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The Curse of the Chili Festival

September 16, 2021 Pamela Clements

One of my favorite things about fall is Evans’ chili. He will usually make ten gallons at a time, which…

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Posted in: Colorado, Family, Food, Uncategorized Filed under: chili, Colorado, Crested Butte, Crested Butte Chili and Beer Festival, Food, Mount Crested Butte

The Great Glitter Deer Caper

December 8, 2020 Pamela Clements 1 Comment

This year the Clements are facing the same struggles as everyone else in America.  We can’t entertain or go to Christmas…

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Posted in: Christmas, Family, Home, Nashville, Uncategorized Filed under: Celebration, Christmas, Decorations, Festive, Nashville, Stolen Deer, Theft

National Dog Day – Percy Style

August 26, 2020 Pamela Clements 7 Comments

Today is National Dog Day. I know this because the first thing I saw on Facebook this morning was a…

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Posted in: Colorado, Family, Uncategorized Filed under: Aston, Belle Meade Animal Hospital, Diabetes, Dogs, Evans Clements, Family, Millie, Mountain Legacy Vet Clinic, National Dog Day, Percy, Pets, Veterinarian

We Are Jeep People Now

July 9, 2020 Pamela Clements 3 Comments

Last year, Evans bought a jeep. It is a 1978 CJ-7. We had to go home unexpectedly right after he…

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Posted in: Colorado, Family, Outdoors, Travel, Uncategorized Filed under: Colorado, Crested Butte, Four-wheeling, Jeep, Percy, Schofield Pass, travel

Dip Cones Might Just Be The Answer

March 21, 2020 Pamela Clements 10 Comments

So we are well into week two of the Covid-19 quarantine. Actually, at our house, it is closer to week…

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Posted in: Family, Home, Uncategorized Filed under: dip cone, Family, Home, puzzles, quarantine, reconnect

Acclimation Day

January 9, 2020 Pamela Clements 3 Comments

Evans and I are in Crested Butte, Colorado for the rest of January. We arrived last night after a three-day…

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Posted in: Family, Food, Outdoors, Travel Filed under: Crested Butte, Mount Crested Butte, Snow, Vegetable Soup

Not the Summer We Planned

September 17, 2019 Pamela Clements 4 Comments

This summer did not go as planned. We planned to leave for Colorado just after the Fourth of July and…

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Posted in: Colorado, Family, Friends, Home, Travel, Uncategorized, Women, Writing Filed under: Change, Death, Family, Home, Loss, Nashville

Crested Butte For the Win

July 16, 2019 Pamela Clements 3 Comments

On Saturday afternoon, we left Nashville in 98 degree heat and 400% humidity to head to Crested Butte, Colorado for…

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Posted in: Colorado, Family, Home, Travel Filed under: Colorado, Crested Butte, Friends, Mount Crested Butte, Summer

When You Finally Let Go

June 5, 2019 Pamela Clements 9 Comments

God has a sense of humor and is also sneaky. It has taken me months to learn a lesson that…

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Posted in: Family, Home, Women, Work Filed under: Adult Children, Conflict, Daughter, Emptynest, Expectations, Family, Frustration, Home, Mother, Parenting, Work

Federal Land Starts at the Curb

May 23, 2019 Pamela Clements 3 Comments

Last weekend we made a road trip to Virginia for a friend’s son’s wedding. On Sunday, we planned a side…

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Posted in: Family, Friends, Travel Filed under: Arrest, Bethesda, Concealed Carry, Federal Government, Federal Police, Firearm, Gun, Misdemeanor, National Institute of Health, Police, Security

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