A Bear and A Bridge

A friend forwarded an e-mail with this story. I love bears and I enjoyed the photos, so I thought I'd share it with you: "This bridge is on the Donner Pass Highway. It has a spectacular view of Donner Lake and Donner Pass on Route 80. A bear was walking across Rainbow Bridge (Old Hwy 40 at Donner Summit, Truckee) when two cars, also crossing the Old bridge, scared the bear into jumping over the edge.

Somehow the bear caught the ledge and was able to pull itself to safety. Authorities decided that nothing could be done to help Saturday night so they returned Sunday morning to find the bear sound asleep on the ledge.

A net was secured under the bridge.

The bear was tranquilized and fell into the net.

The net was lowered to the ground.

And the bear walked away."

Taking a nap is, more often than not, my way of dealing a situation. Although, when I wake up I never have a net under me!

You can google "bear donnor pass" and find several versions of this story.

Man Trip

The Husband has been on a "boy trip" to Colorado.

Riding:

 Fishing:

What more could a man want?

He had a great time on his vacation.

I had a great time at home, by myself.

We are, however, happy to be "together again!"

The Colorado Renaissance Faire

We attended the Colorado Renaissance Fair on Saturday, July 24th. It was such a fun time. We were greeted by a jester, a fairy and a wench at the front gate!

We entered the festival grounds and saw a lovely fairy talking to the children and dispensing "fairy dust."

Afterwards, we saw a beggar, who was mean and funny at the same time.

We saw "Charles Dashing" and "Prince Charming":

We made new friends:

We saw King Henry VIII and his court, but I was too slow to get a photo.

I've told The Husband we are going to "dress" next time we attend a Renaissance Fair. But, I'm having a hard time deciding if I want to be royalty or a wench!

har de har har

The weather was perfect for a day outdoors. Temperature ranged from mid-70's to mid-80's, which is why we were in Colorado and not in Oklahoma!

If you have never been to a Renaissance Faire, I encourage you to try it at least once. The actors are great, but the most fun is watching the crowd. The people who attend in full costume are worth the price of admission, trust me!

What Do You Do With Your Old Buttons?

Why not sort them by color and pretend they are sherbert?

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View # 2

I thought this was a clever and cute idea. These are found in Booth 477 at The Brass Armadillo in Denver, CO.

Someone, please go buy them!

A Fun Day in Denver, CO

We had a fun day with Cousin Charlene. 

It started with a lazy morning of reading the paper, checking the computer, taking a long walk (The Husband, bless his heart!) and generally just relaxing.

We had a quick lunch at a local pub and from there stopped into Applejack Wine & Spirits. Let me just say, this is quite the liquor store. It was fun gazing upon bottles of fine scotch priced at $2,500, as well as bottles of French wine for the same jaw dropping price. Of course, there were cheaper bottles - $300, $500, $750, etc. but we also didn't purchase any of those. $10.99 was the price I paid! 

We moved on to my new favorite store - The Brass Armadillo. Their home page describes this unique chain of antique malls as the "ultimate antique shopping experience." For me, it was not the ultimate experience (Round Top, Texas was that), but it was pretty darn close!

There are Brass Armadillos in five cities - Des Moines, Phoenix, Denver, Omaha and Kansas City. Whenever we are in one of those cities, we are planning to go shopping. (Tosha: Get ready!)

We bought several neat things that I will share with you in the coming weeks.

After we spent 4 hours (yes, 4 hours!) in the Brass Armadillo, we went to Emil-Lene's Sirloin House for dinner. This was a great meal. My filet was "melt in your mouth" good and The Husband and Cousin both had excellent prime rib. It was a quiet meal. We were all too busy eating to talk! I would heartily recommend this restaurant. For my Oklahoma based blog readers, think of the old Avalon Steak House in Creek County when it was the best place in the area to eat. That's the vibe of Emil-Lene's!

We drove home while admiring the beautiful Rocky Mountain foothills. 

Perfect!