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Aloha Mechanical Inc.

Aloha Mechanical Inc. is a locally owned and operated plumbing company specializing in plumbing for new home construction and remodels in Boulder County. We have been in business since 1999.  Aloha Mechanical Inc. has been honored to be a part of making home owners plumbing vision a reality.  Because we are a small company, we […]

Our Fall 2014 Issue

Dear Reader: It’s nice to live in a place you’re always happy to come home to. We recently visited Minnesota to see our son and his girlfriend. It was a wonderful trip, but I was glad to return to Colorado. The sky is so much brighter here, the land is so amazing and the people […]

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Fall Feasts

A few delicious ways to use up your fall vegetables

Making Scents with Essential Oils

Pure essential oils have been used for centuries to heal and beautify. Here are ways to incorporate aromatherapy into your daily life. By Brigitte Mars Aromatherapy is the practice of using essential oils distilled from the leaves, flowers, fruits, roots and barks of plants for healing the body, mind and spirit. Humans are said to […]

Front Door Fashions

Choosing a front door is fraught with considerations. Here are ways to narrow your choices. By Carol Brock Just as the eyes are the windows to the soul, front doors are the portal to your home. Though you probably don’t notice your door a lot, visitors and guests will. “A front door is your opening statement,” […]

Meadow Magic

How to turn a water-thirsty lawn into a low-maintenance meadow

Barn Raising – Feature Home Fall 2014

He wasn’t born in a barn, but this homeowner was determined to live in one—and what a beauty it is. By Lisa Marshall photos by www.weinrauchphotography.com Dan and Judy Hersh built a beautiful home from a circa-1785 barn imported from upstate New York. Ever since he was a boy helping out on his granddad’s farm […]

Keen Kitchens

If you’re ready to take your kitchen to a new level, check out these latest greatest appliances. By Kate Jonuska  We’ve grown accustomed to constant technological improvements, including ever-thinner televisions, ever-faster Internet and ever-smaller computers. But most people only discover the world of high-tech kitchen appliances when contemplating a remodel. After checking out this list of […]

Coming to Fruition

An urban orchard is taking root right in the heart of Boulder. By Lisa Truesdale Savannah Snody of Growing Gardens proudly displays some of the very first strawberries harvested this past summer from the new urban orchard being planted at Boulder’s Growing Gardens. When settlers first moved to Boulder Valley, many of them farmed for […]

Open Sesame

When guests visit, treasure should be the first thing they see—just like Ali Baba when he opened the cave where the 40 thieves had stashed their loot. Here are tips to make any entryway sparkle. By Ruthanne Johnson When people decorate their home, they typically think on a grand scale—living room, kitchen, bedrooms, family room, […]

Growing Year-Round

A Boulder inventor’s revolutionary off-the-grid thermal system is perfect for heating greenhouses, homes, garages and studios year-round.

Wild, Whimsical, Wonderful

Jean Morgan’s Louisville garden is a combination of all three, as well as a testament to local history and a nod to butterflies, bees, birds and moths. By Lisa Marshall In an age when the average U.S. single-family home is 2,600 square feet and the typical yard is a blanket of thirsty grass, Jean Morgan’s […]

To the Root of it All

With the noticeably cooler days and nights, the harvest and garden continues while the root crops come into their peak.

In Search of the Perfect Pepper

Peppers are my garden darlings. A basket of perfect peppers: ‘California Wonder’ sweet bells, ‘Mariachi’ yellow jalapeno, hot peppers; ‘Biggie Chili’, mild New Mexico; ‘Maules’ red hot pepper They are always expensive to buy either on- or off-season and even fresh-picked offerings at the farmer’s market never quite match up to my expectations. The goal […]

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