Bones & Beer

Lost in the twin cities, a local Minnesotan "found" me. Aimlessly walking, curiously looking up at street signs and finally pulling out a little folded up map may have given me away :) As the local approached me asking, "Can I help you find something," I knew how the dialogue would follow...I was … [Read more...]

Double the Fun

As we began the hike to Grays Peak the sun was just beginning to light the sky. It only took the fourth 14er for the Chatham family to start the peak at the scheduled time…7:30 am. For those that know me or my family, understand that we are not the keenest on time. It must be a family … [Read more...]

Hey Pumpkin

Denver Beer Fest kicked off yesterday at Denver Beer Company with Mayor Hancock tapping a pumpkin beer. He announced the name of the beer as Mayor Mike's 5280 Brew. It was a VERY tasty pumpkin beer...served with sugar on the rim :D They also have a Hey Pumpkin beer at Denver Beer Company. … [Read more...]

Back To Back Champs

The first snow has fallen…all the beautiful trees now kissed with white powder. As I walked home from yoga this morning I happily remembered the last piece of chocolate chip zucchini bread that was hiding in my freezer (the last of the batch of 3 loaves I made previously when I had excess of … [Read more...]

First of Four Peak Challenge

The days are getting shorter, the nights cooler, and thoughts of snow begin to dance in our minds. Many thoughts (at least in CO) are shifting from summer outdoor activities to skiing and snowboarding season but as we enter this first week of October I will be completing 4-5 peaks. For … [Read more...]

Top Hops

This blog was started so that I would have a place to write about all the beer and food I love…which is a lot! :D Due to my desire to cater to many people I also include recipes and beers that non beer-lovers might enjoy. But after 6 months of being live, I realized I haven’t posted much about my … [Read more...]