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We threw a party at the cabin to celebrate 40 years since we bought it. More than sixty family and friends stopped by for lunch, the afternoon, and dinner. The highlight was the renewal of wedding vows of Sandy and Bo Chapin, who were married on this very spot nearly 37 years ago
68 images 2. The day was sparkling clear, crispy cool, with snow dusting to mountain tops and some aspen (not those around the cabin) a brilliant golden color 3. Clara blowing bubbles 4. Steve, his wife Susie, and her brother Michael 5. scientists Barry Polisky, Judith Jaehning, and Joan 6. Matilda 8. Steve, Susie, Emmy 9. Rapps: Will, Nolan, Barbara, Michael 10. 11. Zach got his first knife this summer 12. Dave and Susie Swartz, and Dan. Dave was a key participant in building the addition 13. Honorees Sandy and Bo Chapin 14. the swing and Ford F150 were as popular as ever 15. Thalia 16. Ian and his mother Laurie Hunter, Susie Swartz 17. Dan and Dave (with Maisy) 18. Sharon (with pony tails and a shirt embroidered by her mother about 35 years ago), Eric Malmborg (whom we met in 1975, just before he began a 10 year stint as Oubward Bound instructor in the Gores) 19. Mary Hoke, Joan 20. Bill, Collin McKenna, Mary, Joan 21. Michelle Tellez (without whose help we would have floundered) and Bill 22. Susie McKenna, Jen 23. Paul Camillo (contractor for 3 nearby houses, 2 of which are Jen & Em's, cool as ever despite annoying rain delays, and Robert Swartz (wearing shirt made by his mother-in-law about 35 years ago) 24. Jen and Dan 25. Dave and Susie Swartz 26. Emmy talks with Paul about progress on their house 27. Clara, manager of name tags 27a. sisters Thalia and Matilda (6 images) 28. Thalia 29. Zach, Katie, Thalia 30. Paul and Cora Winters. Paul is webmaster at the famous website http://www.highcountryaerie.net/. 31. Em erects tent to serve as napping room 32. PCR neighbors Bob and Linda Gerding (left) stopped by 33. Bob and Deb Helton, who with son Mark compose Helton Backhoe, and are doing all of the excavating for the 3 new houses 34. Katie, a little too old perhaps... 35. Emmy and the Rapp family 36. Deb Helton and Sharon Swartz 37. Joan, Barry Hoke, Laurie, Ian, and Mary (back to camera) 38. Eric with the Eisemann family: John, Leif (15, rhymes with 'safe'), Josie (13), Alana (17), and Maria. John was the main reason the addition got built in 1981. 39. Josie and Leif 40. Zach and Bill (l); Thalia & Emmy (r) 42. Maisy 43. Michelle and Dan 44. 45. Barry and Eric, each of whom has a child deeply involved in Palestinian journalism 46. 47. Zippy 48. Emmy, Matilda, Michael, Thalia 49. Clara, Jen, Dan, Zach, sitting on the foundation of their new house. The house, like Emmy and Michael's next door, will be delivered in 7 pieces (total) and installed in one day next week. 50. Dan and Clara at the basement door 51. Mary and Sandy 52. Zach 53. The throng assembled for the celebration of renewal of vows 54. Sam Kirk (middle) introduces the rebetrothed couple 55. 56. 57. 58. After the ceremony, everyone applauded, passed through the receiving line, and then, thanks to Michelle, dinner was served 59. Thalia 60. Linda Hedenberg, Jim and Carol Benson 61. Linda Tomberg (who lived on the ranch for many years before moving farther west), Sandy, and Sarah Franklin of Silver Plume Tearoom fame, and creator of our desset (apple and three-berry pies) 62. 2 of the 6 pies made by Sarah 63. campfire management by Zach, Collin, and Katie 64. 65. 66. Dan and friendly Zippy (l); Clara does Anna Thompson's hair (r) 68. Clara and Zach with Anna |