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Posted on November 13th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  7 Comments »

Brrr.  We’ve been having some rawther chilly weather here–just like most of the country, thanks to that lovely Polar Vortex.  Somehow I don’t remember such freezing days last winter, even in the coldest months (10 degrees below zero?) and definitely not in November. Cash is itching to go outside–me too!–but by the time I get […]



wintry

Posted on November 11th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  5 Comments »

We awoke to snow, and winter seems suddenly here.  The kids bundled up and set off in the tingly, zero-degree air for the bus.  Zia in sneakers, of course, since she habitually leaves both pairs of her boots at school. Snowy mountains are my favorite! We homebodies went out too, and Cash got his fill […]



into november

Posted on November 3rd, 2014 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

October was unseasonably warm for 9000 feet high in the Colorado Rockies. We had hardly a dusting of snow all month, which was surprising, especially after our mid September “summer snow”. People here cry for snow when it’s a little late–the local business owners suffer when the ski slopes are dry and vacationers don’t come, […]



october livin’ and lovin’

Posted on October 2nd, 2014 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

Fall is in full swing here, with lots of trees bare, many golden, and some hanging on to their green garb for dear life.  David has been building a fire in the mornings and evenings, and there was some straaaaange white stuff on our porch this morning. I am rocking and rolling on a new […]



enchanted forest in nederland, co

Posted on September 28th, 2014 by mountain girl  |  1 Comment »

Saturday was Wild Bear’s Enchanted Forest fall celebration at Mud Lake.  The floods swamped Nederland last year, but we went two years ago, when Cash was just a few weeks old.  Our first time at the Enchanted Forest was the year before that. Wild Bear is the only non-profit nature center in Boulder County.  Zia […]