Childrearing Forwarding

parenting problems

don’t end when the kids grow up

(they can still break you)

Colorado Born and Bred

Berthoud Pass driving

sisters learn two years apart

same day, different face

Ski Date

snow like stardust

sparkling in morning light

to begin our day

Twenty-Twenty-Ski

a solo ski start

best way to begin a year

powderful hope

Downhill for the Uphill

2020 ends

in the same way it began

(with downhill skiing)

2020 ends

nearly every way different

than a year ago

2020 brings

a balance of sorrow, joy

hidden behind masks

2020 ends

with screens controlling our lives

(searching for meaning)

2021

with its 5-syllable self

will bring us new hope

Ice, Water, Steam

a cold winter walk

along the Colorado

right where it begins

a hot springs retreat

to strip the cold off our skins,

bring heat to our bones

Taste of Persia

an interesting choice

walnuts and pomegranates

between holidays

Snowpup

another failed day

ends with a quiet snow walk

(just let those flakes fall)

Evergreen for Everyone

a cold, windy morn

finding our legs on the ice

that waits for winter

Boxed In Day

aurora’s fire

brings day of recovery

from Christmas chaos