Gram Casciato's cheesecake...Yum!

Tyler asked for a cheesecake for his birthday instead of cake. I hadn't made Grandma Casciato's cheesecake recipe in years. It is so easy and so good. We didn't even put anything on top!

Building a Bocci Court

The guys are busy building a bocce court. Arn has been talking about this for years and it is finally happening! We finally agreed on a spot that was pretty level and it will be done soon. Can't wait to throw the first paulino!

Happy Birthday Tyler!

Tyler is 24 today! Happy Birthday! Just returned from a shopping trip to get some golf shoes and a golf glove. Lunch out and now to the golf course to try out the shoes!

Busy, Busy!

Not much time to post lately or do anything to post about.....Working more, getting ready for the beach, building a bocci court, doing the quilt guild newsletter, caring for a chameleon, and much more.... The GI Lab moved to a new location and of course we all helped in the move. The Infusion Lab will move in early Sept. and I'll get to help with that when I get back from vacation. Tyler and Mere have also moved out of there apt. in Boulder and all the stuff is in the garage.

So anyway, I wish I had a beignet from the farmer's market in Monument! They are absolutely the best and are my new fav thing.

What's a dovecote?

Meredith and I happened upon this replica of a medieval dovecote which is a building to house doves. It is beautiful and near a nice hiking area. It is a memorial to this particular family's son who passed away a few years ago. The flowers were beautiful and they invite you to explore and go inside of the little building.


A dovecote or dovecot (Scots: Doocot) is a building intended to house pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be square or circular free-standing structures or built into the end of a house or barn. They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest.Pigeons and doves were an important food source historically in Western Europe and were kept for their eggs, flesh, and dung^. In Scotland the tradition is continued in modern urban areas.

A recent local Hike!

Last week Arn and I went on a 3 hr. hike. We started with the familiar walk up to the Palmer Lake Reservoirs but went past them and on up Rampart Range Rd. After getting to the top we took a left turn and headed down into Limbaugh Canyon. We met a couple groups of hikers and got their take on the routes they use. After reaching the bottom of the canyon we continued on to the right and instead of heading left to the forest service cabin (and the nearby house with the dovekoot and red phone booth) we turned right on the HZ trail (cut by mt. bikers to avoid neighborhoods). There were a few switch backs and after a couple of miles we reached the area north of Monument Rock. We had left a second car there and I was sure hoping we ended up near that spot. I think we did about 7 mi. I doubt if we do the trail that way again because the HZ wasn't that scenic most of the time. The pic here is looking out at Ben Lomond Mt. with on of my fav houses in the foreground. Next time I think I'd do an out and back up in Limbaugh or take Trail # 715 from off of Mt. Herman Rd. and leave a car at the cabin parking area.