Our house sits at the top of a cul-de-sac in a foothills community, with the driveway at an elevation of 6170 feet. We get more snow in the winter than the city down below, and the main roads in our valley are plowed by the county, which seems to lack resources or maybe a map to reach our street after most snow events. So it’s no wonder that our neighborhood is heavily populated with...
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You’ve picked the place, booked the trip, bought the travel books, so you’re ready to go right? Well…almost; there are three things that you need to consider to ensure you have an amazing vacation:
1. Plan to be flexible – sounds like a contradiction but if the day is planned to the minute you’re likely to miss out on an...
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While reading the local entertainment newspaper on Sunday, my husband and I saw that The Beach Boys were coming to Red Rocks Amphitheater for one show in July. This stop is part of their 50th Anniversary national tour, which starts in May. Hmm. So, you mean to tell me that five 70+ year olds are going...
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Art. When you hear the word, what comes first to your mind? The regulars, right? Painting. Sculpture. Photography. Things we can hang up on the wall or set on a piece of furniture and display as “art”. According to the dictionary, art is “a creative or imaginative activity, especially the expressive arrangement of elements within a medium.” I can’t...
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On a recent return trip to Denver from Philadelphia via Washington D.C. (not as bad as it sounds) I had the pleasure of sitting next to Postal Inspector Mack Gadsden Jr. out of San Francisco. After watching me wave my credit card around before purchasing a snack on our flight, he shared some information and important tips on the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Identity Theft....
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