Category Archives: good people to know

Please help us CURE Cystic Fibrosis!!!

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

My sister and I grew up with Samantha and Libby .  They are sisters who were born with Cystic Fibrosis, a deadly genetic disease that affects the lungs and digestion of 30,000 children and young adults around the world.  At that time, … Continue reading →

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Please help Doug and Kim.

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

UPDATE!!  We received $372.96 for Doug and Kim, thanks to all of you who so generously donated! Doug and Kim Wiley are the owners, milkers, gardeners, mom and dad, and ranchers at Larga Vista Ranch in Boone, Colorado.  In a chance … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned: Part 3

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

The pictures contained herein are potentially vomit-causing if you are faint hearted or light of stomach.  Proceed with your eyes open or with your eyes closed, whichever you choose.  I am not too faint of either organ, so I find … Continue reading →

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Feeding Urban Families One Goat At A Time

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

Feeding urban families one goat at a time December 16, 2012 by csukach Herbert Aparicio, urban farmer, works to build a bigger greenhouse on his urban farm in Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 24, 2012. The greenhouse will be warmed by … Continue reading →

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Introducing My New Facebook Manager!!

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

Over the past year or so, I have tackled Facebook head-on with less-than-mediocre enthusiasm.  Despite how many people tell me how great it is, I just have not latched on.  I get on Facebook once every blue moon (or less) … Continue reading →

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Legalize Goats In Colorado Springs??

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

This’ll be a quick addition to the website, but an important one for any of you who want to be able to own goats in the city of Colorado Springs, regardless of lot size. I have been told that the … Continue reading →

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“Your Folks Are More Important Than My Stuff”

Posted on July 10, 2012 by

That’s how the Waldo Canyon Fire outpouring of goodness started for me. My parent’s neighborhood had been coned off and the entrance blocked by security guards and police because their neighborhood had been placed on Mandatory Evacuation Status due to … Continue reading →

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Thank You Seems Insufficient

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

But they are the only words I can say.  To ALL of you who have worked so hard to save not only our lives and homes, but also our community. Thank You Fire Fighters!  Thanks to all of you, my … Continue reading →

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Resilience: Tire Flowers

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

He got laid off.  She’s a stay at home mom.  They have a baby and a toddler.  She has applied for jobs… and is waiting.  He has applied for jobs… and is waiting.  They could just complain and whine.  Poor meeeee….  … Continue reading →

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Killer Cheese

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

I came across an obscure quote in a crumbling, ancient cheesemaking book.  It was from a monk who developed an interesting following of cheese afficionados.  He lived 2000 years ago. “Give a man a fish, you feed him for a … Continue reading →

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