Open and shut – WTF
I have a mudroom. The mudroom has a door that leads outside and another that leads into the house. The
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Flutter-by: Painted Lady migration
Hundreds of thousands of Painted Lady butterflies are making their way from their northern summer home to their winter quarters
Read moreFreezing out the bears in summer
Bears are a pain. Most mountain residents have bear trouble. Car break-ins, house break-ins, ruining gardens, killing livestock and just
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The Salida Fiber Festival 2017
Yarn is one of my favorite things. Yarn is inspiration and chances, ideas and creativity. Thousands of possibilities in just
Read moreHearing things
Those who know me know I don’t have the best hearing. But I kept hearing things in the house. Not
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Skeeter’s job
When it rains, things grow. When things grow, other things come to eat. Skeeter lies in wait for all things
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Screen saga
Bugs aren’t really a big problem up here at the Bar B. Oh, there’s the occasional black widow spider and
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End of an era: Shower of Flowers
Shower of Flowers, a Denver yarn landmark for almost 40 years will close its doors in October. This news is
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Knit, knit, knit
I can’t crochet to save my life. I started knitting when my Aunt Helen showed me how to knit on
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