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On Labor Day in 2010, the Fourmile Canyon Fire outside of Boulder, Colorado burned more than 6,000 acres and destroyed 169 homes.
One of them was mine.Click here to read my story from the beginning.
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Swimming Upstream: A Sunday Afternoon
Tweet Today I was supposed to go swimming with my friend Linda, but just as I was about to leave, a friend stopped by. (In the mountains this never happens, and it is both delightful and wreaks havoc on schedules.) She … Continue reading
Posted in Boulder, Good Moments, PTSD, The Kindness of Strangers
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Migration
Tweet May 1st, 2011 Eight Months Since the Fire Hello Friends, Today is my last day in my little cottage in Chautauqua. We’re moving to a temporary rental for the summer, and then are lucky enough to be moving back … Continue reading
Posted in Boulder, Chautauqua, Friends
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True Confessions
Tweet February 6th, 2011 Five Months After the Fire Hello Friends, Well, I’m going to tell you some weird stuff. Some Woo-Woo stuff. But hey, I live in Boulder (You have to say that like this; “BOUL-der”) and Boulder is … Continue reading
Posted in Boulder, Chautauqua, Spiritual Experience
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Fire Season
Tweet November 8th, 2010 Two Months and a Day After The Fire It’s supposed to snow here tonight, and I am restless with anticipation. Snow; when will it arrive? I’ve been waiting all day, checking the sky, looking up at … Continue reading
Posted in Boulder, Good Moments
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Old Friends; New Friends
Tweet October 15th , 2010 Thirty-Eight Days After the Fire I went shopping today. This is a Very Big Deal. I had to make another trip to the vet for more meds for Nellie (who seems to be recovering nicely) … Continue reading
Posted in Boulder, Good Moments, PTSD
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Bad Dreams And Good Dreams
Tweet September 21st, 2010 Two Weeks After the Fire Hello Friends, I took Nellie on a walk around my cottage at Chautauqua this evening, as the sky was darkening and the air finally cooling off. It was as if I … Continue reading
Posted in Boulder, Chautauqua, The Kindness of Strangers
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Closer to Home
Tweet September 11th, 2010 Four Days After the Fire Hello from The Road, My Friends, Yesterday, I talked with my wise friend Lainie in New York, who said, “Honey, today you’ve had a good day. You’re in a pretty place … Continue reading
Posted in Boulder, Friends, Yellowstone
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