Now, Back to My Vacation!

One of the nice things about this vacation is that we stayed a full 7 days. That was plenty of time to see plenty of sites (or would it be sights?) and still have some downtime in between things. One day, we drove through Silverton and toured the Old Hundred Gold Mine. The mine was named Old Hundred after the German hymn Old Hundreth, which most of us know as the Doxology. Praise God from whom all blessings flow!...

My neighbor has a sense of humor

The boys went over to say Hello to the neighbors this afternoon and I noticed Jon had something on his back when he got home. Apparently not all funny bumper stickers actually end up on people’s cars....

Up Close and Personal with the Wildlife

You know how people talk about southern hospitality?  Well the folks in Colorado could teach some southerners a thing or two. Wow, they were just the nicest people. And they seem to really like animals there too. Everywhere you went, people had their dogs with them. So friendly, I LOVED it. Even the animals were friendly. Here’s a little chipmunk that came to visit while we were checking out a...

Our trip to Durango

Well if you haven’t guessed already, we spent this past week in Colorado – lovely, glorious, magnificent, awe-inspiring, not-too-hot, not-too-cold Colorado. Getting there wasn’t easy. Colorado is a long, loooooong way from Kentucky, but it certainly was worth it. We started off on a 6 a.m. flight (I know, I know, WHAT was I thinking?) from Nashville to Denver. It was the very first flight for...

Guess Where We’ve Been!

Majestic mountains Gorgeous rivers Crystal clean air Daytime highs in the 80′s Almost NO humidity Pretty close to heaven on Earth we’d say. Absolutely stunning So much to do, to learn, to enjoy “Earth and sky, woods and fields, lakes and rivers, the mountain and the sea, are excellent schoolmasters, and teach some of us more than we can ever learn from books.” - John...