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August 31, 2012 by Anya Elise

the four fellas || a plant story

If you’ve been a reader of the [anya elise blog] for some time now (Hi, Mom!), then you will likely remember my first adventure in plant rearing. You’ll also remember it didn’t go well. So, what do you suppose persuaded me it was wise to give it another go? (1) The odds are (likely) in […]

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August 27, 2012 by Anya Elise

details || aspen, colorado

Last-last weekend, two weekends ago, the weekend before last…earlier than now is what I’m saying, my family headed up to Aspen, Colo., for the memorial of our soon-to-be-stepfather’s brother. It was a beautiful gathering, and we felt extremely lucky to be so immediately included in our stepfather-to-be’s family. (So to all of them, thank you […]

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August 15, 2012 by Anya Elise

family dining || Pagliacci’s

There are two ways to my heart. (1) Coffee. That’s a given. (2) Italian food. (3) A second cup of coffee. (4) Now that I’m thinking about it, sushi is pretty darn good, too. (5) Ooh — Chinese! The point, folks, is this…last night we went to Pagliacci’s in Denver for a double date with […]

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August 8, 2012 by Anya Elise

travel by train || Union Station, Denver

There’s a feeling in my bones of rattling along a train track toward a large city. Chicago, maybe. Or perhaps in the opposite direction toward San Francisco. The sway of the train car compartment, the streaks of countryside blurring by, the announcement of the whistle as we pass by little towns, these vivid imaginings stick […]

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August 6, 2012 by Anya Elise

frontage roads || Beaver Creek weekend vacation

Scrutinizing the fancy phone map like a board game, we wove our way out of traffic and on to side roads, back roads and frontage roads. The heavy traffic on the interstate inched idly by off to our left. We were determined not to return to the mass of immobile cars until it unclogged a […]