Art, culture, travel and adventure in Northern Colorado.
A few weeks ago I shared my new tattoo inspired by the Russian folk story of Baba Yaga. (Read the full tattoo story, as well as its dedication to my new niece and nephew, in this post.) By now, I trust the process. As much as I love the basic line work on a tattoo, […]
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After our trips to Cincinnati and Philadelphia over the holidays, Dan and I were adventured out for a while. Our car had been in the shop for a few days as well, giving us an excuse to just stay put. It doesn’t take long for cabin fever to set in, however, and I’ve been venturing […]
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Following our 3 days in Cincinnati we spent another 3 days in Philadelphia… with a bit of Delaware in between. Delaware was one of the 7 states Dan and I had not yet visited together, so now we’re down to 6 (North Dakota, Kansas, Arizona, Nevada, Louisiana, Hawaii). We had just a bit of time […]
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Oh my gosh, Christmas in Ohio! Dan and I spent a very quick 3 days in Cincinnati seeing just a few friends and family. Above is my lovely friend Amy — in this photo we were admiring a shot of my baby niece Fiona (as seen below). I also had the chance to see my […]
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I have always loved myths and folk tales, and aside from perhaps Greek mythology, the Russian tales of Baba Yaga have long been my favorite. Baba Yaga is an enigmatic figure, an old crone-witch who gobbles up children and flies around in a mortar and pestle. In some stories she is three women; in some […]
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Dan and I were in need of a day trip. I stood in front of our map on our wall and asked if Nebraska was too far. Dan, of course, said no problem. Scotts Bluff National Monument, about 2.5 hours north of Fort Collins, was an important wayfinding point along the Oregon Trail. When we […]
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Garden of Lights is back! The Gardens on Spring Creek have spent the past year under renovation, and this winter they have doubled the size of their Garden of Lights walk-through holiday lighting show. (See last year’s photos here.) ^^Tony and Linda! 🙂 The highlight of my visit this year was, of all things, Santa. […]
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This year, for the first time in my life, I have a fake Christmas tree. Dan and I will be traveling for the holidays and it didn’t make sense to have a live tree in the house just to get rid of it long before Christmas or come home to a dead tree. Because of […]
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“Not for the faint of festivity, this over-the-top indoor immersive installation turns the holiday spirit all the way up with mesmerizing displays of decorations that shift time and reality. Camp Christmas is Denver’s newest holiday experience, where yuletide traditions of the past and present get merrily mashed together in a massive 10,000-square-foot wonderland. It’s not just […]
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After visiting the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum this week, I was inspired to bring my quilts out of storage: two quilts that my great-grandmother Jean (my father’s grandmother) made for me. The first was gifted to me in 1993, when I was 10. The pieces are all hand-embroidered and each includes the name of one […]
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