Nothing compares to a midsummer stroll among the flowers, taking in the sights and scents of tropical blooms filling oversized planters and spilling from hanging baskets overhead. If you listen closely, you'll hear the bees buzzing from bloom to bloom, and you might...

Selected works by the author:
Life in Emerald Estates, Where the Grass is Greener
When RainDance brought more single-family homes to Windsor’s Water Valley in 2018, most of the homeowners were young families. Since then, the area has grown to serve other members of the community, offering everything from condos to custom homesites in what is known...
Poolside Paradise
Backyard swimming pools make every day feel like a getaway
A Sanctuary on the Shoreline with Schroetlin Custom Homes
Mike Schroetlin comes from a family of builders: His father, grandfather and uncles all worked in construction in Loveland and the surrounding areas, creating a family legacy of craftsmanship along the Front Range. Schroetlin built his first custom home 25 years ago,...
Reformed by the Reformer
Pilates and Lagree can help you build strength and increase flexibility
Ways to Make a Difference on Earth Day (and Every Day)
Spring has a way of reconnecting humans with nature: We stop in our tracks to admire blooming tulips, take deeper breaths during afternoon rainstorms and awake to the chatter of birds outside our bedroom window. These long-awaited, fair-weather days not only remind us...
ACT Human Rights Film Festival Brings Global Stories to Fort Collins
Documentaries have the ability to transport us to different regions around the world, giving us a glimpse of other cultures without hopping on a plane. They tell the intimate stories of those whose struggles are difficult to comprehend from news headlines and social...
Built to Perform with Kiefer Built Contracting
Mark Kiefer grew up on a farm in Iowa and learned early on that we, as humans, are responsible for the resources we have and what we leave behind for future generations. Now the Windsor-based custom home builder has decades of experience in the construction industry...
Old Bones, New Life
Historic homes offer a window to the past and a sense of place for the future