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At the foot of the hill

by aunty EM

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April 12, 2020

HE IS RISEN!

He is risen, indeed! Happy Easter Everyone!


March 28, 2020

It's 20 years today...

…since my beloved son departed this world… I miss you so much, John. But I’m still mad at you for leaving us....


March 28, 2020

It's 20 years today...

…since my beloved son departed this world… I miss you so much, John. But I’m still mad at you for leaving us....


March 17, 2020

Unbelievable!

Colorado has shut down all the restaurants and bars (except for take-out orders), gyms, theaters and casinos.… all public schools are either on “extended Spring break” or are holding classes only...


March 15, 2020

Corvid-19 update

Here in Colorado, we have had at least one death from the virus so far. An 80 YO woman from Co Springs. They have semi-quarantined our senior community, cancelling all events, restricting visit...


March 11, 2020

GOOD-BYE, OLD FRIEND

Yesterday, I parted company with my good, old desk-top calculator. It was with me for over 30 years, there within easy reach of my right hand helping me through the days, months, quarters and ye...


March 02, 2020

And now it's March

I don’t know if it came in like a lion or a lamb. Was a beautiful morning yesterday. But started snowing before I went to bed. We have an inch or two of fresh white out there this morning. It...


February 13, 2020

The pattern continues

Again, the snow plows are busy in the neighborhood. There is a strip mall across the lake. The plows come early to get done before business hours. The access to the mall also leads to Starbuck...


February 13, 2020

The pattern continues

Again, the snow plows are busy in the neighborhood. There is a strip mall across the lake. The plows come early to get done before business hours. The access to the mall also leads to Starbuck...


February 09, 2020

Snow days

February is traditionally one of the snowiest months here on the Front Range. It is certainly proving to be true this year. We have had snow, I mean SNOW, at least 5 of the first 8 days this mo...


February 09, 2020

Snow days

February is traditionally one of the snowiest months here on the Front Range. It is certainly proving to be true this year. We have had snow, I mean SNOW, at least 5 of the first 8 days this mo...


January 10, 2020

January 10, 2020

One third of January is already behind us! So far, we’ve had very nice weather here on the Front Range of the Rockies. A little windy (to say the least) but mild temps and a fair amount of suns...


January 04, 2020

OKAY

It’s time to get over the holiday mode and return to normal activities and attitude! Peeking at my calendar, I see the coming week is loaded: Bridge Monday; (nothing Tuesday, except laundry); W...


January 01, 2020

Happy New Year

Here we go! Can you believe it’s 2020? Some say it’s a new decade, but it seems to me that it is the end of the decade. You know 1-10 is ten. 10-19 is only 9. That’s what I learned in school...


December 26, 2019

Chalk up one more Christmas

Happy day after Christmas, 2019! Yes, we survived nicely and had a lovely celebration with son Mike and his family. We were at their house for dinner Friday, to celebrate with Annie, the oldest...


December 11, 2019

Sad day

We got word yesterday that Bob’s sister passed away yesterday after suffering a stroke a couple of weeks ago. She has been in poor health for several months. She died yesterday, but we lost her...


December 06, 2019

Hit the ground running

After two weeks of relative leisure in Southern California, being with my sister and her family, we returned to the snow-covered Front Range Monday evening. Grandson picked us up at the airport ...


November 27, 2019

HAPPY DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING

from Southern California. We’ve been here for 9 days already enjoying being with sister Charlotte. The weather is not as warm as we were hoping for, but it’s much better than Denver’s this week...


November 27, 2019

HAPPY DAY BEFORE THANKSGIVING

from Southern California. We’ve been here for 9 days already enjoying being with sister Charlotte. The weather is not as warm as we were hoping for, but it’s much better than Denver’s this week...


November 18, 2019

It's here!

This is the day we fly off to visit my sister and her family in California… I have packed and re-packed several times. This morning I will take everything out of the suitcases and start over fr...


November 18, 2019

It's here!

This is the day we fly off to visit my sister and her family in California… I have packed and re-packed several times. This morning I will take everything out of the suitcases and start over fr...


November 11, 2019

Watching and waiting

Watching the snow falling, along with the temperature! Waiting for this week to pass and then it’s off to sunny California for two weeks with my sis and her family. It’s been two years since we...


November 11, 2019

Watching and waiting

Watching the snow falling, along with the temperature! Waiting for this week to pass and then it’s off to sunny California for two weeks with my sis and her family. It’s been two years since we...


October 23, 2019

I am a happy Grandma

Ben, our oldest grandson called me yesterday to tell me that he and his Annie got engaged! I knew he had bought a ring but had not popped the question so I couldn’t say anything. Now it’s on Fa...


September 14, 2019

Friends, Food and Culture

What a lovely evening we had yesterday, meeting our good friends of over 40 years, going out to a trendy restaurant (in a made-over auto repair shop) for a great dinner and conversation, followed...


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