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Southfork Ranch

Published December 14, 2019

Ewings of Dallas

Every memory wasn’t pineapple upside-down cake & Little House.

Friday nites… there was drama.

8pm on CBS.

DALLAS. Never missed (VCR recorded). First of a long line of prime-time soaps my family always watched. Dynasty, Knots Landing, Falcon Crest, Flamingo Road. TV drama of the ‘80s.

Morning touchdown at Dallas Love. Saturday drive to Southfork Ranch – HOME of the Ewings. Gotta/hafta/must GO. Miss Ellie, Jock. JR, Sue Ellen. Bobby & Pam. Who shot J.R.? Doubled-over in the dark of his oil baron tower. Season 2 cliff-hanger. Nothing on TV like it before.

JR survived & wasn’t rival Cliff Barnes who fired the shot. Sister-in-law Kristen… Bing Crosby’s daughter. True to the South, this family had its share of secrets. Babies, secret trysts, murder.

Bobby died; season later it was all a dream. Huh? Miss Ellie replaced by Donna Reed… & back again. Jock disappeared in the Amazon. Sadly, never returned (actor Jim Davis died).

Well well worth the $16 tour price – the Ewings of Dallas, an American original.

Sunday morning marathon, sleeps @ the Omni. Last road run of the decade. Indiana trail in 2 weeks; Christmas sandwiched in-between. Holidays with my own bunch of Ewings ❤️

: Big Things Happen Here

: America’s family

: first couple of Dallas

: Fridays on CBS

: TV’s biggest villain

: longest summer EVER

: babies, trysts & murder

: gift store memorabilia

: cowboy hats & longhorn

: R.I.P. J.R. Ewing

: Welcome to Southfork

: lotta staircase drama

: patriarch Jock

: J.R. & Sue Ellen’s bedroom

: if windows could talk 😉

: smaller in-person reality

: goodbye Miss Ellie

Southfork Ranch

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Parade of Lights 2019

Published December 6, 2019

Who doesn’t LOVE a parade? Main Street in your Colorado hometown 😊

After a rough week of Asian jet-lag & Black Friday work-retail (notta lotta sleep) – the weekend! Bring it on! Two Colorado days jammed-packed with Christmas.

Friday nite downtown Louisville. Tacos @ Picas & my hometown’s annual Parade of Lights. Penguins, snowmen, holiday tunes blaring. the Grinch, Santa’s workshop, school marching band & Native Americans. Gosh. Sure is GREAT to be home.

Saturday hike w Pup, church in the evening.

Sunday plans? Apple cider, chestnuts, holiday shopping & SNOW. Christmas in Georgetown with Ash & Tom. Gotta/hafta/must GO ❄️

Jingle Bells, Silver Bells, Carol of the Bells.

LOVE LOVE this time of year. Rocky Mountain Christmas 🎁🎄🎅