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Three Years Ago…

Note:  This post refers to the Cold Springs Wildfire which occurred three years ago in July of 2016. “The best news ever.” I read the email one more time to make sure I read the words correctly. “The fire is contained enough, that we can go back to our homes…

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Mountain Architecture

Brick houses. I grew up in a brick house.  Red brick, two story with dark blue shutters.  Enamored with colonial style architecture, my mom picked it out.  But moving to the mountains of Colorado, I thought I’d left all the brick homes behind. So I was surprised to learn that…

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“There is No Plan.”

“My question is, what if there is an emergency situation, like someone has a heart attack, or there is a fire.  What is the plan?” “There is no plan.” What?  Did I hear that right?  Having been through the ordeal of The Cold Springs Wildfire, a contingency plan for emergencies…

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The Never Ending Fire Season

I watched with horror as the video played on the national news website.  Flames on either side of the road, the sky dark as night, branches falling on top of the truck.  In my head, I knew this person must have made it out alive, because after all, the news…

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