Archive for the ‘Home Sweet Home’ Category

happy birthday, zia!

Posted on July 10th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

Happy, happy  birthday to our eight-year-old girl!  We all love you so much and are so glad to celebrate your special day with you.  You always fill the house with wild sights and sounds, and wherever you are, that’s where the action (and your little brother) is.  Rock on, baby girl! Miniature lemon meringue pies […]



happy fourth of july!

Posted on July 4th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  3 Comments »

Celebrating the 4th with: David’s family! A noon parade in Nederland Corn on the cob and steak on the grill Vegan cheesecake Apple pie Banana pudding with fresh berries–made especially for Grandpa Fireworks in Black Hawk later tonight. Happy Independence Day!



dadda’s home

Posted on June 24th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  2 Comments »

He’s home, and we’re all so happy.  He came in last night, and after two and a half weeks of being Commander-in-Chief Mama, I was more than happy to hand over the reins and snuggle up in his arms.  He brought us sweet presents from Seattle, we ate dinner, he opened our little Father’s Day […]



a (maybe) final wintry blast

Posted on May 21st, 2015 by mountain girl  |  6 Comments »

WINTERRRRRRRBRRRRR!!!!!  Here are our last couple of days in photos–not so much to mourn them as to record them–since today it’s warming up!  If I even dare say it. A very old neighbor once told me that the year-round climate of our neighborhood here is identical to that of Anchorage, where he and his wife […]



snow and celebrations

Posted on April 17th, 2015 by mountain girl  |  4 Comments »

With 24 inches of snow outside our door, I thought I’d relive some recent warm, happy days.  Not that snow makes us unhappy, of course.  To take up the mantra of Coloradans everywhere, We need the moisture.  Which is definitely true. I made a vegan cashew cheesecake for David’s welcome home/birthday celebration.  It was super yummy […]