I mean, it looked like a trail!!! We drove up through Estes Park to the Rocky Mountain National Park today. We were determined to go on a hike. We used to hike quite a bit but as time has gone on – not so much, so we wanted an “easy” hike no more than 3…
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June 8, 2019 – Estes Park Wool Market continued
A-buying we will go, a-buying we will go, hi-ho the derry-o, a-buying we will go!!! So, I love ALL parts of the festival – the animals, watching people spin yarn on spinning wheels and drop spindles, the smells, the yarn, fiber and roving for purchase (ED. NOTE – the purchase part is actually her favorite…
June 8, 2019 – Estes Park Wool Market and Fiber Festival
Finally!! Finally!!! We get to see sheep!!!!! Today was the day I’ve been looking forward to for several months! (ED. NOTE – I think she meant years!!!) I LOVE a wool and fiber festival 😊! It’s the anticipation of all the buying!!!! Yesterday I drove up to Estes Park by myself for a sneak preview…
June 5, 2019 – Your Daily Fiber and The Loopy Ewe, Fort Collins, Colorado
I guess you could eat it if you really tried!!!!! I took a little drive to Fort Collins to visit a couple of yarn shops – Your Daily Fiber and The Loopy Ewe. Your Daily Fiber (cute name!!! Years ago I told someone I was going to a fiber festival and she got so excited…
June 1, 2019 – Riverview RV Park, Loveland, Colorado
Hello City!!!!! Goodbye Genoa! Hello, Loveland! Today we left Genoa and headed to our next park, Riverview RV Park in Loveland, Colorado. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed our time in Genoa but I my vision of Colorado was MOUNTAINS! Now, we are in the foothills and around MOUNTAINS! I LOVE it! (ED. NOTE –…
May 25, 2019, Knitting and Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs, Colorado
It should be ready by next fall!!!! I’ve been working like crazy on my Boxy sweater especially while riding in the truck on the way back and forth to Denver and Colorado Springs, but I’m still not finished with the body….sigh. I have reached about 15 inches though – only 3 more to go! I’m…
May 18, 2019, Denver Public Library, Art Museum, Lamb Shoppe
You know you’re from there if you have a library card!!!! Today the hubs and I headed back to Denver for a little sight-seeing. After parking to go into the Denver Art Museum, we realized we had stopped in front of the Denver Public Library. It’s a large, beautiful downtown library with this interesting sculpture…
May 11, 2019, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Well, don’t make it sound like a punishment!!!! It’s back to just the two of us again, so it’s time to figure out what we want to spend our time doing. After our snow two days ago, we woke up to a beautiful, sunny, mid-60’s Saturday and decided to go to Colorado Springs (again, an…
May 9, 2019 – Denver Airport, Blazing Star Ranch and Wooden Spools
Oooh, the weather outside is frightful!!!! Today has been an incredibly FULL day! Dare and I left this morning on May 9th IN THE SNOW to drive to Denver International Airport to put her on a plane to Anchorage. (ED. NOTE – You know you’re in the largest state of the Union when you’re anchored…
May 3-5, 2019, Denver, Colorado
OH LOOK – MOUNTAINS!!! It’s been a wonderful weekend here – sun shining, mid-70’s temperature and fun things to do! We drove over to Denver Friday to explore and hang out until the Rockies baseball game at 6:30 pm. As I mentioned before, we are about an hour and half from Denver and Colorado Springs….