happy halloween

Wooohahahaha…

We’re going to carve our jack-o’-lanterns and go trick-or-treating tonight. I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Isn’t Freya cute dressed up as a little bear?

chimney

The dream of having a fireplace in the living room this winter continues...

The first step will be to rebuild our existing chimney. We have scheduled to have masonry workers here in November. Hopefully it won't be a snowy November. :-)

Found a picture of an old brick chimney. Beautiful. Ours would probably be less ornate, but I would love to have some detail in the brickwork.

INSPIRATION - CHIMNEY

OUR CURRENT CHIMNEY...READY TO FALL OVER

freya's first fourteener

When my dad was here earlier this summer we drove up to Mount Evans - the highest paved road in North America and the only mountain over 14,000 feet that you can drive to. The view from the summit is stunning and we were lucky to see some big horn sheep up there as well.

100 visitors

I've reached 100 visitors since September 9th this year! Thank you everyone that visit my blog!!!

cast iron stove

The weather is still beautiful here in Colorado with warm sunny days, but soon enough there will be snow and cold days. Since our house is old and not insulated well it tends to get very cold in the winter time. Therefore I'm dreaming of getting one of these stoves for our living room. I picture us sitting in our living room in front of the fire place with hot cocoa after a full day skiing in the mountains...

The stove is from the Danish company, Morsø Jernstøberi A/S, and they have both traditional and more contemporary styles of cast iron stoves. I like the Morsø 7110 (pictured above) that has a very large glass panel without any interfering bars for an unobstructed view of the fire.

This is how Morsø Jernstøberi decribes this product: "Designed with Scandinavian simplicity, the Morsø 7110 sharp edges and straight lines are combined with classical American elements such as the horizontal design and distinct profiles in the top and bottom plates...On each side of the Morsø 7110 is engraved a symbol from the Viking era. In Scandinavia the symbol is known as “Saint Johannes Shield,” and it is believed to offer the household protection from all evil. This symbol appears on numerous finds from around 1,000 AD, such as the Runic Stones in Jelling that were erected around 960 AD and refers to King Harald Bluetooth, the king who brought Christianity into Denmark."

Perfect with elements from both Scandinavia and America...fits our family! :-)

pumpkin harvest festival

Over the weekend Rick, Freya and I went to the pumpkin harvest festival at Four Mile Historic Park in Denver. This 12 acre park features Denver’s oldest standing structure, built in 1859. It was a gorgeous fall day and we enjoyed the beautiful park. Freya had fun in the pumpkin patch and was thrilled seeing the horses, chickens and a cat in the park.