THE WEEK’S LINKS

pretty please, go favorite our home on the apartment therapy small cool contest for tiny homes. we’re in second place! sarah was the contributor this week. make sure to read her post on raising...

THE WORLD IS GOOD

recently, i have found myself easily irritated by the way other people act: the way they drive, they way they treat me in customer service, the way they treat our employees. the apparent lack of...

RAISING SWEET SYLVIA

i am so excited to start my contributor series here on the blog! when i first did a call for contributors from readers, i had no idea what response i would get. i’m delighted to say: it was a good...

BIRTHDAY DATE NIGHT

one monday ago, on a warm, well-lit evening, our dear friend nicole came and watched ramona so jp and i could celebrate my birthday w a night out on the town (or at least the lohi neighborhood). we...

19/52

dear ramona, work it out, girl. i love you and all the great faces you make doing whatever you do. love, mama. a portrait of ramona, once a week, every week, in 2013. inspired by jodi’s project.

WE INTERRUPT OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAM

to ask you to pretty please go vote for us! apartment therapy small cool contest for our tiny home.

MAMA’S DAY CARDS & THE WEEK’S LINKS

thinking of how to include your little one in some last minute mother’s day love? buy watercolor paints ($4.50 at your local art supply store), grab some heavier weight paper, and get to painting!...

SALT, A BOULDER BISTRO

for someone who’s hated brunch in the past (at least working it: the dynamic of diners is completely different than dinner service. these sleepy, hungry, grumpy people want their food NOW!), we...

SANITAS

a sunday hike at sanitas in boulder. i carried mo on my back in the boba, which found to be a challenging and humbling effort. but i did it! there really are so many beautiful places to explore in...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME

the photo my mom posted on my facebook wall this morning to tell me happy birthday. last year i wrote a list of 27 things i wanted to do in my 27th year. nevermind that i still don’t know how to...

BIRTHDAY & MOTHER’S DAY [WISH LIST]

my birthday is tomorrow and mother’s day is on sunday. i wouldn’t complain if i received any of these gifts to celebrate my existence and motherhood. ahem, wink wink, hint hint, light nudge....

18/52

dear ramona, you’ve got the sweet tooth of your father. i love you. love, mama. (doughnuts enjoyed at salt in boulder. a recap of this fine establishment to follow.) a portrait of ramona, once a...

SAILFISH BEACH RESORT [PART 1]

the sailfish beach resort (most commonly known as simply, the sailfish) on anna maria island in florida, has been in my mother’s family since her parents bought it in the 1970s. i’ve been going...

THANK YOU [& A CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS]

dear lovely readers, if i could give you all a yummy baked good and sit down w each of you for conversation over coffee, i most certainly would. over the years and as this blog has grown and i’ve...

THE WEEK’S LINKS

this week’s links are either a week late or a day early, depending on how you tend to look at things. ah, well, vacation called and i was off the grid for a bit. but i’m back! and can’t wait to...

17/52

dear ramona, what a beach bum you were (and had)! we went to the beach this past week and you just soaked it all up. you loved loved loved the sand — especially when we let you run naked and...

WHERE’S WALRUS?

we love the denver library. we are dedicated library-goers. so many books at your fingertips! and denver’s library system (and most library programs in urban centers fro my experience) has great...

BRIDGE AT 43RD and INCA

on sunday, the three of us went exploring by bike. traipsing over to the other side of 38th, we wound through the business district and found ourselves along the railroad in the sunnyside...

CATCHING UP ON THE 52 SERIES

dearest ramona moo, i’ve been remiss in posting your weekly photos bc we’ve been having so much fun! nona was in town helping us get the house ready for a little photo shoot and we went on many...

THE WEEK’S LINKS

over at the powerdriver homestead, we finally feel caught up on life. now if only denver would realize it’s spring and stop dumping snow on us! i see the sun peeking out so it’s looking promising....

SWIM LESSONS

i signed mo up for swim class at our local community rec center. the first class she clung to me in terror, crying the whole time. she was, by the way, the oldest kid in the class and the only one...

APARTMENT THERAPY HOME TOUR [SNEAK PEEK]

photo c/o kathryn bacalis photography. do not use w/o written permission. yesterday the lovely kathryn bacalis came over to snap some shots of our little space in lohi for an apartment therapy home...

HOW TO GROW YOUR BLOG

photo by @frankiebushell the fine people behind the denver bloggers’ association asked me to speak at their most recent meet-up about how my blog has gotten to where it is since i first started it...

SWEET TREATS

sunday sweet treats at crema coffee house. what’s your sunday tradition?

MORE SNUGGLE

dear ramona, one of your new phrases is “mo snuggle”, which translates to more snuggle. you’ve started sneaking in close to me when we’re sitting on the couch together and will say “snuggle mama”....

THE WEEK’S LINKS

i’m on a cleanse right now and everything was going swimmingly until i started the juicing phase of it. so i’m tired. here’s to a weekend of green-garbly-drinks and miso soup. yeehaw! i’ll meet you...

EASTER SUNDAY [NEW TRADITIONS]

this past sunday we celebrated the resurrection of jesus christ. this is the most important holy day in the christian faith and one that has always been dear to me — obviously for the significance...

RAMONA COUNTS TO 9

seriously. this happened earlier this week. and we had no idea she could do it. she just started counting up after we had finished counting 1, 2, 3 (most likely bc she wasn’t listening to what we...

CLYFFORD STILL MUSEUM [A GIVEAWAY]

yeehaw! i am delighted to introduce you to a new sponsor here at A Denver Home Companion: the Clyfford Still Museum! i’ve been there a handful of times but really fell in love with it when i...

dear ramona, your ever-present baby rolls, your tip toes, your little voice with a big vocabulary. i am just so smitten. i love you. love, mama. a portrait of ramona, once a week, every week, in...