Sunday, August 15, 2021

Mini-Golf

It was a back-to-school promise: yes, we can get another mini-golf session in before school starts. Surprisingly, this would be only our second mini-golf outing all summer. I really thought we'd be doing one every other week, at least. I guess to make up for the infrequency, we stumbled (literally) onto a course we had not been to before (in the process of trying to get to one we had been to before!). Gold Mine Mini Golf. What a hoot! We did courses 1 and 3. Suited this rock guy just fine! The boys thought it was the best ever, and the best hole ever was the one with a conveyor belt for your ball.

A sunflower next door!

We got 3 of these recently. Yum yum!

Lynn is underway with her labyrinth quilt.


A Liberty Puzzle of the
Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre's
2021 Season

Camarones Aguachiles at Vaqueros.
New. Very good! Spicy!








Best hole ever. See the conveyor belt on the right
hauling your ball (the blue dot) up and drop it into a trough
that leads right to the cup. Awesome!

Tracy finished the Liberty Puzzle
(very uniquely shaped pieces in wood).


Thursday, August 12, 2021

Till South and Other Milestones

Nana and Papa visited Till South for the first time. You may recall just plain Till was a favorite of ours up north here until it got revamped into something else. Sad. But, it turns out the same folks did open, as promised, a more Till-like restaurant downtown called Till South. Very much in keeping with the old Till's unique and very tasty offerings. Lexi still waters the outdoor potted plants. She and David have been attending Eagle Lake Camp at the Club; with big grins and just enough "cash" in their account to get a snack or two. And lastly, our littlest foster child has hung up his helmet, its job is done.



Scotch Egg (how'd they do that?)

Akaushi Short Ribs


The Eagle Lake Campers came by...


The helmet's job is done.


Sunday, August 8, 2021

Chinchillas!

First and foremost, the weekend was preparations for and receipt of two new family members. Two chinchillas to be exact.

Meet Jewel and Amber.



Starting with cage assembly


Taking a break to make Palisades Peach Cobbler,
or as AJ would call it, Peach Dump Cake.


Street Tacos at the Club.
That's "watermelon radish" on top.

They arrived safe and sound from the Denver area.
Matt and the two boys drove up to get them.

How they arrived.

The last touch was pine shavings.


Friday, August 6, 2021

Catching Up

It's been a while since the last post, and much has happened. Fosters got home safe and sound to an empty house. The Reguscis were up at the Gaylord all week with friends from California, got back yesterday evening.



Fosters came home to a plumbing issue. Thanks Roto-Rooter!

All fun, all week!

From the Mining Museum.

A visitor on the fountain getting water

Out of the old...

In the new.

Fosters had some friends over for dinner.

Cheesecake and great wine for dessert.

Black Forest Bistro. We forget about it too easily.
The bottom dish is sea bass with
peach and Hatch chili sauce on Asian noodles.

Neighbors are up to something.
Best guess so far: raised planter beds.

First time Jamie's visited the calves at the Ranch.

GibGuscis: 2017 top, 2021 bottom.

Thanks, A., for the tip! Smokin'!


Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Winter Park, CO et al

Lynn and Jamie headed blindly to Winter Park, CO for a little getaway. Not entirely blindly, but all we had booked ahead was a place to stay, Hi Country Haus (through AirBnB). One story as an opener... As we were standing at the Winter Park Resort reading a map, I noticed that the west portal to the Moffat Tunnel (railroad) was right here! And lo and behold if a train didn't go through while I was standing maybe a couple hundred feet from the portal. The trip was July 28th through August 1st. All Jamie's photos (479 of them).








Here's a chronological rundown in photos of what we enjoyed on our journey. Jamie's gallery of photos is in chronological order, too.

Union American Bistro in Castle Rock (on the way).
Try their Coconut Fried Chicken with Jerk Mayo.









Moon Frog Coffee Shop in Winter Park, CO




 






It was hard to pick just one photo from this great day,
so I picked a silly one. We rode the gondola up and down
three times, enjoying hikes and drinks and people watching
at top and bottom. P.S, you can see Moffatt Tunnel
from the gondola. Winter Park Resort.



 









Moffat Tunnel










In Goody's Creperie. Strawberry Crepes with ice cream!



 







Deno's Mountain Bistro. Doesn't look at all like this
from the outside. Great meal.



 







Alpenglow Massage. Ahhhhh.




 





Moffat Road Railroad Museum in Granby, CO.
We also hit the Fabric Nook and Brickhouse 40 (restaurant).


 





Grand Lake, CO turned out to be quite the discovery.
From Grand Lake Lodge (pictured) to the Kauffman House
to Rocky Mountain Repertory Theatre (we saw 2 shows!).





 






A hike around the area where we stayed in Winter Park,
Hi Country Haus.










On the way home, we had breakfast in Idaho Springs
at the Main Street Restaurant and we stopped at
Chatfield Farms Botanical Gardens just off the 470.