Archive for October, 2011

days of pie

Posted on October 20th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

I picked up a couple of pie pumpkins at Whole Foods yesterday, and Caleb and I made pies. I came up with the recipe below by combining a few different pumpkin pie recipes, pulling what I liked from each – and poured them into my grandma’s flaky pie crust. The boys insisted that pumpkin pie […]



a rock-solid heart

Posted on October 19th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

David bought the heart from a man in NY. I loved it, and I still think I have never seen a more beautiful stone. Even back then he knew how picky I was, so he told me to come up with a band design to go with the rock. (Hmm…would that be a rock band? Wheeeeeee. […]



colorado springs science fair

Posted on October 18th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  1 Comment »

Last weekend we headed out to the Cool Science fair at the UC campus of Colorado Springs. The day was perfect, and Pike’s Peak towering above us added – just a little – to the beauty. First of all, we got some giant bubbles going to set the mood for the day. Caleb and Zia […]



owl pellet dissection

Posted on October 16th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

Have you ever seen an owl pellet? They are those lovely little packages of fur, feathers and bones that owls regurgitate after a satisfying meal of bird or small beast. We bought a box of them at Wild Bear, our local ecology shop in Nederland… and took them home to the dining room table. Mmmm. […]



pizza for supper

Posted on October 15th, 2011 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

Saucy, cheesy, crispy pepperoni, sink your teeth in – we’ve got pizza for supper. Rise in a bowl Stretch it out flat. Toss it up high Now give it a pat. Homemade sauce, grated mozzarella Into the oven till it melts golden yella. Saucy, cheesy, crispy pepperoni Sink your teeth in – ‘Cause we’ve got […]