Awake: 6:30am Temp 66 sleep 8+04 partly sunny elevation
5200 ft overnight @ Denver, CO.
I must have been tired….it’s rare that I can sleep close to 8 hrs. My
wake up @ 5:15am was erased by rolling over & falling asleep again.
We meet with Tom & Marge, their daughter Kathy & our daughter Katrina @
“Le Peep” restaurant on Colorado Blvd @ 8:00am for breakfast. The food &
catch-up chatter were both great. From here, Katrina & Kathy G. drive
around awhile looking @ condos, then back to their respective rental
apartments.
We senior people ride in Tom’s car to the Cherry Creek Mall & park inside
the garage. Then walk thru the mall & a few short blocks further to where
the outdoor gallery setting for the 16th annual Arts & Craft Festival
begins. Some 2300 artists submitted applications for this yrs event. We
casually spend 7 hrs sauntering around & viewing the creative works of:
ceramics; digital art; drawings; fiber; glass; jewelry; metal works;
painting; photography; sculpturing; wood, etc. There was live
entertainment with modern music & free glasses of ice water with a Bing
cherry inside. It was well attended & we were glad we agreed to see this
event after turning it away yesterday.
Then it’s back to the mall for a cooler experience. It was a hot (4) hrs
walking around outside under the sun. Tom & I had many interesting talks
about family, life, aging, etc during our strolls outside @ the Arts
festival & also inside the cool mall while the girls do their looking & we
do the sitting.
Katrina calls to ask Kathy & me if we can visit her rental house, have a
tour & then check their hot water heater; it’s not working. “Sure” I tell
her. “We’ll be there within 40 min.” Tom & Marge need to get back to their
daughter’s apt anyway to take care of their dog, Finnegan, so they drop us
off @ the La Peep restaurant where our Suzuki is parked. We get some
directions from Katrina to her place & we are on our way.
It was a short drive in some very nice neighborhoods to Katrina’s hangout;
she tours us thru this 1920’s or older home that these (4) girls are
renting. Each of them has rather spacious bedrooms with plenty of storage
space nearby. We meet Jenny, who Katrina pals around with a lot. Katrina’s
room is in the basement which she likes a lot: cool in the summer, warmer
in the winter. I did take a look @ their hot water heater; could not get
the pilot light lit & some water was laying underneath as well. I think it
needs professional attention.
From here, we rendezvous with Marge, Tom & Kathy G. @ the Macaroni Grill
restaurant for dinner. This gathering of us (6) was “the best” as we are
all in a tired, hungry & thirsty mood. The wonderful company &
conversation, with terrific food & drink, just seemed to mellow our
evening into smiles…..
Kathy & I share an eggplant Parmesan dinner. We think the cooks forgot to
split the meal into half as both of our portions seemed rather large; like
maybe the regular amount.
Afterward, we take Katrina back to her place near the park & we are back
to our bus by 8:45pm.
Katrina let us use a DVD of hers for the evening…so it’s movie time:
“Annapolis.” The film had a good message & was ok, but any film of boxing
is not my kind of movie. Kathy told me she would stay awake for this
flick! She didn’t even make it thru the on-coming attractions. It was
still a great day!
Today’s high=85 Lights out: 11:22pm
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