For me, autumn conjures up imaginations of all things nice…including sweetness, and, more importantly, spice. Ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves…along with molasses, rapadura, demerara, sucanat, and everything else that falls into the category of warm, sweet, pungent, and spicy. Enter gingerbread. Nourishing Traditions is my favorite cookbook of all times. It holds a wealth of information on […]
No, not Zia (though she’s sweet, too). The other baby. The yellow one. We’re selling our Mini Cooper. We only got it in February, so it feels like we haven’t quite had our Mini fix. We love her, but she’s not a mountain climber. Living in Colorado, you just need to be able to get up […]
The arrival of the sun is like an infusion of life into Green Mountain. Cold shadows retreat, warm light spreads across the hills, kissing each waiting flower, bird, and blade of grass. The dawn of another incredible day!
Really, I think the best part of the Botanic Gardens is the water. So here are some water pics. Above: Water patterns to inspire the Monet in us all. Here lies Pac-Man. 😉 Lily pads rock! A young frog catching water bugs. Journey to the Great Waterfall! All happiness and smiles …and then you realize […]
We picked a sunny day to visit the Denver Botanic Gardens. Just kidding. It’s sunny every day here! There was a Henry Moore exhibition in the gardens. I tried to get some modest shots of Henry’s work… but it wasn’t easy. There! I did it. Oops…maybe that’s not a Henry Moore piece after all. These white […]
