When I set my itinerary for this six month journey, it included only occasional gentle rains. I am a wimp. California high desert cooperated, Phoenix cooperated, Colorado has not. As I stated in my last post, I moved into Julia's home last Wednesday with the plan of moving back into Minnie in a day or two. Ha! The rain kept coming for the next several days...ducks arrived on the street too... that's how wet it has been. Finally, this past Tuesday, I moved back into Minnie. Living together in close quarters came with both laughter and challenges, amazing meals prepared by Julia, and more than enough alcohol consumption. Maple, who we are quite sure is pregnant for real, has not been feeling well, and having Willow in her home has likely not been helping. But we made it through, and I am happy to report, we are all doing well.
Neighbor Saxon is a trained cheese chef aficionado with a stash of cheese in her freezer that needed to be used. Julia invited her friend Lynne to join us for a fabulous fondue dinner. It was amazing as was the company. Lynne's husband is a well known artist, David Foley, and Julia has one of his paintings in her home. You may know of him from a gallery in Scottsdale and Santa Fe in addition to Colorado (and I'm sure others.).Here is the painting in Julia's home.
Lafayette was a coal mining community, and has a plethora of historic homes and a historic downtown. In addition, Lafayette is home to many artists which is evidenced throughout the neighborhoods and downtown by the abundance of sculptures and murals. I have a number of photos of the murals; however, there are over 80 in Lafayette...possibly I'll find them all before I leave?
Julia flew to Detroit to meet her daughter, Zetta, who is in law school in Ann Arbor. They are driving back to CO where Zetta has a summer position with the DA's office in Denver. Yes, she's impressive as is her sister, Marcella, who is in the peace corps serving the Zulu nation in South Africa.
Willow and I moved back into the house this morning to ride out yet another 2 day storm system. I will be camping at Cherry Creek Park on Sunday and Monday...forecast is sunshine...please, please be true!
Peace, Watson
Another delightful fun & art-filled post from my favorite road warriorette! Thank you for taking us with you as you trek around the country! The pics were especially fun to see...
ReplyDeleteI have a David Foley in my home as well, I got it on one of my Julia visits and it is a cherished piece for sure. It's one of those things I wrap up and put in my car whenever there is a hurricane threat!
Keep on truckin my dear friend and keep the posts coming, I LOVE reading them ❤️ ♥️
Love that you have one of David's paintings Robbie! Thank you for reading girl! Love you riding along with me!
DeleteSounds like a great trip so far. Love all those murals! So fun to hear the name Zetta. I have a very good friend since grade school named Zetta. Take care and continue to travel safe. Darcy
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