By now you’ve probably experienced the disappointment and sadness of finding out that one of your favorite local haunts didn’t make it through the stay-at-home period, or you’ve heard that other businesses in your neighborhood are struggling. It’s safe to assume that all of our local small businesses are having a really difficult time right … [Read more…]
Whatever your usual Mother’s Day plan normally entails, I’m sure this year is different. We talked about a socially-distanced meetup at my parents’ house for this weekend, but the idea of sitting around in masks was a huge bummer so we’ll just wait to get together another time. Ditto for teacher appreciation week at my … [Read more…]
A roundup of podcasts, books and a show available to entertain you for free.
A thought exercise from coach Kara Leowentheil’s podcast might be helpful to you for holiday-related stress.
I have a deep, nostalgic, secular love of advent calendars. Typically my kids each get a chocolate calendar from IKEA and I get a paper one for myself (!) and my nieces. Then we have a fabric countdown calendar with felt ornaments that I sequinned and beaded by hand when I was in high school, … [Read more…]
This article shares a roundup of creepy books for the Halloween time of year for adults and kids ages 7-12.
Are you a road-tripper? When my dad got a job at Rocky Flats in Colorado in the 1980’s, he and my mom loaded us up in the van and we drove out from Michigan – the road trip that started it all. Back in those days, my parents drove through the night to save hotel … [Read more…]
What an odd week it’s been where I live in Colorado. All week I knew that the forecast for Thursday was 20-degrees and snow, and yet I waited until after dark on Wednesday night to bring in my basil plant and throw sheets over my flowers. Similarly, my husband had the air compressor running long … [Read more…]
That chill in the morning air that says, “Fall is here!” is the reason I will never permanently relocate to Florida or southern California. I NEED four seasons. I crave cool mornings and sweatshirts and warm cinnamon toast and gourds. <pause to let the word “gourds” swirl around in my head for a minute> In … [Read more…]
Last weekend my family hiked both trails at Caribou Ranch Open Space to take in the fall color and it was idyllic. It looked like the trees were maybe a few days from peak color, so it’s likely that you can enjoy the views through this weekend at least (depending on how Thursday’s predicted snow … [Read more…]