Life as real people.

Recently, we actually had dinner with friends and did not have to answer the phone, or greet a guest, or help someone looking for a restaurant. What a concept!

Sometimes we sleep in until 8am, or watch shows such as Good Morning America or Price is Right, or take an early morning walk that lasts three hours. Not something you can do as a B&B owner or even as an Interim Innkeeper.

Last week, we went with our friends Karla & Rex to see the Chihuly Glass exhibition at the Fine Arts Center. This is a sight not to be missed. If you ever get a chance to see one of these exhibitions make sure you go. You won't be sorry. What the artist does with glass is unbelievable. It is very hard to describe. It is glass work and fantasy all wrapped up in one. We will be seeing the exhibition again when Howard's sister comes here next month. Also, there is an garden/glass exhibition in London at the Royal Gardens in Kew. It will still be there when we are in London in Sept. and is one of the places we had wanted to see.

Today, we took a walk up to the downtown district of Manitou Springs and had breakfast at one of our favorite places Spice of Life - an Ingredient Emporium. Over the years, we have seen Doug & Michael's business grow and expand. It was fun to people watch and not have to worry about making the breakfast or living by a clock. However, we did find it hard to not bus our dishes when we finished. It really is hard to put innkeeper habits aside.

Tomorrow, we may take in an early movie. We are finally going to get to see Star Wars III. Let the Force Be With You!

As you can see, our travels are all home centered for the moment.

Happy traveling,
T&T

What are Gypsy feet?

Well, we have finally joined the latest craze and created a blog site. Since our wanderings seem to take us all over the place, we thought this would be a good place for those of you who know us to keep track of where we are or have been. Hence the name Gypsy Feet.

Since we sold the bed and breakfast at the end of July of 2004, we have criss crossed the country from CA to the East Coast and back again. Of course many of our CA visits were to see our new grandbaby Josiah (and his parents Laurie & Nic). However, they also were to take assignments at a CA B&B in Sutter Creek.

Our trip back east was not only for business (consulting at a new inn and an Interim Innkeeping class afterwards) but also that long awaited Eastern Road trip that we always promissed ourselves. We had a wonderful time, seeing our former Air Force Cadets, visiting the Smithsonian, seeing Williamsburg, Monticello, and spending time with former B&B guests who became friends. In addition, we have had assignments here in CO as well as taught a number of Interim Innkeeping classes.

We are actually home for a whole month and a half before we are on assignment again up at our friends in Cripple Creek (Carr Manor Inn - www.carrmanor.com ). We have had our own visitors to our new townhouse. It seems funny to not have to worry about what the guest wants or thinks. These visitors know us for what we are and take us warts and all.

Our posts for the next month or so may not be many, but starting on Sept. 15th be prepared. We are off on our much delayed trip across the ocean to England. We celebrated our 40th anniversary this year and couldn't think of a better time to take this trip. We had put off an English trip when we first bought the Bed & Breakfast back in 1994.

We will be spending a month abroad - Three weeks in England and almost a week in Ireland. We expect that we will have a number of new terms that we will learn as we try to understand the British, Irish, and Scottish versions of English.

Here is one for starters -
Do you know what "Sleeping Policeman" are? Give up? ----------------------- Speed Bumps.
Makes sense I guess as they do cause you to slow down just like you would if you saw a police car on the side of the road.

Happy Travelings
T&T