Carol and I went to the Pikes Peak Center last night for a Colorado Springs Philharmonic performance of Rachmaninoff. It was absolutely wonderful. The pianist was Gleb Ivanov who gave a stunning performance which earned him three standing ovations. I think we may have to give up Country Music and Taco Bell after this.
Doug
We had the grandkids over for Easter dinner. It was great food, but the first thing on the agenda was the annual Easter egg hunt. The kids are stocked up on candy for at least a month or so. Had a great time.
Doug
We all went out to celebrate Brittany’s birthday yesterday. Had a good time with really great food.
Doug
Carol and I went to the Whistling Pines Gun Club to shoot her new Walther PK-380. What a neat little gun! Carol did great. You can see a closeup of the target on the next page. She shot the head and I shot the body from distances of 5 & 6 yards. After a while she got board so she shot the letters on the upper right.
Doug
Carol and I did a day trip to Golden, Colorado last week. Golden is the home of Coors Brewing Company and Spyderco knives and the Colorado School of Mines. It was a pretty nice day for Winter. We toured the downtown and then took the Coors tour. Touring the Coors plant is really interesting. And, you get to sample a couple of beers at the end of the tour. Man, there is nothing like “fresh” Coors beer. Here’s a few photos.
Doug
Carol and I took the grandkids to the Denver Zoo Light Show last night. It was cold, but a real blast. The place was jammed! We saw a few animals, but the lights were the main attraction. They really lit the place up. Go check out our photo gallery if you have time.
Doug
Carol and I went with Brittany and the kids to an Air Force Academy football game last night. We had a blast, but was it ever cold! Windchill dropped the temperature down to the 20′s. As usual the highlight was the Air Force Falcon and the parachute team that lands in the middle of the football field. Check out the parachutist with the American flag in tow. Very cool.
Doug
Carol and I went to Emily’s school play about Colorado the other night. It was very well done, we had a great time. If you would like to see a short video of one of their songs just click on over to my web gallery. You will need a broadband connection to play the movie, it loads a little slowly.
Doug
While Carol and I were in Napa on our recent trip we visited Castello di Amorosa winery, also referred to as The Castle. What a fantastic place!! It even comes equipped with a dungeon! You can check out their website for more details and go to our gallery for photos. We took the tour and had a great time there.
Doug
Carol and I took a quick trip up into the hills today to see the Fall color of the Aspens. They really are beautiful this time of year. Check out photo gallery for a few more photos.
Doug