home again & back to work

Vance Kirkland is a famous Colorado artist and Marcia loves his
work and all her life she has adored bright colors, so I think
this photo is very cool. There is a lot of his work in the new
DAM, along with many other local and exceedingly talented artists.

Last night husbando fixed a classic caprese salad featuring our
very own garden tomatoes. Finally. It's lovely to be home after
a fabulous vacation. Work today, what the?

a DAM fine day #4

Yesterday I forgot to show you Marcia's official race car.
It's a '72 Porsche.

View from inside the Denver Art Museum

Very red cafe room with grey foxes exhibit

Marcia and Mary Ann inside an optical illusion room

The new DAM

Huge, fun sculpture

The old DAM

Rita and Mary Ann

I loved yesterday. Rita used to work with me at the DY and the
LOH and she moved with her family to Pueblo, about 2 hours
from Denver. While her husband and daughter went to the
Giants game (we won again!), Rita met us for lunch at the museum
and we had a fabulous time talking and strolling and chatting
about everything, including art and artists. It's a BIG double
museum with an old and new section and way too much to see
in one visit, but we did our best.

Downtown Denver looks vibrant and alive, there was a Mexican
festival going on, so there was music, food and lots to see. We
stayed home for dinner last night and relaxed watching the
Emmy's. Hooray for Modern Family!

Going home today after a fabulous vacation ~ thank you, Marcia.

a whole new world (day #3)

This RV usually hauls a trailer holding a Porsche, but yesterday it was used for a pleasure drive to the race track about an hour from Denver.

Marcia behind the wheel of the RV. All skill and confidence.

Bad photo of the track itself, I couldn't seem to zero in on an actual car.

Yesterday was just for Porsche driver education. Marcia teaches as well as being one of the best drivers ever. I met so many really nice people who all adore my friend and respect her ability to handle a car. This was her life long dream and after raising two kids she went for it big time.

Some of Marcia's friends and their cars. Lots more women drivers now and Marcia is both a legend and an inspiration and I am very, very proud of her! Everyone made me feel welcome even though I am about the furthest thing possible from a car person. In my world it's "the little red car" or "who drives the blue truck-like thingie almost in our driveway?"

I wanted to see and feel Marcia's life here now and that was one major
purpose of the trip, so yesterday was a very special day. We then
switched gears (see? I'm learning) and went to her country club for
a huge steak dinner with all the trimmings. A day to remember, that's for sure.

Friday night lights (and before) ~ day #2

I walked here yesterday morning, around Marcia's condo. All

very beautiful and tranquil with lots of nice touches like this.

Here is Marcia and her Porsche. (She also has a large Suburban which

we took for our nighttime sporting events.) We drove in the Porsche

to Boulder yesterday, in the sunshine.

Walking around the campus was an experience. If I had about a day,

and a map, I think I could figure it all out. I was not overcome by

nostalgia, just realized how fortunate I was to be able to come to

Colorado for my education. The buildings haven't changed and

the grounds are exquisite. Boulder itself is almost chaotic with car

traffic, bicycles and students on their cell phones. The campus,

exceedingly peaceful and lush with grass and trees.

I spent many hours here at the Library.

This pathway looked so familiar, I think I walked it many, many times.

I spent too many hours here chugging 3.2 beer.

Last night we went to a football game about an hour from Denver. I

had not been to one of these since I was in high school and it was fun.

The game moved quickly and the cheerleaders in the foreground were

a delight. It was a little cold but we bundled up and yelled "go Bruins!"

and won 44 to 18, or like that. I hadn't seen my godson Greg in about

20 years, so that was a pleasure indeed. And his sons, pictured below.

A busy day, but I so enjoyed every minute of it. Because Marcia is a

race car driver, she doesn't mind getting behind the wheel and she is

one of those rare GREAT drivers even during strange and heavy

traffic. She is always calm and focused. Even coming home last night

around 11pm there was heavy traffic ~ this surprised me! Things,

they change...

Denver ~ day #1

Walking to Coors Field

Fabulous seats behind home plate

The plane ride was smooth and I arrived in Denver where I hadn't
seen the new airport. Huge! This city, as Karen noted, has changed
and grown dramatically. Marcia picked me up in her silver Porsche
and we came home so I could plug in all my electronic devices
and chat outside on her deck before the game. Then, traffic ~ real
traffic ~ like SF or L.A. (well, there's nothing like Stiletto City traffic,
is there?) and we were late for the opening ceremonies. But that's
OK, it's baseball, not the opera, for heaven's sake.

Coors Field is beautiful. I've seen it on TV a bunch of times, but in
the flesh it is as perfect as our Jewel, just not as many fans. It doesn't
look like "a home run park" but it still is. There were a lot of orange
and black people, including myself, and some were exuberant, or
maybe it was all that Coors? Oh yeah, the Giants WON 8 to 5!

Today we are going to Boulder and tonight one of Marcia's grand
boys has a football game. Looks like sunshine today, how great is
that? Husbando is doing well at home in the fog and I miss him,
APU (as per usual).

tripping backward

Today I fly off to Denver to stay with my friend Marcia for a few days.
We have a list a mile (ahem) long that includes returning to Boulder
(where we went to school), a drive in the mountains, the Giants game
tonight, the Denver Art Museum (DAM) and I want to learn all about
her life as a race car driver. Yes, I have my camera and cable, MsBook,
iPhone, LindaKindle and just a touch of anxiety that comes from not
traveling much anymore. We need to remedy that starting now.