Backyard Dwellings in the Denver Area

The zoning laws in Denver recently changed, and if you haven’t checked your new zoning code, this is a perfect time to do so…click here….go ahead, I’ll wait. So, how did it go? Are you still allowed to have a carriage house or mother-in-law unit on your lot? I hope so, because...

Get Up and Paint Something.

Sooo…big news breaking here.  We are *seriously thinking about* selling our house. Listen, I love this house and everything that we have done with it, but I think we might be outgrowing it.  Not the house itself necessarily, which is actually totally roomy and almost perfect for us…but I think...

Westminster Mall Gone – Making Way for New Development

I have a lot of memories of Westminster Mall.  Cruising “the mall”, watching movies, sitting on the huge steps and watching the fake hot-air balloons go up and down, visiting the Easter Bunny and sitting on Santa’s lap for a photo and a candy cane, shopping for prom dresses and scoping out...

Donate Your Extra Produce

OK, I am feeling very green today…working in the garden, hanging with my backyard chickens, picking some fresh herbs to prep some stuff for dinner…it is so easy feeling green!   omg, while I was searching for a photo of Kermit the Frog, look what I found…   click to see photo on...

Bloomapalooza

If you haven’t cashed in that Groupon for a Family Membership to the Butterfly Pavillion yet, or if you are just looking to FINALLY get outside and play in some dirt this weekend now that it looks like our Rainapalooza seems to finally be over, then head over to Bloomapalooza tomorrow from 10-5!  I...