Sally Roth's Blog
October 31, 2013
Life as a "townie"
We're settled in our new place here in town now, after having to evacuate from our home in the mts when the road washed out in the big flood in Colorado.
And it's starting to feel, well, not quite like home yet, but definitely homey.
A big part of that? The birdfeeder we set up in the front yard :) So far, we've had blue jays, a house finch, and a squirrel. Oh boy! Birds to watch!
And we "planted" a couple of dead trees to give birds a landing spot, and to smear peanut butter on.
Yep. Life is feeling a lot more normal now that we have friends outside to watch :)
Pics and more news every week on our website, http://www.sallyroth.com
And it's starting to feel, well, not quite like home yet, but definitely homey.
A big part of that? The birdfeeder we set up in the front yard :) So far, we've had blue jays, a house finch, and a squirrel. Oh boy! Birds to watch!
And we "planted" a couple of dead trees to give birds a landing spot, and to smear peanut butter on.
Yep. Life is feeling a lot more normal now that we have friends outside to watch :)
Pics and more news every week on our website, http://www.sallyroth.com
September 25, 2013
Somebody say "FLOOD"??
Yeah, sorry for not updating, been a little preoccupied here....
Had a flood here in Colorado. We're way better off than many folks, but we do have to evacuate the Buckhorn Canyon for the winter. Not only Matt & me, but all our neighbors.
Our main access road completely disappeared, washed away by floods.
Our only other route out of here, which goes up and over a high mountain pass, will be undoable, as soon as teh snow flies.
So we've been packing and sorting and trying to figure out what the heck we're gonna do. Will be landing in town (Fort Collins) for the time being. Then? Well, we'll see :)
More on our flood experience here: http://www.sallyroth.com
We're getting out today, Wednesday, ETD 1 pm, with a cpl of our neighbors caravanning along.
Gonna take a few days to get our bearings once we're safely out. But no worries! We're good, we're packed & ready, we're reconciled to spending the winter away from home. It'll all be fine, whatever "it" turns out to be :)
A very few folks are sticking it out up here, at least for now.
We'll try to keep you updated, via this blog and my Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/sally.roth.12 ), and our website ( http://www.sallyroth.com ).
See you soon! XXXOOO
Had a flood here in Colorado. We're way better off than many folks, but we do have to evacuate the Buckhorn Canyon for the winter. Not only Matt & me, but all our neighbors.
Our main access road completely disappeared, washed away by floods.
Our only other route out of here, which goes up and over a high mountain pass, will be undoable, as soon as teh snow flies.
So we've been packing and sorting and trying to figure out what the heck we're gonna do. Will be landing in town (Fort Collins) for the time being. Then? Well, we'll see :)
More on our flood experience here: http://www.sallyroth.com
We're getting out today, Wednesday, ETD 1 pm, with a cpl of our neighbors caravanning along.
Gonna take a few days to get our bearings once we're safely out. But no worries! We're good, we're packed & ready, we're reconciled to spending the winter away from home. It'll all be fine, whatever "it" turns out to be :)
A very few folks are sticking it out up here, at least for now.
We'll try to keep you updated, via this blog and my Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/sally.roth.12 ), and our website ( http://www.sallyroth.com ).
See you soon! XXXOOO
September 11, 2013
Boy, has our weather been weird
It doesn't rain much, here on Colorado's Front Range at 8100'. So dry, two of our native wildflowers are... cactuses. Which grow in the pine woods, how strange is that?
But now we've been having rain. Not just teh 10-minute afternoon showers that used to be par for the course in the Rockies, up until drought hit, maybe 10 years ago.
We've been getting those since August. But now we're having rain. Real rain.
Put in a new 500-gallon rain barrel to catch roof runoff, and it's already full to the brim!
Today's another gray drizzly rainy chilly day, so we've got a little fire going in the woodstove (just lit it last night, first one of the year).
And homemade bread, also first of the year, is rising near the stove :)
Happy for the water, but boy, do I miss the sun. Feel like I'm back in the Pacific Northwest. Though, man, REALLY glad it's not snow! Yet.
But now we've been having rain. Not just teh 10-minute afternoon showers that used to be par for the course in the Rockies, up until drought hit, maybe 10 years ago.
We've been getting those since August. But now we're having rain. Real rain.
Put in a new 500-gallon rain barrel to catch roof runoff, and it's already full to the brim!
Today's another gray drizzly rainy chilly day, so we've got a little fire going in the woodstove (just lit it last night, first one of the year).
And homemade bread, also first of the year, is rising near the stove :)
Happy for the water, but boy, do I miss the sun. Feel like I'm back in the Pacific Northwest. Though, man, REALLY glad it's not snow! Yet.
Gotta figure out how to post pics here...
Because, after bragging about beating Matt in Scrabble, I sure got my comeuppance.
Not only did he beat me soundly, his very last word—with 6 letters left in his tray— was TROUNCE.
Grrr....
Not only did he beat me soundly, his very last word—with 6 letters left in his tray— was TROUNCE.
Grrr....
September 8, 2013
Any other Scrabble lovers out there?
No electric lines up here, and when there's no wind to turn our windmill, and no sun to hit our two little solar panels, power gets mighty low.
No TV, no playing online. Nope, we were down to one lightbulb. "Oh boy! A Scrabble night!" :)
Three games last night. Only one 7-letter word (50-point bonus) for me, and that was the very last play. Had been stuck with vowels, vowels, vowels, all game, and must've rearranged those last 7 letters in my tray a zillion times.
Did have a rare and precious S. But then there was the U, A, I, R, T, G.
RAT? RAG? STAR? SARI? Not enough points to narrow the 45-point gap between me and Matt and let me finish with a little self-respect lol. RAITA, nope need two As. RIATA, ditto.
All of a sudden, it dawned on me. GUITARS. Heh heh. Sorry, Matt! But, hey, you won the previous game :)
No TV, no playing online. Nope, we were down to one lightbulb. "Oh boy! A Scrabble night!" :)
Three games last night. Only one 7-letter word (50-point bonus) for me, and that was the very last play. Had been stuck with vowels, vowels, vowels, all game, and must've rearranged those last 7 letters in my tray a zillion times.
Did have a rare and precious S. But then there was the U, A, I, R, T, G.
RAT? RAG? STAR? SARI? Not enough points to narrow the 45-point gap between me and Matt and let me finish with a little self-respect lol. RAITA, nope need two As. RIATA, ditto.
All of a sudden, it dawned on me. GUITARS. Heh heh. Sorry, Matt! But, hey, you won the previous game :)
September 6, 2013
Scrub jay at the feeder!
Boy, I sure love fall, when birds are shifting around or moving through, and unexpected visitors stop by.
This morning, it was a beautiful scrub jay, a crestless species that doesn't live this high up.
Only stayed long enough to have some breakfast with our Steller's and gray jays, but what a treat!
Almost makes up for the hummingbirds being mostly gone. Almost ;)
This morning, it was a beautiful scrub jay, a crestless species that doesn't live this high up.
Only stayed long enough to have some breakfast with our Steller's and gray jays, but what a treat!
Almost makes up for the hummingbirds being mostly gone. Almost ;)
September 2, 2013
Hello, Goodreads friends!
Great to see you this fine morning! How are you?? Well & happy, I sure hope :)
We're busy here this Labor Day, updating the website (http://www.sallyroth.com) with news for the week, taking pics, watching the horde of juncos at the feeder...
These are our summer juncos, the ones with the rusty backs; winter ones will be trading places with them in a few weeks, I reckon.
Which is a great reminder that we should be getting ready for winter, too. As in, cutting wood wood and more wood. Pine beetles have killed many of the trees up here at 8100' in the Rockies, so there's a ready supply. All we need to do is get goin' with the chainsaw :)
But, hey, it's Labor Day, so that means time to tha out some burgers to share with friends later today. Hope you have a great day! XXXOOO
We're busy here this Labor Day, updating the website (http://www.sallyroth.com) with news for the week, taking pics, watching the horde of juncos at the feeder...
These are our summer juncos, the ones with the rusty backs; winter ones will be trading places with them in a few weeks, I reckon.
Which is a great reminder that we should be getting ready for winter, too. As in, cutting wood wood and more wood. Pine beetles have killed many of the trees up here at 8100' in the Rockies, so there's a ready supply. All we need to do is get goin' with the chainsaw :)
But, hey, it's Labor Day, so that means time to tha out some burgers to share with friends later today. Hope you have a great day! XXXOOO
