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<\/a><\/p>\nto see beyond the suburbs to the valley<\/p>\n
…and across it, one rainy eve after another…<\/p>\n until Monday, a day of table-making and preparations for Allison, Cristina, their three year old<\/p>\n boy and soulful beagle for what turned out to be a late night.\u00a0 The next morning all of them<\/p>\n had to fit into a Honda Fit and head for Pittsburgh just minutes before we<\/p>\n vacated the premises ourselves, less than a week elapsed since Albuquerque,<\/p>\n for the longish<\/p>\n but not entirely lonely road<\/p>\n up to Denver where Wazee, site of our various destinations,<\/p>\n was in disarray.<\/p>\n Linda nonetheless successfully delivered two ‘models’ to her gallery<\/a><\/p>\n before we checked in to our hotel for a rest, then made our way to the MCA<\/a><\/p>\n where we particularly liked Derek Velasquez’ installation…and other stuff.<\/p>\n Avelina<\/a> afterwards was excellent, most particularly the squid.\u00a0 The remainder of the evening<\/p>\n went to TV’s ongoing Trumpathon, a circus without bread to keep the masses at bay.\u00a0 After a somewhat sleepless night due to dinner’s extraordinary panna cotta, breakfast at the nearby<\/p>\n railroad station<\/a> and checkout we spent an hour and a half checking out the cellphone lot at DIA before collecting Christine, Luz and Izel, heading south to the Springs and ultimately<\/p>\n George’s Hat<\/a> in Pueblo for puzzlingly slow service although<\/p>\n the much-anticipated pork and avocado burritos did not disappoint.<\/p>\n Subsequent serial shoppings in the 100+ degree heat<\/p>\n and a most trying trip south due to a car fire on I-25 didn’t get everyone settled in until nearly six…an extremely long day for all which young Izel weathered most heroically.<\/p>\n Thursday’s salami delivery to Dean’s afforded a look at some new work and the two and a half<\/p>\n year old [not shown] again before prepping the toolbox for Daisy, who rolled in mid-afternoon with her boyfriend Don and his charming five year old daughter to visit, meet regarding Linda’s<\/p>\n [not toolbox]<\/p>\n [not Colorado]<\/p>\n 2018 show in Colorado Springs and, below, a calm before the storm.<\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n