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Heatwave!!!
Okay, so it’s only 42 outside, but in comparison to the last week or so, that is nice and toasty warm. We haven’t had any more snow, but it has been cold. Lovely star filled nights with no clouds suck...
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A Snowy Tuesday
It’s been a while since I felt like writing. On January 18th, after some of the most bitter temperatures in a while, I headed to Cheyenne. It had been 39 Very Long Days since I’d seen Dan. I swear that...
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Yet Another Blizzard
Yes, it is snowing again. We’ve had a lot of snow since I wrote last. Probably 18 inches all total. Life in it’s own way has been crazy. We took my dad up to Colorado Springs for cancer testing. His...
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March Madness
I could have entitled this post Yet one more snow storm… but I didn’t. On Mach 8th, we had more snow. 14 inches all total. Brandy was not a happy dog. Click to view slideshow. Then on the 15th, Dan...
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Blizzard!
If I had waited just a bit, I could have written about yesterday. I woke up early thinking it was a little cold. Just a tad. Brandy was curled up deep in her blankets and when I looked outside it was...
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PS…. Sunday evening
We took Morgan back to La Junta so that she could start school after spring break. Half way home it started snowing. Yes, Snowing. We drove home slowly as I read the book we’ve been working on. The...
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In the Yuri’s Night Kitchen
A long time ago, in a Universe not so far away…. Wait. Hold on. Let me start over. On April 12th, 1961, Yuri Gagarin was the first man to fly in space. His flight along with Sputnik in 1957 started off...
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It’s the snow storm that never ends…
Well once again, Mother Nature played chicken with us and we lost. After horrid winds on Sunday, warmth up to about 70 yesterday, we woke to clouds and damp this morning. I thought it would be rain....
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May Blizzards…
Well, nearly. We had snow yesterday and a few flakes today. I know I’ve groused a bit about all the snow, but the weather changes have really caused my parents and Dan pain. The flip flop between the...
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And Now…. the heat.
Am I going to complain? NO. We’ve had some lovely rain, and right now it is trying to rain, even though it isn’t hitting the ground. We are working on getting use to Celsius temperature readings, so my...
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That long weekend…
Memorial Day. Where everyone thinks summer begins. For me it is a quiet day. The last two weeks have been hectic and the rest of this week will be much of the same. Last week saw two retirement...
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Flamin’ June!
Or should I say Windy? Here it is the 3rd of June, and the wind just hasn’t stopped. Friday we went to Pueblo for some needed shopping and just plain relaxation. We got soil for the raised beds,...
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Dust Storm!
Yesterday got a little windy. In fact, it sounded like it was raining… that tap-tap-tap of raindrops got my attention. I looked out the front door and realized that there were no mountains. (yah… no...
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And now for…
Something completely different. Yesterday we woke to fog, mist and later on rain. All day long was a study in mist and moisture. The plants loved it. My asthma hated it and it was one of those stay...
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Weekend Entertainment.
Oh my! At least it was entertaining for my Dad and anyone watching. A better title might have been “working on the chain gang”. We started on my Dad’s yard at 9:30am on Saturday. Dan cut up wood with...
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Of Digging and sticking
This weekend was full of digging, plumbing and sticky things liked grout! First off, we tiled the top of the rolling cabinet in the kitchen. It has needed a new top ever since the Formica peeled off...
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Fire
Wednesday night around 6:30pm, a fire started on the East Spanish Peak. Life went from this: to this:And by the evening it looked like this: The fire started on the Boy Scout Ranch were there were...
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Hot and Windy
Right now, it’s about 93 with wind gusts up to about 15mph. The fire is down to about 5 major hot spots that we can see when we drive up to the football field. Oh, and it has eaten 13,491 acres as of...
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Rain, Glorious Rain!!!
Yesterday was hot. The breezes were light and it was just miserable. We saw a few smoke plumes on the East peak, but they were up so high, that we figured that the firefighters would just let them burn...
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Head space
Yes, getting into one. Battlemoor is in about two months. August 28th to September 2nd. It is our vacation time, and as it is only 10 miles, and 10 centuries away. So, I’m trying to get my brain back...
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