Author Archives: John Kevin Hickey

The 2020 garden: a retrospective

Posted on November 1, 2020 by John Kevin Hickey

Two cold fronts moved through northern Colorado in late October, causing temperatures to plunge down into the single digits a couple of nights and bringing several inches of snow. Which means that the growing season here at the Vintage homestead … Continue reading →

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Book review: Next to Last Stand

Posted on October 9, 2020 by John Kevin Hickey

I finished Craig Johnson’s latest Walt Longmire mystery, Next to Last Stand, in less than a day! It was a very good read, definitely more like the Longmire mysteries of yore. Though to be honest, the mystery itself really wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Visiting Downhill Brewing with a friend

Posted on October 6, 2020 by John Kevin Hickey

Last week my good friend Dave and I paid a visit to Downhill Brewing in Parker, Co, a brewery with a skiing/snowboarding theme. We spent several hours discussing current events, determined that most movies and TV shows today lack coherent … Continue reading →

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