Author Archives: Andi

Sliding Into Home

Tweet July 1st, 2012 Two Days Before My Fifty-Fifth Birthday Dear Friends, Guess what I’m getting for my birthday this year?  A NEW HOUSE!!! That’s right, we passed final inspection on the house on Friday, so I am really, finally, … Continue reading →

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Andi
Posted in Good Moments, Moving On, The New House | 20 Comments

Ring of Fire

Tweet Thursday, June 28th, 2012 Twenty-Two Months Since the Four Mile Canyon Fire “I fell into a burning ring of fire. I went down, down, down and the flames went higher. And it burned, burned, burned, the ring of fire. … Continue reading →

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Andi
Posted in Other Fires, The New House | 16 Comments

A Rose is Not a Rose

Tweet May 1, 2012 Rose (noun) 1. Any of numerous shrubs or vines of the genus Rosa, having prickly stems, pinnately compound leaves, and variously colored, often fragrant flowers. 2. An ornament, such as a decorative knot, resembling a rose … Continue reading →

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Andi
Posted in The New House | 29 Comments

Smile

Tweet “Smile” sung by Madeline Peyroux; Composed by Charlie Chaplin. Time lapse photos courtesy of Jerry Long, JA Long Construction. Architectural design by Barrett Studio Architects; David Barrett, Amy Kirtland and Sam Nishek, Architects. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post … Continue reading →

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Andi
Posted in Moving On, The New House | 5 Comments

Colorado Burning

Tweet Colorado is on fire – again. A huge wildfire is burning about thirty miles from me. It has already claimed two, possibly three lives, and destroyed dozens of homes. My friend and fellow writer Melanie Mulhall wrote and asked … Continue reading →

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Andi
Posted in Other Fires | 5 Comments

Table for One

Tweet February 14th, 2012 Seventeen Months After the Fire Dear Friends, It’s February 14th, and this morning I woke up with my little dog Nellie snuggled up next to me, warm and cozy.  I rolled over and looked at her … Continue reading →

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Andi
Posted in Friends, Good Moments, Nellie the Dog | 10 Comments

A Rest Between Measures

Tweet February 5th, 2012 Seventeen Months After the Fire Dear Friends, It’s a quiet Sunday evening here in Colorado. The weekend’s blizzard has covered everything in more than a foot of snow, and a winter stillness has fallen over our … Continue reading →

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Andi
Posted in Chautauqua, Nellie the Dog | 9 Comments

Overjoyed

Tweet January 1st, 2012 Dear Friends, Happy New Year! Today, New Year’s Day, I hosted a small gathering of friends here at the cottage – mostly new friends since the fire – and we ate and drank and played games … Continue reading →

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Andi
Posted in Good Moments | 3 Comments

All I Want for Christmas

Tweet Dear Friends, It is Christmas Eve, almost midnight, and my little Charlie Brown tree glows softly in the corner of my tiny cottage. Nellie and I are back at Chautauqua for the winter, our second-to-last move before our final … Continue reading →

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Andi
Posted in Chautauqua | 13 Comments

Meltdown

Tweet December, 2011 A Year and Three Months After the Fire It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop. – Confucious Dear Friends, Last week I had a meltdown in the parking lot … Continue reading →

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Andi
Posted in The New House | 15 Comments