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Kids Bowl Free

We went bowling last night at Freeway Bowl in honor of my niece's 8th birthday. Jonas and Marek had never been bowling before but they both enjoyed it a lot. Bowling is perfect for their ages as it doesn't require an immense amount of concentration — you throw a couple of … more

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Let's Get Dirty

Tomato trauma

I planted tomatoes a couple of weeks ago and was so excited about the size of the plants, which I had raised from seed. I had at least seven different varieties, including two pink Caspian tomatoes, which I started because Dixie Burmeister said they were wonderful. The ones on this trellis … more

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What's in a Word

Rhapsody in white, purple and yellow

The word “rhapsody” immediately brings to mind George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue,” with its sterling clarinet glissando as the beloved piece’s clarion call. For quite some time I’ve understood the word both in its musical sense and in the senses of … more

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Breakfast for Dinner

We HEART chick flicks, particularly ones with Tom Hanks and Colin Firth

As our Chick Flick March Madness project ends, it’s time for Rachel and I to address our favorites. After all, our love of these movies is the reason why we did this project. First things first, here are my Final Four: “You’ve Got Mail” versus “Win a Date with … more

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The Outdoor Junkie

Stop and Smell the Sagebrush

Thin puffs of cloud float through a cerulean sky above the high mesa, a rolling sea of pinons and juniper stretching as far as the eye can see.  We lean into our hike, shouldering packs with equipment and food to sustain us for several days, as we begin our descent into the labyrinth of … more

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Music On the Goe

First Listen: Wave Baby and Rebel Spaceships

This Friday we get a proper look at two new bands, Wave Baby and Rebel Spaceships. Though new as bands, both groups are made up of familiar faces. Wave Baby is the new project of former Heavy Drags members Gavin Bistodeau and  Andrew Watson and Rebel Spaceships is the reunited … more

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Wine Openers

With bud break slowed, grape growers play a waiting game

Those shaggy-maned grape vines you see around the valley haven’t been ignored, they’re actual serving a purpose. It’s bud break around the Grand Valley, a time when most of the valley’s grape growers finish pruning their winter-long vines on the bet those … more

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Birds and More

Do Sapsuckers Suck?

So what is the answer to this important question?  Maybe if you are a non-birder, you wonder if such creatures even exist.  Well, the Red-naped Sapsucker is one of the most common birds in our aspen forests—also foraging in the oaks below and the conifers above.  This is … more

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