Author Archives: butleigh2breckenridge
View from the top
Yesterday we peaked Peak 8 part of the Tenmile Range here in Breckenridge. The mountain range is an extension of The Rockies and lies to the west of the Continental Divide. Peak 8 is best known for having the highest … Continue reading
All creatures great and small
Our objective this year is to see a bear, at a safe distance of course. However we’ve had to content ourselves with an assortment of smaller creatures and some more domesticated than others. However we wake up each day in … Continue reading
20th Wedding Anniversary
Saturday June 20, 1992 we got married in a small church called St Benedict’s in Glastonbury, Somerset. It was the same church where I was christened and where my parents were also married. I remember the day, it was sunny, … Continue reading
The National Trust
The National Trust is a UK conservation charity set up over 100 years ago. Its objective is to protect historic buildings and preserve green spaces. They make wonderful places to visit. My husband doesn’t care much for the houses, and … Continue reading
Kazakh Weekends
After nearly five years of living in Kazakhstan we know that it truly is “what you make it” in terms of entertainment. Middle Schoolers find their weekends filled with an assortment of activities: bike rides roughly 20k of dusty, flat … Continue reading
Breckenridge in the Spring time
It is of course too much to hope that our children’s various school vacations match up, they don’t of course. This did allow however me to take our eldest with good friend ski-ing to Colorado at Spring Break. It is … Continue reading
Cornish Break
For Easter we were all together and enjoyed family time just with the five of us. We took a road trip to Cornwall, a county in the west country of England known for it’s beautiful rugged coast line, jagged cliffs … Continue reading
Istanbul Jail Time
This year we celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. So a few months early we traveled to Turkey and stayed (not at all aptly) in an old converted prison. Istanbul is an historic city lying on … Continue reading
New Year, fresh start
A few weeks back, I found myself walking on the frozen Ural River a mile or so upriver towards the centre of Atyrau. Not sure if I was walking in Europe or Asia so let’s say I had a slippery … Continue reading
Colorado, An Adopted State
Colorado is our adopted State. Whilst two of our kids were born in California, and we’ve lived in Texas, Colorado is where we choose to be. In the Rocky Mountains, 100 miles west of Denver, lies the small historic town … Continue reading
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