In case you haven't been to a grocery store/Starbucks/shopping mall or on the internet recently, it's officially pumpkin season! With Halloween right around the corner, so many foods are now available in pumpkin flavors: coffee, chocolate, crackers, ice cream, tea, pastries, pasta sauce, breakfast cereal, etc. I'm here to tell you about just one: beer. Yes, …
Tag: fall

Visiting the Poudre River
As many of you know, I began my graduate studies this fall at Colorado State University in creative writing. An assignment in one of my classes required that I choose an outdoor "site," which I am to visit on a regular basis, take notes, and then journal about it later. I've been visiting the Cache …
There Are Still Leaves!
Dear reader, I admit to taking a month-long hiatus from this blog, in case you hadn't noticed. So, Things That Have Happened: We've been in Wyoming for over a year now, which is hard to believe. (We've survived!!) My car was inoperable for over a month, Abe got diagnosed with hypothyroidism, Matt's back in school, I'm …
Fall in Cowboy Country
The other night I went to local bar to play bingo. This was legitimate bingo, where they hand out those square cards printed in blue ink along with what appeared to be a really thick marker for decorating your card - er, I mean, playing bingo. Afterwards I played a few rounds of pool with …
First Snow – Yes, Already
This Thursday night it began snowing. I believe the Weather Channel had named this winter storm (emphasis on winter) Atlas. Matt, a few friends of ours, and I were drinking beers and Moscow mules at a bar situated such that the front windows look directly out onto the railroad. You have to stop talking when …
Playlist for Fall
Happy Fall, everyone! Leaves are changing, the breeze is suddenly crisp, there are pumpkins lining the front of every grocery store... One way I like to commemorate the new season is with music. Music motivates us. It inspires us. It invokes memories. It helps us fall in love. It makes us want to shop at …