Spring of Deception

This cocktail was inspired by a meme. You know the one, it names the 12 seasons of Colorado, and right now we are smack in the middle of Third Winter. We need this drink to survive.

Oh Colorado, we love you and we love snow. We’ve lived here for 7 years now and are fully aware that March and April are our snowiest months. But even we can be fooled by the promise of summer the moment we experience our first 70F weekend in March.

Then comes a big snowstorm, and we’re reminded that it’s still ski season! We ski on those bluebird days, so happy to be in the mountains. Remembering that Colorado winters aren’t bad, they’re beautiful.

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Disappearing Ink

If you like this post, you should check out our cooking with kids series, our favorite nature books for kids, and our favorite kids’ camping gear.

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Fun back story: the idea for today’s post was hatched during a trip to our favorite thrift store, which is slowly becoming “the infamous trip to the thrift store” because so many awesome items were purchased.

We stopped in on a whim to pick up some thermoses, but left with so much more, including a pair of spy glasses for Alex. One thing led to another, and he wanted to write notes in invisible ink. Snow was predicted for a couple days later, so I made sure that we had the supplies on hand, and this little activity made for a fun morning indoors!

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Edible Flowers Round-up

It’s flower season!

Edible flowers are such a beautiful and tasty ingredient. Below is a roundup of past posts that highlighted the use of flowers in the kitchen.

Chive Blossom Fritters (look at that bee bum!)

Lavender Lemon Gin Fizz

Lilac Lemon Drop

Chocolate Cake with Buttercream Icing & Rose Petals

Rose Orange Kombucha

Rose Tea

Rosehip Jam

Sour Wildflower