Bear with me, this does have something to do with Colorado! “Weird Al” Yankovic, my idol for the past ~20 years, is currently on his Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour. Luckily there is a tour stop in Denver — I actually had to buy tickets back in October, before we left Ohio, making this concert […]
Read MoreThe Inventing Room
Dan and I recently caught a show at the DCPA — it ended up being a rather quick play with no intermission and so we found ourselves not quite ready to drive home afterwards. We had no plans, but I remembered Kate telling me to check out The Inventing Room in the SloHi neighborhood, a […]
Read MoreDan the blacksmith
My best Christmas present for Dan this year came with a long wait*. While browsing the Front Range Community College course book, I found an 8-hour introductory workshop on blacksmithing… in April. Dan finally had a chance to attend his class this weekend. Dan came home dirty and tired and wielding a rough knife made […]
Read MoreReview: Dirt, A Terra Nova Expedition (Bas Bleu Theatre)
As much as we all might love Hamlet and Company, it is critical that theatres (and other arts organizations) support new and evolving work that reflects current issues, perspectives, voices. Bas Bleu Theatre, which more commonly produces established plays such as Equus and Waiting for the Parade, has tapped local author Laura Pritchett to create […]
Read MoreThese are the drones you’re looking for
Dan has recently acquired a drone capable of aerial photography. Many nights it’s simply too windy to take the drone out — no one ever warns you how windy Colorado is, all the time! — but every now and then we catch a break. Below are a few of the shots of our neighborhood that […]
Read MoreReview: And Then There Were None (OpenStage Theatre)
Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None opens with ten strangers gathering on the remote Soldier Island, each having been invited under vague pretenses. Upon arrival, they find that their hosts — whom no one seems to have actually met — have not yet turned up. The guests settle in for what seems like a casual […]
Read MoreHouse tour: updating our map
Dan and I have kept a map of the United States for nearly 9 years now. The map is more than decorative; many of our best trips have begun as brainstorms in front of this map. The map has been pinned to our wall in three different homes. When we left Ohio it had 120+ […]
Read MoreMy kinda town, Chicago is
I don’t do much work travel, especially now that I freelance, but this week I had an assignment that required a (very) short jaunt to Chicago. I was welcomed with foggy, wet, chilly weather, but I didn’t mind — Chicago is a city very near to my heart, in any conditions. I was doing the […]
Read MoreSteamboat Springs
Well, it’s safe to say Dan has been bitten. When the two of us visited Breckenridge, he tried his hand at skiing for the first time in ~25 years. Now Dan has been bitten by the ski bug and was really hoping to get one more ski trip in before the season closes. Welcome to […]
Read MoreUnion Bar & Soda Fountain
I’m a bit nuts about Union Bar & Soda Fountain. I’ve been there a few times since it opened, and every visit has been better than the last. I love their food, I love their drinks*, I love love love their venue and aesthetic. *I’ve only had their on-alcoholic drinks (floats, sodas) so far. Basic […]
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