Category Archives: The Arts

This and That

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Roger

This was a day when you could fry an egg on any surface. It was close to 100° in Denver and not much better anywhere east of the mountains. I decided to check off some things on my list that … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Food, Museums, Pop Culture, Transportation | Leave a comment

Over the Rhine at Ivywild School

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Roger

I got wind that Over the Rhine was coming to Denver on the Saturday after the Fourth of July. I went online to buy tickets and discovered they were appearing in Colorado Springs a night earlier. That made things even … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Performances | Leave a comment

Glenn Miller Orchestra

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Roger

Way back last December, when Sally’s choir performed with the Gettys at the Pike Peak Center, I noticed that the Glenn Miller Orchestra was coming on June 16. Sally and I wanted to go, and we invited Megan and Maddie … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Music, Performances | Leave a comment

Down from the Mountaintop

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Roger

The Piz Gloria has the 007 logo painted all over the outside. The inside is decorated in James Bond. There’s a small museum called Bond World 007 that consists of photos, tidbits of information about On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Museums, Scenery | Leave a comment

Piz Gloria

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Roger

When we arrived in Mürren, we didn’t have a plan apart from eating fondue. But while we were wandering the streets on Friday afternoon, we happened upon the station where we could take a cable car to the top of … Continue reading →

Posted in Me and My Family, Movies, Museums, Scenery | Leave a comment

OZ Museum

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Roger

Every time we’ve driven across Kansas, we’ve seen billboards advertising this museum. We felt compelled to stop and see it. There wasn’t much else of interest in the little town of Wamego, and the museum stood out on the main … Continue reading →

Posted in Books and Literature, Movies, Museums | Leave a comment

Highlights from Recent Reading

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Roger

Writers come in two principle categories—those who are overtly insecure and those who are covertly insecure … — from Draft Number 4, by John McPhee We also saw the Golden-fronted Leafbird, a bright green bird with an orange forehead about … Continue reading →

Posted in Books and Literature | Leave a comment

January Stuffs

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Roger

Things I Saw and Did in January Books Read in December and January Things I Learned in January To prevent fires back in the days when houses were warmed and lit by fire, people covered flames at night with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Books and Literature, Me and My Family | Leave a comment