Archive for August, 2011

these golden summer days

Posted on August 13th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

Our days have been full of sun, water, squishy mud, fishing, friends, and picnic lunches. And ordering school supplies and books and building hydrogen fuel-cell cars and Cuisenaire rod towers. And reading lots of storybooks, history books, fact books, and one certain young man hogging the library’s microfilm machine for hours on end. And for […]



friday {this moment}

Posted on August 12th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

“Collards is green, my dog’s name is Blue and I’m so lucky to have a sweet thang like you.” -A Hillbilly Love Poem



a peek at our new home

Posted on August 10th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  8 Comments »

We went back to take another peek at what will become our home sweet home next month. The day was drizzly and gray, but I dodged the drops and got a few shots. The house was designed and built by the owners, a husband and wife team who created this place with both artistic and […]



day at the museum

Posted on August 9th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

Our friend Will from Kansas City dropped by over the weekend. It was great to see him, and we spent Saturday in Denver at the art museum. The current exhibit is about mud. Yep, mud. So there were lots of mud and clay creations. This is actually a floor made of loose pieces that are all […]



first dance class

Posted on August 6th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

Zia went to her first dance class with her friend Catherine. She loved it, but unfortunately, it will be a little far from our new place. I’m sure we can find something closer to Boulder, now that I know she’s hep on the dancing thing. She picked out her outfit, as you probably guessed. (I […]