May 24th, 2013
we had a *big* day yesterday! we took mom just about everywhere. first to frisco (best little mountain spot) where we toured the towns historical first houses/jail/mercantile; all on main street, then to breckenridge, then to the j crew outlet (i mean hello. that is a must), on to echo lake (ice on the lake and so cold), and the grand finale of idaho springs, tommyknockers, and beau jo’s. the best day. and when we got home, a little sunshine and hanging with the neighbors. can every day be this good? happy friday my dears, have a great weekend!
Filed Under: travel
Tagged: beau jo's, breckenridge, colorado, echo lake, frisco, idaho springs
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May 23rd, 2013
sunnies / jean jacket / dress / havaianas / raffia bag
Filed Under: what to wear
Tagged: asos, dsw, havaianas, madewell, ruche, what to wear
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May 22nd, 2013
on the way out we spotted these two standing exactly the same…
and then these cuties..
we found it! this hike is the hike to go on if you can only go on one (close to denver). it’s just outside of conifer and morrison and has spectacular views start to finish; looking at redrocks from high above, multiple overlooks of the denver skyline and the plains, and who even knew that there was almost a summer white house? from the drawings it would have been amazing, and to have all of the top dogs stay in colorado for a bit each year would have been something. such a perfect day, and to have been able to go with the best peeps ever, i’m a lucky girl. (want to go? here’s the scoop)
Filed Under: travel
Tagged: colorado, colorado hikes, denver day hikes, morrison colorado, mount falcon park
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May 21st, 2013
a little something to think about….
Filed Under: porchtalk
Tagged: mark twain, porchtalk
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May 20th, 2013
we have the most special guest visiting, mama mia is in town!! so of course we are already running here, there, and everywhere in just the first few days. we’ve thrifted (found some goodies, and wanted to steal one out of a girls cart when she wasn’t looking… i resisted, sadly), walks around the lake, watched the burbs (mom had somehow missed this must-see classic) and introduced her to cast iron skillet pizza, have tons more of everything planned. but to start….
we visited betasso preserve and hiked the canyon loop trail. it was a nice trail, a lot of in-the-forest hiking versus big scenery, we’re learning that we all like either big views along the way or something super exciting at the end like our hikes to the fire tower or isabelle glacier. but! we like to try new and this is super close to us, just on the outskirts of boulder, and, it’s just down the road from boulder falls which was amazing!! one last note on the canyon loop trail, it was packed with mountain bikers and if that’s your sport i think you would love it. it’s challenging (or seemed like it would be to all of us), but well groomed; as a hiker the trail is less of an uphill climb if you follow the direction that bikers are required to go (we thankfully, unknowingly, went this way) but if you want all uphill go the opposite. and phoo, one big group of bikers saw three bears but we missed them, not sure if this is good or a missed opportunity. (;
Filed Under: life in the fast lane
Tagged: betasso preserve, boulder colorado, boulder falls, colorado, life in the fast lane
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May 17th, 2013
perfect summer nightie… found here.
Filed Under: p.s.
Tagged: juicy couture, p.s.
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May 17th, 2013
tgif.
earrings / tank / shorts / bangles / clutch / oxfords
Filed Under: what to wear
Tagged: bloomingdales, forever 21, gap, patagonia, tory burch, what to wear
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May 15th, 2013
the beginning of a looong project….
finito!
this project came with a lot of hard labor and a side of panic. having never had marble tile before we, a bit naively, went with white grout. it took all of about 5 minutes to learn that that was not the right choice. turns out white grout on marble looks really, really dirty and does not come clean. no matter how much you try or wish or stare at it. and it’s hard to put a lot of time, money, and energy into something like this and not be blinded by all but the dirt. it was kinda making me crazy.
we realized we should have chosen a gray, something that will hide the specks instead of spotlight them. we chose charcoal and you-know-who spent about 9 hours with that grout removal tool getting it all out. (major husband love) it takes a fair amount of strength and as steady of a hand as you can so i was the caulk remover and cleaner and we worked the weekend away. although i (and he) immediately knew it was the right decision, when we started the clean up process and the tiles weren’t coming quite clean and the imperfections in the marble that had previously been hidden by all of the white were now glaringly obvious with the charcoal, a few worry lines might have been added, along with a gray hair or three. it was a lot of work to then not know if it was the right decision after all.
he said, don’t worry. i worried. he re-caulked, i worried less, we cleaned more. and then today, magic (literally). a lot of elbow grease, some marble cleaner, and the coup de grâce, mister clean magic eraser. that eraser wiped aways all last feelings of worry and fret. the marble is back to being super shiny and white, no more dirty lines of grout, totally worth it.
Filed Under: D-I-Y
Tagged: diy floor grout, diy marble grout, marble
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May 14th, 2013
some days this is what is needed, a good, stiff, drink. i’m a little grandmotherly in my libations (or so i’ve been told); what is not strong to me at all curls the lips and faces of those who take a sip, especially the husband. i love a good single barrel whiskey. my favorite mix is a good pour, a few splashes of coconut water (this is my fave), and several slices of fresh squeezed lime. i varied this past weekend and included our last blood orange of the season, good stuff for these newly sunny and high seventy degree days.
do you have a signature drink? (for hot days, my and his favorite, greyhounds. they’re almost too good.)
Filed Under: everyday // bits & pieces
Tagged: harmless harvest coconut water, whiskey
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May 13th, 2013
hello monday! this little beauty popped up in the middle of our green but haphazard and full of weeds yard. perfectly pale lemon and almost the only non-dandelion flower we’ve got. i found it while struggling with the eco-friendly, all man-powered mower that we have. let’s just say the yard looks like it was mowed by a blind person. push mowers and weeds are apparently arch enemies and the weeds are clear winners. that mower plows through real grass with no problem but give it a weedy strand and it is powerless. a year ago we had nothing but dirt so i’m really not complaining.
we worked our tails off on a diy this weekend that will (hopefully) be one hundred percent by the end of day today so i’ll be able to show off why we are both (the husband and i) sore and stiff. so short and sweet today peeps, we’re finishing our weekend project, and the new closet door, and one more diy. no time for dilly-dallying.
i must pause to say how grateful we are that sunshine and warm days are upon us this week. we, in-between working, soaked up some sun this weekend and it was glorious. we hung with neighbors and even had an impromptu dance party in the living room one night. and lastly, the diy we worked on all weekend, more proof of how much that husband of mine loves me. it didn’t have to be done, but i really really really wanted it and he not only obliged but didn’t complain and even might have said a time or two that it was a really good thing. ♥.
Filed Under: life in the fast lane
Tagged: life in the fast lane
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