Monthly archive March, 2012
Strawberries

Strawberries

To be completely honest — I’ll make no bones about it (where does that expression come from, anyway?) — this winter has been lousy snow-wise. Some say it’s the worst in thirty years, some say longer. What’s certainly true is we’ve had less snow this year than any in recent memory, and somewhere around half...
Spring

Spring

They say it looks like Switzerland

They say it looks like Switzerland

Cliffs

Cliffs

I just returned from a three-day whirlwind trip to a few new ski areas in the south of Colorado. It was three days of extreme skiing, mostly for free (thank goodness for that Colorado Real Deal!), and quite a bit of mountain driving. As it turns out, the San Juans, which include most if not...
Fenestration

Fenestration

Upon receiving news and idle chit-chat from friends back home (or back in their homes), I had the curious sensation of Rapunzel. Trapped in her tower, watching the world go by, letting her hair down at measured intervals, hoping a passing prince would grab on and come to her rescue. Yes, I realize that is...