Headed North for the Day

After settling in at Aunt Nancy's house in Denver and stocking back up on our food supply



We decided to head north for a few back up job options. We wanted to check out Fort Collins, Loveland, and Boulder.

Fort Collins

Very walkable, bike friendly town with a lovely lake we could eat 2lbs of strawberries by while landing our strawberry tops on the pine tree just behind us.



This is the Fort Collins high school--looks like a musical could be filmed here.



Across the street from the local high school there is a Colorado State test garden. They test different varieties of flowers and I love that they have organized them all into sections. Geraniums in one, impatiens in another, and so on (Andrea, I know you would be excited about this!):



There were lots of volunteers putting the specimens into the soil, so we decided to dig in--get it, dig--dig in.



Well all of us pitched in, except this one--she's the third child and does what she wants.



We made a stop along the way to Boulder and Loveland.

Sweltville Zoo. Mr. Swelts started to make objects out of metal and to quote him, " You could say it turned into more than just a hobby." there were at least 50 things to look at on his lot made out of scrape metal.





Loveland was alright, but Boulder really won my heart, and the outrageous house prices reflect why it is a great place to be. Beautiful downtown, lots of people watching, and historic homes.

And, Mork and Mindy's house is here! Can you see why I want to live here?



Later, we had dinner with Aunt Nancy and then she showed us where her and her brother Bob (Mat's dad) grew up. It is this little one room house by the railroad tracks in Denver. Nancy says she loved it here. She remembers the wood burning stove and the divider her daddy built to separate the kitchen from the bedroom.