Featured Author
Sally Ball
Biography
Sally Ball and her husband, Jim, own Rivendale Farms and spend their time with 18 alpacas, two very large dogs and two incredibly spoiled cats. Sally is a realtor and heads up the KW Land division for Keller Williams Foothills. Some speculate she chose to specialize in Farm & Ranch simply because she likes tromping around outside and hanging out in barns.
Featured Author
Jodi Dolph
Biography
Jodi Dolph is a broker associate and productivity coach with Keller Williams Foothills Realty. She serves on the Conifer Chamber board of directors and is an instructor at Conifer Jazzercise. Besides helping people reach their goals, she loves paddle boarding and golfing with her family.
Featured Author
Rachel Mulvihill
Biography
Rachel has been a foothills resident since 2001 and is a second generation foothills realtor. When she’s not working as a real estate agent, she’s being a mom to her two teenagers and three dogs. Rachel thinks that the foothills are the best place to live and is surprised that everyone doesn’t already live here. She loves to be outside and to read, and when she puts the two together, she is one happy gal!
ARTICLES
Solo
Earlier this year, I wrote an article in this very publication talking about the evolution of travel from single person to family and back to single person. Well, guess what? I just returned from my first solo trip since I was in my 20s (that was three decades ago for...
The Thrill of It
It’s football season, and this season, more than any other I can remember, has been the one that was preceded with the most anticipation. You might know why—it’s kind of a big deal in Colorado. If you know me, you’ve heard this story already. It’s about Prime Time....
Of Mice and Men
Ok, so there’s actually nothing about men here. I just didn’t have a catchier title. If you live in the foothills, you know that at some point you’re going to have a mouse or two in your house. If you don’t yet live here but are considering it, know that at some point...
My Mission Statement
Do you know what your mission statement is? Do you know why you’re alive? What specific gifts do you bring into the world? How can you make the world a better place while you’re here? These are all questions that were recently posed to me in a class I attended called...
Whoop! Summer’s Here!
It’s finally arrived. The summer we’ve all been waiting for. Amidst the rain, the hail and a nearby tornado, our summer has begun! Early morning sunrises from the top seat at Red Rocks, late afternoon biking/hiking at Staunton State Park, the concert series at...
Hedge! Or, How to Test a Marriage by Driving in Ireland
Last fall, when we started planning our grand trip to Ireland and Scotland, the discussion of transportation was a big one. Wasn’t too worried about Scotland—they seem to have mass transportation and a killer train system figured out for the whole country. Ireland,...
Evolution of a Traveler
Vacation. Who doesn’t love the thought of a vacation? For the last two decades, every vacation that I’ve taken has been a family vacation. Family vacations are wonderful. We have all forged some amazing memories of family time on beaches, in campers, in forests, in...
Living My Best Life: A Dog’s Story
It’s been pretty much the same, ever since they brought me home from the big barn in Sedalia: sleep, eat, play and sleep. It’s the best life. Being raised with my litter on the farm was fun. The farmer and his wife would let us pups out of the stall and we would run...
For the Love of Gumbo and an Ode to Roux
Oddly enough, I’m finding myself in the exact same place I was in March of 2021 regarding a topic for this column. So, with a bit of a cheat, I’m copying the intro from that column and let’s see what random thoughts follow. It will be a surprise for all of us. Isn’t...
Is It Springtime Yet?
Here I sit, my deadline looming, with not a thing say. I ask my office mate for a topic to write about. She and I start to spitball about this time of year. Dark, miserable, gloomy, boring… not great starting points for an article! In fact, as I’m writing this, it is...
2023 Park Challenge
Are you up for a challenge? Nothing too challenging of course, just something fun and right in your own backyard! How many foothills parks and trails have you hiked or biked since you’ve lived in the mountains outside of Denver? What if this year, 2023, you could make...
Who’s in Great Shape? Raise Your Hand! (Not So Fast, Sally Ball… )
Chronologically, I am 61 years of age. In my head, however, I’m still convinced I’m in my 40s. Early 40s. Like 40. Or rather, I was, right up until the day about a month ago when I looked down and wondered who swapped out my legs for these old-lady chicken legs I was...
