If you don’t live in a place with apple orchards dotting the landscape, chances are you, too, are deprived of cider doughnuts in the fall. In late September when the leaves start to change in Colorado, I start to feel the full deprivation of life in an arid state — life bereft of cake doughnuts … [Read more…]
I highly recommend a weekend in Glenwood Springs if you’re visiting Colorado from far away and if you live here, too. The main attraction for me and my crew is the enormous hot springs pool. I’ve been going to Glenwood for years and years — my parents took the family there when I was a … [Read more…]
About an hour northwest of Denver, Lyons, Colorado is a small town at the base of the foothills on the way to Rocky Mountain National Park. In 2013 Lyons was ravaged by a hundred year flood. Most of the downtown area and many homes were under water — the city had to shut down the water treatment … [Read more…]
Last weekend I enjoyed a treat: my first solo trip since having kids (my oldest will be ten this summer!). Once the plane landed safely in San Diego, I was able to take a deep breath and enjoy myself. I was lucky to have a friend at my destination. My cousin, leadership coach Jenny Jacobs, … [Read more…]