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suzannenorquist
Jan 22, 20202 min read
Let Me Tell You How Beautiful I Am
. . . or rich. And I am looking for someone equally beautiful and rich to marry. This seems to be the theme of many ads in Matrimonial...
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suzannenorquist
Jan 10, 20201 min read
Town at the Top of the World
Life at the top of the world isn’t easy, but early Colorado miners were a hearty bunch. If a prospector found gold and silver, a...
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suzannenorquist
Dec 25, 20192 min read
Creeping On The Rich People
I’ve never envied the rich and famous (okay, maybe a little—who doesn’t). But that didn’t stop me from taking a boat tour to view their...
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suzannenorquist
Dec 10, 20191 min read
Nellie Cashman – Woman Prospector
When I think of mineral prospecting in the gold rush days, an image of a bearded man in suspenders comes to mind. Not much information is...
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suzannenorquist
Nov 20, 20192 min read
Abducted By Aliens – A Visit to Roswell, NM
I wasn’t actually abducted by aliens, but I did visit the UFO museum in Roswell, New Mexico. An adventure that threw me into another...
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suzannenorquist
Nov 10, 20191 min read
I’ll Just Attach This Flame To My Canvas Hat.
Imagine working in an underground mine day after day with only a canvas cap to protect your head. The purpose of the cap was to carry a...
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suzannenorquist
Oct 23, 20192 min read
I Have Puppy Brain
I have puppy brain—at least that’s what I think it is called. I was going to write a blog about something else, but right now, I can only...
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suzannenorquist
Oct 9, 20191 min read
Not Your Ordinary Dance Hall Girls
Movies and books portray the female population of western mining towns as a few “proper ladies” and a plethora of soiled doves. Modern...
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suzannenorquist
Sep 25, 20192 min read
Anatomy of a Mining Town—So Many Lawyers
In 1876, Lake City, Colorado boasted a population of eight hundred to a thousand people—a metropolis, as the Silver World newspaper...
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suzannenorquist
Sep 9, 20191 min read
Is There Gold In This Here Rock? – Ask An Assayer
Assayers may have been the smartest guys in the gold rush. They jumped into the excitement of the mining boom from the comfort of a...
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suzannenorquist
Aug 14, 20192 min read
You’re Going to Throw What at Me?
The box of aluminum foil soared through the air, straight toward my head. Thankfully, I had spent a season as a volleyball mom and knew...
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suzannenorquist
Aug 9, 20191 min read
I’d Rather Be A Nipper Than A Flunky ( Jobs in Mining History)
The stereotypical image of historic miners is that of an unskilled laborer with a pick-ax and shovel. Think of the Seven Dwarfs. “We dig,...
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suzannenorquist
Aug 7, 20192 min read
If You Happen Upon A Dead Body – Amateur Sleuthing
Here is a quote from the original 1908 edition of “Scouting for Boys.” “It may happen to some of you that one day, you will be the first...
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suzannenorquist
Jul 31, 20192 min read
Forget Perfection – Bring On The Drama
No one wants to read a novel about perfect people on a happy adventure. As a writer, I strive to create characters who are both fun and...
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suzannenorquist
Jul 24, 20193 min read
Opera From The Sidelines
I’ve been a soccer mom, a hockey mom, a scouting mom, and a band mom. When my daughter went to college, I turned into an opera mom. If we...
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suzannenorquist
Jul 17, 20193 min read
Bathroom Art—More Curious Sightings
Bathroom art continues to amaze me. I wrote about this in an earlier blog, but I’m always on the lookout for new displays. My friend has...
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suzannenorquist
Jul 10, 20192 min read
Looking For Spicy News The Old Fashioned Way
Newspapers are always looking for exciting news. But what happens when times are dull? Seriously? “Dull times?” Wasn’t life in 1878...
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suzannenorquist
Jul 9, 20191 min read
Life on the Side of a Mountain
In southwest Colorado’s mining districts, remnants of massive boarding houses hug the cliffs of some of the country’s highest mountains....
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suzannenorquist
Jul 3, 20192 min read
Photos That Prove Big City People Are NOT More Sophisticated
T.V. and movies portray city dwellers as cultured and educated. Articles, like this one in Popular Science, support this stereotype. I’m...
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suzannenorquist
Jun 26, 20192 min read
What’s So Great About Food Trucks?
Last year, when I moved to this small town, the first thing I did was connect to the city’s social media sites. I get alerts for craft...
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