Goodbye Yellow Brick Road PT.4

28 Jul

The following morning, Brett and I grabbed breakfast at a place called the Tippy Cow Cafe and then headed back to Fort Collins. We got a four hour head start the day before, which meant that in six glorious hours, … Read More »

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road PT.3

11 Jul

I immediately noticed the grass, which was almost completely dead. The lush green lawn with the rainbow of pansies that surrounded the home that Grandma once owned were replaced with  a sea of yellow despondency. The shingles on the roof … Read More »

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road PT.2

23 Jun

The plan was for me to meet my cousin Mark at the DMV in Butte the following Monday morning. I had agreed to give him Dad’s old Pontiac Firebird, and had to sign the title over to him.  On the way … Read More »

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road PT.1

18 Jun

When my dad died almost three months ago, I told myself two things: One, that I wasn’t going back to Montana due to another death in the family and two, that I wasn’t going to get involved, because my father … Read More »