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Our last days in Colorado were busy but more laid back than Tuesday and Wednesday.  Thursday afteroon we went to the movies to see The Battle of the Sexes, about the rivalry between tennis stars Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, although it was about so much more than their famous match.  The acting was great.  Late that afternoon, we attended a book signing at the Golden History Museum.  Mom's friend Andi Pearson has written her first novel, and it's set in Colorado, so I can't wait to dive into it.  We had dinner at Purple Ginger, an Asian fusion restaurant where Dad has his 80th birthday party.  I love the food there. 

On Friday, we woke to snow!

I met online quilting friends Cindy and Karen at the Blue Sky Café for lunch and then a visit to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum for an exhibit of modern quilts.  It is truly amazing how quilters can be strangers one minute and friends the next, just because we talk the same language and have so much in common.  It was fun touring the museum together as we dissected each quilt and talked about how they were quilted.  Cindy has a long arm machine which was helpful.    We asked the volunteer in the gift shop to take our picture.

Saturday, we accompanied Mom to a luncheon of Indo-Dutch people at a Vietnamese restaurant.  I think the group of 35 overwhelmed the staff a bit, but I enjoyed seeing all the various Indo-Dutch people.  Sunday morning, while Mom went to church, Paul and I visited Buffalo Bill's grave and museum for the umpteenth time.  The view from the top of Lookout Mountain is fantastic.  It was quite windy, so I spent quite a bit of time in the gift shop looking for tchotchkes to take home.

We were going to visit Leadville on Monday, but the weather report (snow and ice) kept us in, which was fine.  We all went to see Victoria and Abdul, starring Judi Dench as Queen Victoria, and it was a delightful end to a very nice vacation!