Grandpa F’s Colorado Adventure
Friday, May 11th, 2007
A while back, I posted some great vintage postcards that my Grandpa sent to my Grandma before they were married. These were written during his trek through Colorado with his brother Virgil during the Summer of 1937. Below are some photos taken during the trip. Most interesting are shots taken at the grave of “Buffalo Bill” Cody – proving once and for all that I am not the first family member fascinated by ‘famous graves’ and having my picture taken in front of historical monuments.
Here is a brief reminiscence about a small rocking chair I once had. This small wooden chair was given to me sometime around the middle of the 1970’s decade. No one seems to remember where exactly it came from – possibly from my parents or Grandma Range as a Christmas gift – but I know that I spent many a happy a moment in it, parked in front of the TV, watching my favorite Saturday morning cartoons like Land of the Lost and The Monster Squad or sitcoms like Shields and Yarnell and Gilligan’s Island. 
My cousin Debby recently moved from Miamisburg into Beavercreek with her boyfriend Mike. Its nice now that they are much closer, and hopefully this will result in additional parties and visits to one another. On Saturday, May 5, they were having their second cookout that I have been invited to since she moved in. Unfortunately, I was on my way up to Chicago when the last impromptu get-together was announced. This time there was plenty of notice as this party was in celebration of her receiving her Masters degree in Science in Education as an Intervention Specialist from the University of Dayton. 
Friday was originally going to be our last day in Myrtle Beach in the Summer of ’07. However, Mom decided that she wanted to stay an extra day. I wasn’t too happy about it since I had to work first thing Monday morning – so I think I spent some of Friday sitting around and sulking and reading my Optical Illusions book. Anyway, this combined with the fact that it wasn’t all that warm outside, prevented me from going over to the beach near our other condo, the Windy Shores. My camera did go along though, and snapped some adorable shots of Adam in his swimming gear.