the first time I’d […]

Welcome to another roundup of ways I’m keeping myself entertained during the pandemic! (Find volume 1 here, should you be so bored.) My Best Dude We’ve always been a great team, but I’ve been delighted with how well Dan and I have weathered this thing together so far. (Below: Dan killing time with his drone. […]

From time to time someone will mention my blog, and I always tell them the same thing: that my primary audience is my grandmother, Hazel. She loves to hear about Dan and my adventures in Colorado, and she especially loves to see photos, so this blog is mostly a vehicle for sharing stories and pictures […]

My gym hosted a fundraiser for the Fort Collins Rowing Association, a marathon-length rowing competition that I signed up for immediately. I have been a part of a rowing marathon once before, over a year ago, and have been itching to get back into it — though this time I opted for a team of […]

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. […]