Category: Daily Life
Living Slowly in Quiet Moments
This school year has begun in a markedly different way than all our past years. After 6 years of homeschooling and a substantial location change, we took the plunge into a new normal in mid-August. Our kids are now attending a local charter school that we are quickly growing to love. This marks the first…
Sleepy Lion Hike at Button Rock Preserve
About a month ago we took off down the road looking for a new adventure. We drove a bit and then settled on an almost 5 mile hike at Button Rock Preserve.
Our New Favorite Park – LaVern M. Johnson Park in Lyons, CO
One of my favorite things about Colorado has been the number of awesome parks and open space available to explore. Our adventures today brought us to LaVern M. Johnson Park in Lyons, CO. This park is wonderful destination for families with children young and old and grownups as well. This park has it all –…
July Fourth, Colorado Style
Like many people, we had a number of places close by with fireworks shows. We decided that Ralphie’s Independence Day Blast at Folsom Field would make for a great “first year in CO” choice, as we had yet to visit the stadium for any games or events. For as busy as things were, parking was…
The Only Way To Do Great Things Is To Love What You Do (And Some Ramblings On Typography)
If you haven’t watched Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford commencement address, I highly suggest taking a quick break to give it a listen, or click over to the Stanford website to read it.
That Feeling When All Your Library Holds Come In At The Same Time…
Excuse me for a bit. I have some reading to do. 😀
Saying Goodbye to Illinois and Hello to Colorado
2017 brought many changes for the cookgardensew family, including a new locale! Click to read more and check out the new garden and our “urban homestead” in Colorado.
