Sunday, March 2, 2025

Wine Festival at the Broadmoor

Nana and Papa got to spend a delightful weekend at the Broadmoor to attend the annual Wine Festival that supports the Colorado Springs Conservatory where Antonio attends for music and theater training. Everything you see below is at the Broadmoor. All the photos are here.

La Tavern

This 1880, 38-star, parade flag was flown at a
reception for President Grant.
I saw it at The Great Republic,
an antique shop at the Broadmoor Resort.
Check out Jamie's Flags website.


Round One: Central Coast Wines!

Brian Talley was amongst the Central Coast vintners!


View from the Del Lago restaurant.



Antonio was part of the Conservatory's musical
entertainment at the Gala/Dinner.

Also from the Del Lago restaurant.

One of the many fascinating displays in the hotel.

The Penrose Heritage Museum is great!

The Golden Bee is a British-style pub at the Broadmoor.


Live painter at the Gala.

Antonio is up there in his pink jacket (left pillar).


Monday, February 24, 2025

Old Colorado City

On a whim, Nana and Papa took a stroll around Old Colorado City. It was almost 60 degrees!

A wall mural


Who knew there was a flag shop?!
(See Jamie's Flags)

Pikes Peak in the distance

Pueblo is known as the Steel City.

La Baguette. We had a latte and a pastry!


Sunday, February 23, 2025

Boy and Everyone Partied Hearty Till 3:30AM

It was quite the event (I hear, I was asleep). Lasted till 3:30 in the morning. Matteo was the last to leave strike at about midnight. Most everyone else was here by 11pm or so. Good thing there was plenty of food - they were hungry!

We turned on the stars for the Starcatchers...




















Saturday, February 22, 2025

Peter and the Starcatcher

The show closed this evening. Antonio played Boy (Peter) in one arrangement of the cast and had an ensemble role in the other. Matteo did Follow Spot for all shows. This was a production of the DCC High School Theatre Department.




















Friday, February 21, 2025

Snow Buddies

Children's Hospital Colorado lets volunteers build snowmen for their patients who can't get out in the snow themselves. The patient draws a snowman and the picture is sent to the volunteer(s) to actually build the snowman, take a picture of it and the builders, and send the picture back to the patient. A couple weeks after applying, we got our patient's drawing. Last night's snow was the first we've had since receiving the picture, but in the morning the snow turned out to be way too powdery to make a snowman. Lexi and Papa were quite disappointed. That is, until the sun had a chance to work on it. By early afternoon, the snow was packable and Lexi said "let's give it another go!" Coincidentally, Lexi's Mom, Tracy, is a NICU Nurse at Children's here in Colorado Springs.