Featured Author
Holly Jorgensen
Editor In Chief
Biography
Holly grew up in Fairfax, VA, and after also living in the coastal areas of Myrtle Beach, SC and Savannah, GA, she realized the mountains were calling. She moved to Colorado 23 years ago and although she misses the beach at times, vacations help to satisfy that. Holly has owned multiple businesses in the last 36 years, mostly in the pet industry, but nothing has been as fulfilling as overseeing things at Colorado Serenity. Holly and husband/publisher Doug enjoy working, living and playing together. Reach Holly at [email protected]
ARTICLES
Farewell to a Legend
The foothills community lost a local legend last month, and it was a huge blow for everyone who knew him. And an unimaginable loss for his family. Our sincere condolences go out to them and all who loved John Ellis. I met John soon after I moved to Evergreen,...
Fifteen Thought-Provoking Sentences
This was an internet gem—I think on social media—and therefore has no original attribution. As with all things on the web, many iterations happen, and one can never even be sure, even if an author is listed, that it is the original one. However, I enjoyed this one, so...
The Month of Love
Mário de Andrade was a Brazilian poet, novelist, musicologist, art historian and critic, and photographer. This famous and poignant poem by him is known by two titles: “The Valuable Time of Maturity” and “My Soul Has a Hat.” It resonated with me so I thought I would...
Remembering
In keeping with our Evergreen Birthday cover theme, I’m going down memory lane, thinking about this beautiful town, which drew me to it over three decades ago. While I haven’t been in Evergreen nearly as long as Doug has, I’ve been here for 26 years, and I vacationed...
Don’t Overlook Those Lovely Intangibles
Let Positivity Flow
Finally, the election is over and we can get back to our regularly scheduled programming sans annoying political texts, calls and commercials. Yes, as expected, a little under half the country is upset with the result, but with as divided as our country is and has...
Fall Feels
Fall has always been my favorite season. The time when everything bursts with its last beauty, as if nature had been saving up all year for the grand finale. —Lauren DeStefano, from her book, “Wither”
Surviving This Political Season
It’s that wonderful, disturbing time again, where the world watches our country turn into unsupervised toddlers in an MMA ring, wielding finger foods, and babbling unintelligible words. This year’s battle is particularly absurd, and if you are prone to stress...
On Punctuality…
I’ve always resonated with the quote by Rita Mae Brown, “If it weren’t for the last minute, nothing would get done.” Working under pressure of a deadline works for many, and has for me for decades. However, I also hear my dad’s words echoing in my head, saying, “Don’t...
Good Ol’ Summertime
"Everything good, everything magical happens between the months of June and August." —Jenny Han
