Boys on Bikes

Sanitas Valley Trail

Shiloh and I went on a brisk run this morning up the Sanitas Valley Trail. Thanks to my new layers, 30 degrees never felt so good. Looking forward to another winter storm coming our way later this week.

Boulder Modernsim: Charles A. Haertling

Altadena house...

Boulder Haertling house

I was walking home from the trails today and stumbled upon this house. It took my breath away, not just because it is stunning, but because of how much it reminded me of our house in Altadena. After a little sleuthing on the internet, I discovered that it was a house designed by Charles A. Haertling, a Boulder architect and civic leader. The Menkick House was completed in 1970 and was sited in the middle of beautiful rock out-cropping. Haertling designed many modern gems in Boulder until his death in 1984 at the age of 55.

Hike du jour: Anemone Trail

After yesterday's inclemency, it was time to get out. Shiloh and I found a great hike (and some snow!) just up the road at Centennial Park. It was a nice break from the knee-bender Sanitas. I'm hoping to try a new hike every week and share it with you. This hike was an easy 55 minutes. I ran/walked it in intervals. We found bits of snow here and there but most of the storm from yesterday is a melting memory.

Outside-Inside

We've had another Colorado weather event. Yesterday it was sunny and in the 60s, today we have rain and sleet. I've received many inquiries about how I am handling the weather and although it is premature to boast that the weather suits me perfectly, I don't know what the fuss is all about. I guess if I hated cashmere sweaters and stripped tights and knitted hats and boots that feel like your favorite slippers, I would have a problem. But being inside making brownies and banana bread and green chili stew feels quite all right. My doors are closed, the fire in the living room is warming the house, the rain is falling lightly on the roof and it a feels quite all right.

Ping Pong champions!

Pre-Halloween anticipation

We are anticipating over 300 trick-or-treaters this year to our house on Mapleton Avenue. Apparently they come to our neighborhood by the bus load. I am getting prepared, albeit with a little apprehension (our last trick-or-treater was in 2002 in Silver Lake). Sooo, I have 900 pieces of candy stored in my closet (are you sensing my panic, er, excitement?) and my porch is starting to look a little spooky with the help of a 4-foot hairy spider. My lovely mother Janet is coming from NYC to hand out candy, dressed as the good witch of the East of course, while we roam the neighborhood. As for costumes, Quinn had his picked out after Labor Day, while Cole and Carson, not exactly time sensitive types, are still equivocating between cheerleaders or robbers. Stay tuned for the reveal...