Art, culture, travel and adventure in Northern Colorado.
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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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 […]
Read MoreLittle darling, it’s been a long, cold, lonely winter. It nearly hit 70 today! Dan and I rode our bikes to dinner in Old Town. It had been months since I’d last taken Ginsburg for a spin. It’s time to start commuting again, riding to breweries and parks again, spending long Sunday mornings on the […]
Read MoreI never thought I’d long for spring so much. Winter never used to bother me — I still prefer cold weather by far — but Colorado is immensely better in any patio-friendly season and I miss riding my bike everywhere. This winter has been fairly tame, but a recent dump of snow has me climbing […]
Read MoreListen, one of the worst ways you can repay someone for an extremely thoughtful gift is to feature them on your blog. I’m sorry Tony, learning to throw pots was just too much damn fun. Please forgive me. This adventure began as a Christmas present: Tony handed us a beautiful, handmade plate with a note […]
Read MoreI am two steps closer to becoming the walking art gallery I’ve always dreamed of being. Up first: a bright yellow finch. My finch lives on my left arm in the same spot that my cardinal lives on my right; they represent my grandparents. I would like to figure out how to get both birds […]
Read MoreEach year, the ski town of Breckenridge hosts the International Ice Sculpture Championships, during which 16 teams carve 20-ton blocks of snow into artwork. Dan and I are in town for unrelated reasons (theater, as you might have guessed) but lucked out on the date and had a chance to see the final IISC creations. […]
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