What a team

November 1, 2026

Methinks there’s a genre of music that comes from Oklahoma called Tulsa Soul or perhaps it’s just Southern Soul…but no matter. All I know is that Mr. J. J. Cale is a master at it and when he teams up with Eric Clapton, I challenge your toes to keep from tapping. Tap arrow to activate […]

Risky business

November 1, 2026

A very young cowboy had a chat with an old friend. He’s a skinny as a rail…active like a twelve year old…lucky to still be with us as a tennis coach. His name is brought up every week in my lessons with the footnote that he has more talent in his little finger than I […]

Petrified

November 1, 2026

Susan related a story after tennis class one day. She and her husband have a place near Kenosha Pass between Bailey and South Park, Colorado. A friend was taking her dogs for a walk when they startled a mother moose with calf ambling beyond the aspen trees. Moose are very protective and weigh around eleven […]

Jasper

November 1, 2026

We heard that Jasper was the pick of the litter and that he had a few peculiarities. Many Labradoodles, we understand, walk to the beat of their own drummer. Let’s take his eating style for starters. We were instructed to take a third of a cup and poor it into a plastic bottle. Step two […]

Gracefull Cafe

November 1, 2026

Sally and a very young cowboy took advantage of an offer from Ascent Flyfishing owner Peter Stitcher. They said there’s a really neat cafe in Littleton called The GraceFull Cafe and they had a volunteer day. We volunteered and were so impressed by the owners, their team, the concept…and oh yes, the food. Troy and […]

Halloween

November 1, 2026

It was a terrific Halloween as we had more kids than in the last five years. Groups of 6-8 middle schoolers and plenty of tiny tots kept our doorbell ringing. One ambitious eight year old had a bag taller than he was in hopes of collecting treats to last till next year. The favorite costume […]