Manitou Springs/Pikes Peak

Hiking in Manitou Springs near Colorado Springs. That is Pikes Peak in the background.

Less than a month ago

Kept forgetting to post these....welcome to spring in Colorado. This week, 70 degrees next week who knows. I thought MI was bad!

Out in Denver

An Ode to my Mother...

What better way to honor my mother on Mother's Day in this day and age.....by dedicating a blog to her....
What can I say about my mother, My mother is the most beautiful person inside and out that I know. She is artistic and creative. She is real. She doesn't really care what people think of her. She talks to EVERYBODY. She always starts a conversation with the person next to her. She even talks to people who don't appear to speak English. They answer her in some language and she will keep talking to them as if she understands (Mom, remember the lady after the storm went through in Florida?). I am so proud of my mom and all that she has gone through in life to give all five (including Dorothy) of us kids a great life. She still reminds me of how she would scrimp and safe when we were younger (sewing dresses for Cassandra and I and making everything home-made) and I am sure she does this to keep me humble. My mother comes from modest means but wants the world for all of us. I am always so amazed that she was able to work for 30 years in a Ford plant in the hot, muggy summer months of MI, on an assembly line. She was on her feet all day, with a minimal break for lunch, and barely bathrooms breaks. My mother is a hard worker, and she instilled that in all of us (Matthew might not have caught on yet, but he'll get there). But, at the young age of 49, she is retired and living the life she deserves. Traveling, exploring, making jewelry, and doing what she does best...LIVING life to the fullest. My mother makes me want to be a better person. If I could only be half the woman that my mother is.
Ok, now I am crying because this is the first mother's day that I have not been able to plant flowers, or make a butterfly garden, or enjoy a margarita with her. Mom, I love you, and I hope I can come home soon to cause some more trouble out there with you.

Spring at Home

Missing home!!!!!
My mom sent the picture of the tree blooming in front of her house. Every spring, this tree blooms with these beautiful flowers. We just don't have trees like this out here.