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There’s something about a fire that makes a house feel cozy. Cold and snow outside, the flicker of a flame and warmth that fills up the house. It’s the ultimate winter scene of living in the mountains. But in truth, it took me awhile to warm (excuse the pun) up…
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Three steps, lean over, shovel, three steps, dump. Over and over and over again. When you analyze it, shoveling snow is like a lot of other mundane jobs — it’s all about moving stuff. But for as long as I can remember, I’ve loved shoveling snow. Probably more so now,…
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“So what did you do for the weekend, Leslie?” asked Yvonne. “We went over to Grand County and cut down a Christmas tree on the National Forest land.” “Oh, that sounds so romantic! David, you should do that.” she said. “But, I don’t have a tree shaker. What do you…
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“We got up too late. We’re not going to have enough time.” This wasn’t going to be as easy as we thought. “It will be ok. We only need one tree.” I stewed as we continue to drive up the windy, dirt road. At 3 o’clock, we only had around…
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