Last Day in Louisville

I got up and walked to mass at the church which I used to attend when I was a boy.

Mater and I went to lunch again at Captain's quarters, where the photo was taken. Mater and Pater often ate at Captains quarters, and Mater still goes there a couple of times a month. A nice view and nice waitresses. We later went to dinner at a restaurant near the house.

I spent much of the day working on lights, but I finally got things the way we wanted it. I finished off my work by cleaning the tub. ;-)

I definitely plan to come out and visit my mother more often, I think that she needs the help.

Tomorrow I head up to Adrian Michigan to visit my aunt Rosemary.

Richard

Day 3 in Louisville

Today we drove around and looked for lights. Mater is particular, so it took a while to find something acceptable.

We had lunch at Bob Evans restaurant, a favorite of Mater's.

I went down to the Jazz Factory club to see a Brazilian band, including two people from Brazil and two from Ohio. The Brazilian drummer was excellent, and it was nice to get out.

Driving home I took surface streets, and was almost surprised at how much Louisville has not changed in the last 35 years or so. Lots of old buildings still in use.

Richard

Day 2 in Louisville

Today we continued to work on chores, including bills. Lots of paper to go through, throw away, and file.


We went to Captain's quarters for a late lunch. It was a beautiful fall day, with the sun on the river.

Richard

Louisville – Day 1

The leaves are changing, and they look beautiful. If you look very close in the picture, you can see my mom's house, on the left side of the picture hidden behind a sea of vegetation.

I started the day with a visit to Home Depot, to let me get started on some of the projects. I took a midday nap, and then we went out to Rumba Cubana for lunch. The food was different, good, and plentiful, so we took some home in a box.

I did chores in the afternoon while waiting for the lawyer, ranging from dropping off Mater's car for an oil change to replacing smoke detectors

We had a very good and productive discussion with the lawyer, and agreed on what needed to be done.

Richard

Boulder to Louisville

This trip has Richard visiting his mother in Louisville Kentucky and his aunt in Adrian Michigan. Marianne is staying home.

The last couple of days have been a bit crazy, with my car breaking down on the way to the repair shop, and our hot water heater starting to fail. Marianne is having to deal with both of these problems. She reports that my car is now driving very well, which is great.


I took a bus to Denver International Airport, DIA, easy enough, checked a bag, ate lunch, and sat down to do a little blogging. The picture is of some of the art at DIA.

Routine flight to Louisville, pick up rent-a-car.

Richard and his mother talked til late, and worked on a list of chores or projects that needed to be done.

Richard

Fishing, and then home

Richard fished early, with no luck. Richard and Marianne fished midday, no luck. We considered trying the streams in the Cherokee State Wildlife Area, but when we called, we found that the roads had closed September 1st, and the hunters were out, so we decided to pass.

We drove home without incident. We made an interesting stop at the Jax Farm and Ranch store in Fort Collins. We bought propane and udder cream. They also had nipple stimulator, but we figured that we did not need that.

As we got close to home, we noticed that the fuel gauge was still around a quarter of a tank, even though the tank did not start completely full. So Dowdy Lake is substantially closer to Boulder than Delaney Buttes, which always requires a fuel stop on the way home.

Richard

A Short Trip to Dowdy Lake

We decided to get away this week, but did not have much time, so we decided to drive up to the Red Feather Lakes area, which we had not visited in several years. The only open Forest Service campground is at Dowdy Lake, which is open year round. Conveniently, the campground has electricity, nice this time of year.

On the drive up, we kept seeing signs warning of a controlled burn, and caught sight of smoke from time to time. Eventually, we drove through a valley full of smoke. Luckily, the smoke did not extend as far as Dowdy Lake. It is very quiet here.

The lake is beautiful, with interesting rock formations. Richard went out fishing for an hour and a half, and caught a ten inch trout, which he decided to keep to give to a friend. Marianne relaxed and read.

Richard