“First Time Since the Fire” Experiences
We bought huge steaks yesterday since they were on sale and decided to have a barbeque celebration-send off dinner for …
Category Archives: Recovery from Losing Home to Wildfire
Words on a Page
Stories. I have written about our habit of starting the day with breakfast and me reading aloud this blog. Sometimes …
Living Vicariously Through Facebook
I am not a facebook person. I have an account and a few times a year go and look at …
We Are Shopped Out
We are shopped out. For the first few weeks after the 2012 Charlotte Mink Creek Fire raged through our neighbor …
Camping Baths
About 6 days ago we suddenly lost it. We lost the patient capacity to wait. We have to have this …
It Is Written In Stone
Some things are written in stone. We say “it’s not written in stone” when we expect the person with whom …
The Grandest Gesture of All
Welcome home. I left that note at the bottom of the stairs that lead up from the basement apartment where …
To Do Lists and Are We There Yet
For months after the fire my mantra was “I just want to go home.” After a while that grief-weary feeling …
Springtime in the Rockies
This morning, briefly, the air had the sweet smells of fresh rain with clear morning air. Soon thereafter “Springtime in …
If You Take the Paper Up It Will Look Like a New House
We are very close now. I have spent most of the day for several days now working on long-term financing …
Building One Home 