We left Lakewood for Moab at about 2:30 and arrived at about 8:15PM. We met up with Courtney and Kevin at the Moab Brewery for dinner — where they announced their engagement. They are so happy! Kevin asked Courtney to marry him at the top of Funnel Arch. On Saturday (February 19th) it was raining [...]
Archive for February, 2011
Moab 2011 – Gemini Bridges
Posted in Widowhood on February 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On the Road to Moab – 2011
Posted in Widowhood on February 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The day before I left Maryland, the red amaryllis bloomed. This is the new bulb I got for half price at Home Depot after Christmas: The drive from Denver to Moab, Utah, takes about 6 hours. We left at 2:15PM and encountered fairly light traffic. This is one of the first views of snow covered [...]
Opening Lines…
Posted in gardening, Widowhood on February 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The best cure for winter blahs – flowering bulbs. This is the first of the amaryllis blubs, about to bloom in my kitchen window.
About the Trees
Posted in Widowhood on February 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last year it was all about the snow. This year, the snow is in the Northeast and the Midwest, and even in the South. We have sleet, freezing rain and that special sleet-snow that has been called ‘heart attack snow’. This year, it is all about the trees. The latest storm put such weight on [...]