Retroblogging, Part 1: City Park, Tattered Cover, Warrior Cats!

Emma and I have spent a couple of Saturdays over the last few months browsing the stacks and reading at Tattered Cover, which is now just five minutes away from the house now that it's moved to Colfax. Yay. (No more need to venture near snooty, overpriced Cherry Creek.)

We love this store -- hardly alone in that, of course. The other day we were at the Barnes & Nobles at the Pavilions and she was swooning in awe that it had the entire Warriors collection. But then she said she still preferred TC because "it's just more ... I don't know ... magical." Indeed it is.

Anyway, she's on Book 6 of the original Warriors series. Chapter 19 to be exact. She can't even wait to get home to start reading whenever we get a new one.

The other place we've been hanging out a fair bit is City Park ... makes sense since it's just down the street. We've been so happy now that winter has lifted (except for last week's snow). So we've packed some nibbles from the deli, thrown a blanket and Em's bike in the car and schlepped on over there. It's easy to spend a few hours there. Em's getting better on her bike, though she gets a bit self conscious when she sees other kids whizzing by on theirs. She wonders if they think it's odd she's still using training wheels. Have to remind her it hasn't been a year yet since the surgery ... and then she remembers to be proud of how far she's come.

The first time we went out it was overcast and cool, not too busy. So she practiced riding her bike in the circular roadway surrounding the MLK Jr. memorial. Across the street from it is an interactive exhibit where you can hear more about his life, which fascinates her. So learning about history and the civil rights can be done from atop a purple Huffy bike ... life is good.