Lisa
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Rocky Mountain High Graduation at CSU
Moby Arena was the site of the commencement ceremony for our nieces, Natasha and Arabella. Unlike U of W a week ago, we had to go through a security checkpoint to get in at CSU. My “hard plastic” water bottle didn’t pass muster so I had to leave it at the gate, but Tony retrieved…
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Coyote Ridge Hike
We had a dry afternoon after the rains to get out and take a hike up to Coyote Ridge which is just down the road from Dad’s house and is part of Ft. Collins’ trail system. The groundhogs are pretty used to people here, and are so very cute to watch. We also had a…
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Ice cream at Josh and John’s for Mother’s Day!
This is the best ice cream store in Ft. Collins. We got soaked in the rain getting in, but it was worth it!
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Wearing Mom’s Skirt to the Symphony with Dad
A couple of weeks ago, Dad asked if I’d go with him to the season’s final symphony here in Ft. Collins. Yes!!! But wait, I don’t have any symphony worthy clothes with me with my one drawer in the van…. Ryan to the rescue – he went to the house and boxed up Grandma’s long…
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University of Wyoming Graduation
Today was our nephew Alistair’s big day in Wyoming. We attended his graduation ceremony in the morning with our wonderful driver, Thomas, who just finished finals in time to join in the family fun. Then we enjoyed lunch at one of Alistair’s favorite spots, Sweet Melissa, which is a wonderful, totally vegetarian restaurant the has…
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There were White Caps on the Rain Puddles!
We drove through some windy high plains to get to Dad’s house. We took a neighborhood walk of almost 2 miles (yay – Dad’s back and legs are a little better with his trial electrodes) and then went to see Arabella in concert at her high school. Natasha was there as well to support her…
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Stormy Evening in Colby, Kansas
Tonight we are using our Harvest Host membership to stay at the Meadow Lake Golf Course in Colby. The proprietor, Kevan, says it hasn’t rained in two years until yesterday when they got 3.5 inches. They are getting lots more today. We have been silencing our phones as the tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings come…
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Girls’ Night Out in Kansas
A group of college friends all live in the central Kansas (Wichita/Newton) area and meets once a month, and now that I’m retired, I can join them occasionally. We have also taken trips together over the years and want to plan a we’re-turning-60 trip in the near future. We ate at Casa Fiesta in Newton,…
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Morning Hike on the Yellow Rock Trail
We did a 3-mile hike that I warned Tony would be more like 5 miles from our campsite and turned out to be almost 6 miles this morning. This is another popular trail at Devil’s Den State Park, AR, and it has a beautiful lookout and a CCC built shelter at the end.
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F-5 Tornado Shelter, a welcome site!
Today we drove to Crawford State Park in Kansas where we watched on RADAR as a storm came toward us. Our park host told us of the storm shelter we could use, so we popped the cats in a carrier and took them inside. We sheltered the winds and rain until the “red” part had…