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Family Summer Bucket List

Summer Bucket List Krista Montalvo

This summer our family decided to make a bucket list to hang on our fridge.  When we can’t think of something to do, we can look to our list to make sure we all have the best summer ever.  We all sat around our dinner table last night and discussed all the things that...
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Samples & Scratches

sam·ple  (smpl)
n. A portion, piece, or segment that is representative of a whole.

scratch  (skraCH)
Adj. Assembled or made from whatever is available


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Spring Break in Western Colorado (and Beyond!)

Photo Credits Jump America

For those of you going somewhere exciting, I’m jealous! I have a wicked case of cabin fever. Nearly everyone we know is heading south, or west, or somewhere. This year we are hanging out at home because we started a couple of large home projects that we are determined to finish up by the...
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43 Cents

43 Cents

  While out wandering a small town, I discovered this old abandoned gas pump sitting behind a building.  Immediately drawn to the decay and the rust, I began snapping away.  It was until much later I took a closer look at the print and realized this pump wasn’t even designed for a purchase higher...
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Outdoor Winter Activities with Kids

Ice Skating on the Canal

Before I had children I used to downhill ski about 40 days a season.  After children I was lucky to get a couple days in a season.  Plus, my first child would cry and cry after 30 minutes in the cold.  I am the outdoorsy type so it was awful feeling trapped inside.  Luckily...
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The Nutcracker

Weehawken Creative Arts The Nutcracker

Updated! You can read below about last year’s performance of The Nutcracker, produced by Weehawken Creative Arts. Tickets are now on sale for this weekend. ———————————————- 120 dancers ages two and up from Ridgway, Ouray, Montrose, Placerville, Telluride and Norwood performed this weekend in Weehawken Creative Arts’s magical performance of The Nutcracker at the...
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Top Ten Ways to Enjoy Fall in the San Juans

Top Ten Ways to Enjoy Fall in the San Juans

10.  Wear cozy sweaters and take a stroll in the crisp evenings.  How lovely it is to be able to wear cozy layers again!  Put on those favorite boots while you are at it and enjoy the change in wardrobe. 9.  Sit in your hot tub and admire the stars.  If you don’t have...
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Telluride Blues and Brews Dusted Off This Mom’s Soul

Telluride Blues and Brews 2012

“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Berthold Auerbach. I passed by Between the Covers bookstore and this was the quote out front. I couldn’t think of anything better to sum up this weekend at Telluride Blues and Brews.  My weekend was supposed to be filled with casual listening, beer...
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Inspirational Quote

Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.
David Frost

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