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  • Infinite London

    Even though it was only 10 days, the trip to London this summer occupies most of the summer for me. I can’t shake it from my mind. The poet Thomas Moore expresses a similar feeling in these lines: Go where we may. Rest where we will. Eternal London haunts us still. The vast city has…

  • Super Tall – A Love/Hate List

    Love helping a person at the grocery store (usually a mom) with getting something off the top shelf, or even higher than that, you know the top of the grocery store shelves that is used for storage? That dreamy place that is truly off limits for you, but just another high shelf for me. Yes,…

  • The Pulse of the City

    Denver has a pulse. I have found myself missing the beat of the city lately. I left it with relative ease in June when we packed up everything and moved to Fort Collins, but now that we have had time to settle into our new house and new hometown, I spend a lot of time…

  • Shots From the Nashville Weekend

    We were in Nashville for a wedding last weekend. None of us had been there so it was fun being introduced to a new city and its offerings. One of the first things we tried, that I particularly enjoyed, was Barista Parlor. It came recommended to me from a friend who had gone to it…

  • That Wasn’t So Bad

    We just got back from our first plane trip with London. Going into the weekend getaway in California, I was not that nervous about London’s behavior on the plane. I was mostly concerned with the technicalities of traveling with a stroller and our decision to lug her Radian RXT booster seat with us (this seat…

  • Thinking About DC

    Photos from DC…and some thoughts about the trip. Previously shared on Instagram, but this is in Georgetown, where you can show up at a bar and order an IPA with 8% ABV and get served a session IPA and then get a shrug from the bartender when you point that out. We stayed for one…