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Nederland Community Thanksgiving

Being raised in the suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri and then living in the Washington, DC during my twenties, I really wasn’t familiar with small-town living.  It wasn’t until I first moved to the mountain town of Mammoth Lakes, California that I experienced rural, small-town life first-hand.  A place where…

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What a Difference Two Weeks Makes

You know that old saying, if you don’t like the weather, wait a minute….  Well, in Colorado, that saying is quite relevant, and was literally true last week.  We had experienced a very warm and dry fall right through October and into the first ten days of November.  Those of us…

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Sorels

A lot of snow fell the last week here in Colorado, which means it’s time to break out the winter clothing and footwear.  In fact, usually in late fall, I completely reorganize our foyer closet to get ready for all the clothing, accessories and gear we will need for winter….

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Preparing for winter in the mountains

I moved to the mountains out west over 20 years ago, a young woman in search of a ski bum adventure.  I left the Washington, DC suburbs, drove cross-country to the small Sierra mountain town of Mammoth Lakes, California.  What an adjustment that was, in many ways.  But as winter…

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