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Night plow
Photos Snow Weather 

Night plow

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0
More trees
Photos Trees Woodshed 

More trees

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0
Ugh. The bathroom
Bathroom Contractors Floors Good contractors Leave or Stay Photos Remodel 

Ugh. The bathroom

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0
The Rainbow Bridge
Animals Family animals Photos Sad 

The Rainbow Bridge

December 21, 2020 barbara 0
Jingles
Foster kittens Photos 

Jingles

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0
The July crop of foster kittens
Animals Foster kittens Photos 

The July crop of foster kittens

July 29, 2019December 21, 2020 barbara 0
The wind cups for my weather station
Photos Weather 

What the hail!

June 3, 2019 barbara 0
Claws and paws
Bears New Post Photos Wildlife 

Claws and paws

April 5, 2019 barbara 0
Spooky Moon
Photos Trees 

Spooky Moon

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 barbara 0
Bull elk
Animals Photos Wildlife 

Big boys

June 26, 2018 barbara 0
New floor in the mudroom
Contractors Good contractors Photos Remodel 

Mudroom – now too nice for mud

June 20, 2018June 27, 2018 barbara 0
The finished kitchen
Contractors Good contractors Kitchen Photos Remodel 

Kitchen remodel – FINALLY

June 20, 2018June 27, 2018 barbara 0
Night plow
Photos Snow Weather 

Night plow

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0
Video of strong winds at the house
Snow Video Wildlife Wind 

Wind and snow

April 24, 2018June 26, 2018 barbara 0
Snow storm - 2016
Snow 

October snow

October 12, 2016June 27, 2018 barbara 0
four feet of snow on the deck
Cars Driveway Photos Snow Weather 

Four feet of spring at the Bar B

May 5, 2016September 10, 2017 barbara 0

Meter Reading

Electric meter
Meter Reading 

Dave’s not here

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 barbara 0

David Cassidy passed away today at the age of 67. Like so many others, I have a story about almost

Meter Reading 

Miles to go

October 25, 2017November 21, 2017 barbara 0
Meter Reading 

Breaking and entering

September 17, 2015November 10, 2017 barbara 0
Meter Reading 

Seeing things you don’t want to see

September 12, 2015October 17, 2017 barbara 0
Meter Reading 

MUD and other fun stuff

September 8, 2015October 17, 2017 barbara 0
Meter Reading 

Getting in trouble

September 7, 2015October 17, 2017 barbara 0

Videos

Video of strong winds at the house
Snow Video Wildlife Wind 

Wind and snow

April 24, 2018June 26, 2018 barbara 0

It was 60 degrees in Denver and windy as hell. Wildfires popped up down the hill but we were lucky

Rain Video Weather 

Rain!

July 7, 2016September 10, 2017 barbara 0
Holidays Video 

Music. Lights.

December 2, 2015September 24, 2017 barbara 0
Snow Video Weather Wind 

Wind at the Bar B November 18, 2015

November 18, 2015 0
Rain Tasks Video Weather 

More Stormy Weather

June 10, 2015 0
Jason Momoa!
There's a car under there somewhere
Where's my car?
Jason and the heat tape
Jason conquers the heat tape!

Funny stuff

Wisdom
Annoyances Humor 

Wisdom

August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 barbara 0

At approximately 1 a.m. on the fourth day after wisdom tooth removal surgery I am feeling no pain. The window

Annoyances Humor New Post 

Hearing things

September 10, 2017September 24, 2017 barbara 0
Family Humor Stories 

There’s porn in the VCR: A Thanksgiving story

November 30, 2015 0
Humor 

Sometimes I wish I had a moat

July 25, 2013September 24, 2017 barbara 0
Humor Opinion Rant 

Show, don’t tell

November 26, 2010September 29, 2017 barbara 1

Mitigation

Mitigation Photos Trees 

More trees down

February 24, 2016September 10, 2017 barbara 0

Two trees near the driveway decided to die. I put out the word out on local social media to try

Fire Media Mitigation 

Wildfire coverage by the Post

December 22, 2013 0
Marking trees for felling
Mitigation Tasks Trees 

Ips beetles

October 22, 2013September 29, 2017 barbara 0
Mitigation Trees 

Down the power lines

July 25, 2013 0
Tree killer
House History Mitigation Photos Trees 

Tree killer

December 9, 2012September 19, 2017 barbara 0
Mitigation Trees 

More mitigation

November 29, 2012 0
Downed trees
Mitigation Photos Trees 

More mitigation

August 23, 2012September 19, 2017 barbara 0
Mitigation Trees 

Fun with trees

February 26, 2011 0

Remodeling

Ugh. The bathroom
Bathroom Contractors Floors Good contractors Leave or Stay Photos Remodel 

Ugh. The bathroom

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0

Ugh. The bathroom. I’ve always said the bathroom at the Bar B was like Calcutta in July. It was awful.

New floor in the mudroom
Contractors Good contractors Photos Remodel 

Mudroom – now too nice for mud

June 20, 2018June 27, 2018 barbara 0
The finished kitchen
Contractors Good contractors Kitchen Photos Remodel 

Kitchen remodel – FINALLY

June 20, 2018June 27, 2018 barbara 0
Textured ceiling
Annoyances Contractors Good contractors Photos Remodel Repairs 

Mudded

September 30, 2016September 10, 2017 barbara 0
Where the window seat was
Contractors Good contractors Remodel 

Where’d the paneling go? Wow!

September 24, 2016June 27, 2018 barbara 0

New posts

Night plow
Photos Snow Weather 

Night plow

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0

Sometimes the plow guy comes in the early, early morning. I get up and go start my car and move

More trees
Photos Trees Woodshed 

More trees

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0
Ugh. The bathroom
Bathroom Contractors Floors Good contractors Leave or Stay Photos Remodel 

Ugh. The bathroom

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0
The Rainbow Bridge
Animals Family animals Photos Sad 

The Rainbow Bridge

December 21, 2020 barbara 0
Jingles
Foster kittens Photos 

Jingles

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020 barbara 0

Bar B cats

Petticoat outside in deep snow
April 17, 2016 – Petticoat wanted out. I let her out.
The last picture of Buzz
Buzz, hanging out in his favorite spot in the yard. September 2016.
Ragdoll
Nina 2009
Jack in sunlight
This is one of my favorite images of Jack. He loved sunshine and sought it out any time he could.
Jack and Little Buddy
Little Buddy and Jack in 2011.
Skeeter in the sun
Skeeter enjoying the morning light
Christmas ornament
I have lots of "B's" for all occasions and holidays.
Nina in the dark
Nina in 2009
Hummingbird at the feeder
Hummingbird August 2013

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